For some time, Benue State seems to have become a hot zone based on activities of criminals who spared little or nothing to perpetrate atrocities in the state which prides itself as the food basket of the nation. Concerted efforts made by both the government and security agencies seem to yield little results as the […]

At the time this programme started we were told that they could procure forex at not more than N280 to the dollar and the price should not be more than N145 per litre. In working out the effective price of N145 the template provided for nothing less than N30 per litre margin for the marketer. You can quote me on this.

The CBN Governor Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Weekend, had a chat with members of Nigeria Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria NPAN. He spoke on efforts being made by government, monetary and fiscal policy authorities to revive the economy. Here are excepts. Nigeria is in recession, the first in decades or few decades, one or two decades. […]

Hon. Sunday Eromedoghene Onoriode is a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart and immediate past Chairman of Ethiope East local government area of Delta State. He is the incumbent Organizing Secretary of the PDP in Delta State.

Nigeria’s survival up to this point is a miracle * BY TOM MOSES As many Nigerians continue to call for the restructuring of the country, a founding father of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Reverend UMA Ukpai, who is also the President, UMA Ukpai International  Evangelical Ministries, says what Nigeria needs is leadership with […]

Chief Sam Maduka Onyishi, an Enugu State-born business mogul, has over the past 20 years, revolutionalized the Nigerian road transport system. His company, Peace Mass Transit, PMT, ferries over 30,000 passengers daily across their destinations nationwide with 3,000 buses in its fleet. Onyishi, believes that safety measures are panacea for growth in the transport sector. In this interview, disclosed the secrete behind Maduka also discusses the success and prospects of his company.

Thank you, please recall that sometime ago, I withdrew my membership of PDP from the party. I had been a member of its Board of Trustees; I have not joined any party but overtime my friends and I who have identical ideas and thinking of a better Edo State met and formed a non-political pressure group called the Edo Mass Movement (EMM).

You should ask him, what programme does he have? I have told you agriculture and it is the mainstay of Nigerian economy right from time immemorial. Oil is just a recent thing. If we develop agriculture, you will see how less concerned we will naturally become about oil. Part of the problem is that Buhari has to be fair to all ethnic groups in Nigeria and not to pay attention to only one. It is not only when you embezzle money that they say you are dishonest. Buhari could be honest but he is not a fair man.

Igbos have been called upon to have faith in the Nigerian project and work relentlessly for an equitable country where they can optimize their talents and actualize their destiny. The Senator representing Imo West in the National Assembly, Sen. Hope Uzodinma who made the call in London while addressing Imo West Association UK, also called for the establishment of a technology village in the South-east.

Last week, I had to buy dollar and I had to pay N400 for one dollar and you can imagine, if you want to spend $10,000 to import farming equipment, that means I’m looking for N4 million. And only some years ago, my N2.00 was equivalent to $3.00. Two naira in 1986 when I was Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University was equivalent to three dollars but today, my two naira cannot buy even one cent. We have really destroyed the economy buy adopting policies that are injurious to the economy of Nigeria and some of these policies were imposed on us by the IMF and the World Bank and it is the IMF and the World Bank policies that we are still operating.

Coming back to APC, they have a different style of leadership, you are allowed to express yourself without getting into trouble. I have not been in APC for too long but I can tell you I am a happier person. It is a party that rewards hardwork, you don’t have to know a god father to get anything. I am going to be here for a long time.

This is absolutely correct considering the rapidly growing population of most African countries. Nigeria, for instance, was a strong agricultural produce exporting country prior to the oil boom era, with very strong export volumes and value in produce like cocoa and rubber. You very well know that the first palm kernel seed planted in Malaysia was taken from Nigeria, and that country today is one of the world’s largest exporters of palm oil. Agricultural funding is gradually increasing via various funding initiatives and I will touch on this as I go on.

In Delta, we have much to look back on and great cause to give glory to God for how far we have come as a state. A quick look into history points to the fact that this state has been a major contributor to the success of the Nigerian project, a status of glory that can never be denied us. Delta State is unique for its contribution to the overall success of the Nigerian project.

A former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Mike Igini, was in the delegation that recently assessed the preparation of Ghana ahead of its December general elections. Igini speaks on the mission.

Comrade Timi Oluba, is an Ijaw youth leader from Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South local government area of Delta State.