Austrian investor donates solar power to ESUT, nominated for honour
The Governing Council and Senate of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology have nominated an Austrian investor and former Goldman, Sachs & Co banker, Sir Bernd Bergmair, for an award of an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree.
Only 3 out of 21 LGAs in Anambra open defecation-free, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that only three out of the 21 local government areas (LGAs) in Anambra State are free from open defecation.
Safeguard press freedom, electoral integrity, private sector charged
By Sola Ogundipe Concerned about enhancing democratic institutions to achieve a more inclusive and lasting democracy in Nigeria, the private sector has been charged to play a more active role in safeguarding the media, judiciary, electoral bodies, and accountability agencies. Stakeholders who made the call during a private sector forum aimed at addressing the National […]
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for attorney general
Scandal-plagued Matt Gaetz, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be US attorney general, on Thursday pulled out of the confirmation process in an early setback for the incoming administration.
NEC moves to end grid collapse, sets up committee on national electrification
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Abuja —The National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday, reinforced implementation of the National Electrification Strategy in a bid to end the collapse of the nation’s power grid. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima who is Chairman of NEC told Council that access to energy is a fundamental right and not […]
Access to energy is fundamental right – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says electricity is the oxygen of economic growth and access to it is a fundamental right and not a privilege. Shettima stated this while addressing the 146th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa on Thursday in Abuja. The vice president statutorily presides over NEC meeting with the 36 […]
