By Godfrey Bivbere The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Lagos, yesterday, said it impounded contraband goods with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N4.6 billion. It also said N192 million was recovered from various malpractices in import duties. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, Acting Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Unit, […]

By Yinka Kolawole The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has charged regulatory agencies to fast-track the certification processes for exports to drive competitiveness. He gave the charge when he received a report of an Ad-Hoc Committee of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, on Agro-Export and the presentation of a National Action Plan 7.0 […]

By Emma Amaize – Asaba Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, a rights group in Niger Delta, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and National Assembly to prevail on the Chief of Army Staff to recall the 4,500 soldiers dismissed for various offences in the North-East without allegedly following due process. National President of IPDI, Austin Ozobo, […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja There is palpable tension at the ‘Buhari House’ national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party prepares to inaugurate states party executives. Consequently, a detachment of policemen have taken over the premises located on […]

By Adesina Wahab The Executive Director, Vine Crest College, Iperu-Remo, Ogun State, Mrs Folasade Phillips, has said parents can damage the future of their children by over-pampering them, saying parents should not be overprotective of their children. According to her, children should be raised in a way that they would be able to cope with […]

By Festus Ahon  Delta State government, yesterday, presented financial assistance to 300 victims of rainstorm and fire disaster in Oshimili South, Oshimili North, Warri South and Ndokwa West local government areas of the state. It would be recalled that sometime in 2021, there were fire incidents in Umuagu Quarters of Asaba (Oshimili South), Umualo Quarters […]

By Adesina Wahab Five Nigerians have been given postgraduate diploma scholarships to pursue courses offered by the Henley Business School in conjunction with the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigena, AAAN. Two of the beneficiaries won full scholarship valued at $7,000 each, while three others would only pay half of the fees for their courses. READ […]

By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Edo State House of Assembly has passed a bill to amend the State Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Law 2000. The passage of the bill was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the House Committee on Local Government by the House, yesterday, in Benin. Majority Leader […]

By Mary Obaebor The United Kingdom and Nigerian-based education consultancy, Cogent Education Consults, is offering students who in addition to being intelligent are also talented in sports, an opportunity to achieve both dreams in a conducive environment abroad. The company, stated this through its Chief Executive Officer, Gbubemi M . Boyo, while speaking on the […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom Advertising Practitioners  Council of Nigeria (APCON) has certified Limelight Media Limited to undertake advertising and related businesses.  The certification, according to Limelight Media in a statement, became effective on January 25, 2022. Speaking during the presentation of the corporate licence to the organization, APCON’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Lekan Fadolapo, said […]

By Emma Una OGOJA- THE northern Cross River State town of Ogoja is under severe invasion by ritualists as over ten girls have been killed in the past one month. Some residents of the area attribute the invasion of ritualists on the dusty town to yahoo boys while others say the ongoing process for the […]

By Etop Ekanem The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC), a growth focused consumer packaged goods company and the parent company of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd., has launched its Global Sustainability Challenge as part of efforts to advance a circular economy and accelerate its World Without Waste agenda. With call forapplications now open globally, […]

In commemoration of Armed Forces Remembrance Day on January 15, 2022, a not-for-profit organization, SASCARE Foundation, hosted some widows and children who lost their husbands and fathers in active service to a lunch event to provide psycho-social support and to honour the memory of the fallen heroes.  The event which was held in Ado-Ekiti, had […]

The member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor has again reaffirmed his resolve to invest in the education sector, asserting that education remains the bedrock of development for Ogoni people.

“Government cannot do everything; but every serious Government must at least do the basic, to encourage many others to key in”