By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Ms. Patience Oniha, has said that the agency appointed Stanbic IBTC as Government Stockbroker owing to its comprehensive, diversified financial services-provider status. She spoke, in Abuja, last week, at the opening of a web-meeting between the Office and officials of Stanbic IBTC […]

 Pricing, security, others affect gas delivery-Gas producers •Indebtedness, limited gas supplies affect operations —— GenCos •Sabotage, others hinder gas flow — CPP •Households, businesses suffer setback — OGSPAN •Ending gas flaring requires massive investments, others — Expert Reacting to the development, the Electricity Generating Companies, GenCos, which utilize gas for power generation in their power […]

The high cost of living and low purchasing power of the masses, following rising inflation, has made many innovate various means of survival. Even barbecue operators have been dealt many blows, as the costs of live beef and chicken have tripled, compared to previous years. Economy&Lifestyle discovered that most barbecue operators are going out of […]

Growing up in Nigeria, one of the potent values we were taught was to respect our elders, to see them as bearers of wisdom, truth, and moral guidance. Their rich words choed with the weight of experience. Our elders were regarded as custodians of history and tradition. But what happens when an elder’s past is […]

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, weekend in Washington DC, United States, told the International Monetary Fund, IMF and World Bank, WB, to stop lending money to governments not accountable to their citizens.

The Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Osanebi, has commended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for his instrumental role in bringing the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences to Kwale, Ndokwa Nation.

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said he would be willing to give up his presidency in exchange for peace ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “If you need me to leave this chair, I am ready to do that. And I also can exchange […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, has expressed concerns over the switch from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, for salary payments in federal tertiary institutions. The association also condemned the frequent change of vice-chancellors in the universities, […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Supreme Court has declared that prior consent of the Attorney-General of the Federation must be secured before any legal action to compel the government or its agencies to pay a judgment debt could be initiated. According to the apex court, Section 84 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act (S&CPA), made […]

A Throw of a Lemon is a mesmerizing tapestry of poetic reflections that captures the unpredictability of life with remarkable depth and nuance.

The Police Command in Jigawa, has confirmed the death of four people, while 10 others were injured following a bus fire incident that occurred at Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.The command’s Spokesman, Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Sunday. Shiisu said the incident occurred on Saturday at about […]

The agonising wait finally ended on December 27, 2024, when Eyamba Dafinone received the long-awaited news from Lagos. But the relief was short-lived, as the update only fuelled her growing unease.

He had lived in the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, a wandering spirit of some sorts, as an extraordinary salesman, before he arrived in Nigeria.

Traditional rulers of Urhobo extraction have pledged to collaborate more closely with the people of the ancient Aboh Kingdom to foster greater socio-cultural and economic cooperation.

The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) Delta State Chapter has paid glowing tribute to the late Chief Dr. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, describing him as the “Father General of Nigeria’s Ethnic Nationalities.”