Sugar industry key to addressing unemployment, insecurity — NSDC boss
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has said that developing Nigeria’s sugar industry could significantly address unemployment, insecurity and rural community underdevelopment by creating massive jobs and attracting investments to rural communities. Bakrin stated this during a strategic meeting between the NSDC and the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, […]
US to screen for Ebola at airports, one American infected
The United States said Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending visa services.
2027: AbdulRazaq, APC lauded over women inclusion
By Etop Ekanem The Coalition for Tinubu Solidarity Front 2027 has congratulated Mrs Olasumbo Oyeyemi on her emergence as the candidate for the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency seat in Kwara State following the direct primary ahead of the 2027 general elections. The coalition described her emergence as a reflection of her dedication, competence and years of […]
NPA pensioners storm head office over refusal to pay new pension benefits
Members of the Nigeria Port Authority Pensioners and Welfare Association (NPAPWA), on Monday, staged a protest at the NPA head office in Marina, Lagos, demanding that management address the delay in the review of their pensions under the new pension scheme.
Elite capture and death of democracy, by Dakuku Peterside
Democracy does not always die with the sound of boots, bullets, or decrees. Sometimes it dies quietly, under the cover of legality, procedure, and familiar political language. The constitution remains intact. Party offices remain open. Primaries are announced. Delegates assemble. Leaders speak solemnly of unity. Yet, behind the ceremony, the substance of democracy may already have […]
Damaturu Specialist Hospital performs first lower jawbone surgery on 40-yr-old patient – CMD
By Ndahi Marama, Damaturu The Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, has successfully carried out a highly specialized segmental mandibulectomy with reconstruction — a major maxillofacial surgical procedure performed for the first time at any state-owned facility and the first in North-eastern Nigeria. The surgery aims to remove a small or large part of your lower […]
