The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development, AUDA-NEPAD, and its strategic partners have rolled out the drums to celebrate the first anniversary of the 100 000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, Initiative.

Pupils of Banjo Nursery and Primary School and Ebenezer Nursery and Primary School, Ilaje- Otomara- Ilogbo, Ebutte Meta, were gifted with free school bags, wears, books and other goodies including being hosted to a children’s party courtesy of Sparkle Foundation.

Dr. Nnimmo Bassey is an architect, environmentalist and human rights activist. A delegate at the 2014 National Conference, he was, for two decades, the executive director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoN, and also an executive member of the Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO. Currently the executive director of Home of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, Bassey, in this interview, spoke on moves by the National Assembly to review the 1999 Constitution, agitations for secession, need for restructuring and the way forward for the country among others.

An upcoming musician, Sammy Parker has described the founder and senior prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Warri, Delta, Jeremiah Fufeyin as a man who genuinely helps the needy after he received N1.5 million cash donation. Parker, who spoke after the gift during yesterday Sunday Service at the church said the prophet took away his […]

Dr Kelechi Owukamike is a Research Scientist with Procter & Gamble, Germany who bagged his first degree in Industrial Chemistry in Nigeria before travelling abroad to further his studies. In this interview Elizabeth Osayande, he speaks on how is helping Nigerians to secure scholarship abroad to further their studies. Excerpts.

Elizabeth Anyanacho, Nigeria’s 22-year-old Olympics-bound Taekwondo athlete, on Sunday, defeated Denmark’s Andersen Jesmin in the finals of the female -67kg World Taekwondo G-2 Beirut Open to win the gold. Anyanacho had earlier overcome Uzbekistan’s Alijonova Gulsanam 22 – 16, in a very tough semi-finals match to get to the finals. “I am happy to improve […]

…as Jude Okeke faction, APGA’s remaining option for Anambra race The All Progresives Grand Alliance (APGA) may not be able to take part in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State. This development is hinged on the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that a faction of the party led by Victor Oye […]

President of the Football Coaches Association of African Nations (FCAAN), Dr. Terry Babatunde Eguaoje has offered reasons why the body opted to recruit Mr. Chinedu Wokocha as it’s first Chief Marketing/Financial Officer in Nigeria. “FCAAN is expanding daily, not just in Nigeria but globally. We need someone with Mr. Wokocha’s profile, training, experience, and world […]

Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), the Operator of the Otakikpo field marginal fields hosted visitors from the Steering Committee on the Establishment of Modular Refinery Intervention Funding (SCEMRIF) and Technical Committee on Crude Oil Domestic Supply Obligation (TCCODSO) on a working visit to Otakikpo on the 24th of May 2021, to assess the establishment of […]

The Operator of the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML-11, Green Energy International Ltd “GEIL” has commenced installation of 12MMSCFD LPG Extraction Plant at the Otakikpo Marginal Field and is on track to be completed by Q4 2021.   The LPG project is part of Operator’s gas flares-out project aimed at eliminating gas flaring, industrializing the […]

A charitable organisation registered in the USA, i-Scholar Initiative (iSI) has provided scholarships and mentorship opportunities for fifty scholars to fulfil their dreams to pursue their graduate studies. According to the board, these beneficiaries were selected from a pool of 850 applications received across the country. At the virtual session held recently to unveil the […]