How Dr. Bonaventure Ekengwu’s refrigeration research could improve food preservation, drug storage in Nigeria
In a rapidly changing world where technological innovation is the key to addressing global challenges, Dr. Bonaventure Ekengwu, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, is spearheading a ground breaking innovation in refrigeration technology. His pioneering research on PID-Optimized Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) Temperature Control […]
2025: NACCIMA, MAN, LCCI, others chart way forward for economic growth
“All data, metrics and consequent statistics confirm that the Nigerian private sector has borne fully, the negative burdens of the current economic reform”
Expert forecasts 63% growth in service sector’s GDP contribution in 2025
By Godwin Oritse Logistics expert and former Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Dr. Alban Igwe, has forecasted a potential 63% growth in Nigeria’s service sector contribution to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025. Speaking at the 2024 Nigeria Supply Chain Leadership Summit held at the Movenpick Hotel in Ikoyi, […]
2015 Shiites/Army clash: I’m now paralysed, victim alleges
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna—A victim of the 2015 bloody clash between the Shiites and soldiers, in Zaria, Kaduna State, Malam Mustapha, who claimed to have been shot by security operatives during the violent encounter, said he is now paralysed. “Today I am paralyzed, moving on a wheelchair. My father and two of my brothers were […]
Fubara can transact business with 3 lawmakers, court rules
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that the Governor of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has the legal standing to transact businesses with the lawmakers that did not vacate their seat in the State House of Assembly
Manufacturing sector remains top VAT contributor at 22.21%
By Yinka Kolawole The manufacturing sector remained the top contributor to Value-added Tax (VAT) with a contribution of N395.34 billion, representing 22.21 percent of the N1.78 trillion total VAT collections in the third quarter of 2024 (Q3’24), reaffirming its critical role in Nigeria’s economic development. Recall that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) also reported the […]
