Petrol depot prices drop, pump price cuts loom
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Petrol prices fell by as much as N24 per litre at major depots in Lagos on Tuesday, while other markets recorded smaller reductions, raising expectations that filling stations could begin cutting pump prices as they replenish their stocks. The development came amid a decline in international crude oil prices, with […]
First SEDC agro-mechanisation project set for flag-off, as Okoye visits Enugu Site
…Says project to address insecurity, unemployment, food security The first of the 15 Agro-mechanisation projects earmarked by the South East Development Commission (SEDC) in all the 15 senatorial zones of the region is set for flag-off, Tuesday. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mark Okoye, made this known during a site and […]
MOUAU VC tasks 742 new engineers on professional responsibility
By Steve Oko The Vice-Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Prof. Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, has charged 742 newly inducted engineers of the university to see their entry into the profession as a solemn responsibility to society, urging them to uphold integrity, diligence and the highest ethical standards in engineering practice. Akanwa gave the […]
Experts divided over CBN’s 3% interest rate slash
Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s cut on interest rate by three per cent, as the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, was reduced from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent.
Gov Alex Otti’s “exit” plan controversy, by Ochereome Nnanna
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti (OFR), recently got tongues wagging when he, once again, averred that at the end of his tenure he would hand over and disappear from politics. He harped on the need to give the youth a chance to lead, affirming that there are young people who are more intelligent, qualified, […]
Arrest the bigwigs who profit from the illegal mines
By DAGGA TOLAR While joining in mourning the death of 37 of us, who tragically suffocated to death in the cells of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, the government has come up with a swift response that has resulted in the arrest of NSCDC officers and the establishment […]
