Buhari, Osinbajo grace NCAC’s cultural exhibition for Nigeria @ 61
It was one of the landmark achievements of the National Council for Arts & Culture on the eve of Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, September 30, 2021, when the council, led by Otunba Segun Runsewe received President Muhammadu Buhari accompanied by the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and other top Federal Government officials who came to inspect the gigantic Nigerian cultural exhibition mounted by NCAC at the Presidential Villa to mark Nigeria at 61.
Fraud allegation: We ran OPIC to grow Ogun IGR not for personal enrichment — Odusolu
By Gabriel Olawale Former Managing Director of Ogun State Investment Corporation, OPIC, Mr. Babajide Odusolu, has challenged the Ogun State House of Assembly to carry out an independent forensic audit of his tenure in office so as to be properly guided before making unfounded allegations on his personality. Odusolu who addressed a press conference in […]
Strike: We’ll take final decision after Wednesday meeting with FG – Health Workers
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja THE expanded National Executive Council of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, AHPA, have said that the outcome of their meeting with the Federal Government on Wednesday will determine if they would proceed on the planned strike or not. The deadline given to the Federal […]
Private sector expands as cost pressures weigh on growth — Stanbic IBTC PMI
By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s private sector concluded the third quarter of 2021, Q3’21, with a modest expansion in business conditions, just as intense cost pressures weigh on growth, according to Stanbic IBTC Purchasing Managers’ Index, PMI, released yesterday. The report stated that: “Quicker uplifts were seen in new orders, employment and stocks of purchases, but output […]
Refinery Rehab: We’re upbeat, very much on schedule — Dikko, MD, PHRC
By Prince Okafor Amidst growing doubts in some quarters that the ongoing rehabilitation work at the Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, will not produce any meaningful result, the Company’s Managing Director, Ahmed Dikko, has assured that he would deliver a fully rehabilitated, functional refinery to Nigerians in record time. Recall that the rehabilitation work on […]
Carbon-free Lagos: Sanwo-Olu, experts want action over rise in urban population
GOVERNOR Bababjide Samwo-Olu of Lagos State and environmental experts, yesterday, said there was a need to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and other environmental challenges, as the urban population is estimated to reach 70 per cent, from the present 55 per cent, by year 2050.
