43-year-old Chukwuka Monye declares presidential intentions

43-year-old Chukwuka Monye declares presidential intentions

Forty-three years old social innovator and change management expert Chukwuka Monye has declared his intention to contest for the position of president in 2023.  With the slogan “our future is now”, the Oxford-trained innovation strategist outlined a three-point agenda of security, institutional reforms and jobs for Nigeria’s rapid transformation. Urging Nigerians hoping for a better […]
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Nigeria ready for ICAO safety audit, says NCAA

Nigeria ready for ICAO safety audit, says NCAA

Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu yesterday said the country is ready and prepared  for the forthcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA), audit slated for the first quarter of this year.

Monday sit-at-home resumes in S/East

Monday sit-at-home resumes in S/East

COMMERCIAL activities were at standstill in many parts of the South East yesterday as the people resumed the  weekly Monday sit -at-home. Unlike last week when it was not observed, apparently because most people were still celebrating marriages and community development programmes as part of the Yuletide activities, yesterday was a different ballgame.

Breaking: FG files fresh terrorism charge against Nnamdi Kanu

Breaking: FG files fresh terrorism charge against Nnamdi Kanu

….amends charge from 7 to 15 counts By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal Government on Monday, entered fresh terrorism allegations against the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. FG, in the amended process it filed before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, increased the counts in the initial charge […]

UDOM EMMANUEL: Our Akwa Ibom story!

UDOM EMMANUEL: Our Akwa Ibom story!

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state earlier in the week, played guest to Brekete Tv, an audience participation platform, established by media personality, Ahmed Isa, where he fielded questions featuring his stewardship in the past six and a half years, challenges of governance at the state level amongst others. Excerpts!

CSOs set Jan 21 for NASS to retransmit Electoral Bill

CSOs set Jan 21 for NASS to retransmit Electoral Bill

…ask Buhari to assent within 1 week By Gabriel Ewepu CIVIL Society Organisations, CSOs, Monday, set January 21, 2022 as deadline for National Assembly to retransmit Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent ahead of 2023 general elections. This was part of recommendations made by the CSOs after a Citizens’ Townhall Forum […]

Higher interest rates likely to weigh on stock market in 2022  — Rewane

Higher interest rates likely to weigh on stock market in 2022 — Rewane

By Peter Egwuatu The Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has said that higher interest rates are likely to weigh on stock market performance in 2022. He stated this in a virtual presentation titled, ‘‘Nigeria’s Economic Outlook for 2022”, adding that “Interest rates on fixed income securities are likely to rise in 2022. […]

Out-of-School-Children: UNICEF to construct Temporary Learning Centers in Benue IDPs camps

Out-of-School-Children: UNICEF to construct Temporary Learning Centers in Benue IDPs camps

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, is to commence the construct of Temporary Learning Centers, TLCs, in Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps in Benue state to provide conducive learning environment for displaced children in the camps. The was disclosed Monday by the outgoing UNICEF Chief of Enugu Field Office, Dr. […]

FG’s pathetic lies on power supply

FG’s pathetic lies on power supply

By Dele Sobowale “It (power supply) has improved 200 times. We have the capacity to generate more than 13,000 MW of power. The uptake is up to 5,000 MW as we speak now. That is not the best, but it is an improvement on the 2,500 megawatts that we inherited.” — Garba Shehu, Senior Special […]