Against the background of global anger over the inability of BP to contain the spillage of thousand tons of oil into the Mexican gulf, Shell Petroleum Development Corporation and Chevron Oil have been outlining their corporate policies to deal with the challenges of climate change by reducing the flaring of the of associated gas from oil fields in the oil bearing region of Nigeria

ABUJA-Nigeria-Africa stockpiles Programme has raised alarm over the quantity of obsolete pesticides that are in the nation’s circulation.

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in a consultative meeting with major stakeholders in Emergency and Disaster Risk Reduction set to find a way out of the potential food crisis about to hit the Sahel region of the country.

The embrace of the amnesty programme of the Abia state government by some self -confessed kidnappers operating in the state is a clear testimony that the package of the Abia state government unfolded by the Executive Governor, Chief T.A. Orji, penultimate Sunday has already started to produce a positive result. This was demonstrated by surrendering of their arms, deadly weapons and sundry arsenals of battle by the enthusiastic kidnappers at the Government House, Umuahia.

“To meet the new demand, they will need N15.1billion as against the current N10. 044 billion,” replied Mark.
“So we’ve got all this money in Nigeria and yet our roads are bad, the power situation is getting worse, industries are shutting down, the unemployment market is swelling, our pensioners are not finding it easy, neither are the workers; yet our so-called representatives are there representing their pockets,” noted Ugo, visibly angry.