South-East Devt Commission targets $200bn regional economy by 2035 — Okoye
The South-East Development Commission SEDC) has said it intends to grow the economy of the region from the present $40 billion to $200 billion by 2035. Mr Mark Okoye, Managing Director of SEDC, said this in his inaugural speech made available to journalists in Awka on Wednesday. Okoye said that the inauguration of SEDC was […]
Lai Mohammed urges MSMEs to embrace ‘cooperative’ banking system
A former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has called on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises owners in Nigeria, to embrace ‘cooperative banking’ system to beat the challenge of rising interest rates which usually make it difficult for them to access loans from banks.
Meet Major Eragbai Evborokhai, first Nigerian-born soldier to lead U.S. Army Infantry Regiment
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Eragbai E. Evborokhai has made history as the first Nigerian-born U.S. soldier to lead a U.S. Army infantry regiment.
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Don’t turn our community, others to battlefield, Ondo monarch tells illegal miners
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The monarch in Imoru, Odigbo council area of Ondo State, Oba Charles Basorun, has cried out over the activities of illegal miners in his community. Oba Basorun, has therefore appealed to the federal government to urgently intervene before the community and other towns around were turned into battlefields. He said that […]
OPEC downgrades 2025 forecast for US oil
OPEC has downgraded the forecast for the U.S. oil and condensate production in 2025 by 50,000 barrels per day. Now it expects an increase of 240,000 barrels per day to 13.47 million barrels per day, according to its new report released on Wednesday. According to the table for the report, the figure in 2024 averaged […]
Kai Havertz out for season with torn hamstring – Report
The German forward sustained an injury during the club’s warm-weather training camp in Dubai
PDP crisis: Ortom’s writes disciplinary panel, demands apology
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has demanded a written apology from the Tom Ikimi-led National Disciplinary Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for exposing him to public ridicule in a widely publicized statement.
PDP loses another Rep member to APC
Another Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Salisu Koko, representing Koko-Besse/Maiyama Constituency of Kebbi State, has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Amos Magaji, representing Zango Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency of Kaduna, had, during the plenary on Tuesday, defected to the ruling APC. The […]
Open defecation: Lagos Assembly urges govt to build more public toilets
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, have expressed worry over the menace of open defecation across the state, calling on relevant authorities to curb the act immediately through massive construction of public toilets.
No defection plan by PDP Delta House of Assembly members – Speaker
SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor has said that none of the 22 members of the House elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
