By  Omoh Gabriel LAGOS—Chief Victor Odili,  former Chairman of Liberty Bank PLC in liquidation, has denied ever owing the bank,  claiming that instead it is NDIC that is owing him N153 million as part of his deposit in the bank after deducting the N50 million one of his associate companies owed the bank. As a […]

By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Tosin Adejuwon LAGOS—Prominent Nigerians yesterday declared that unless something urgent was done, there would be food crisis in the country. Addressing problems confronting “agriculture and food crisis in Nigeria,” at a two-day colloquium organised by the Newswatch Communications in Lagos, agricultural experts, representatives of government and private organisations admitted that attempts […]

By Dayo Benson, Okey Ndiribe, James Ezema, Chukuma Nwakama LAGOS – Family, friends and political associates gathered yesterday in Lagos to launch a book in celebration of the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, who turned 80. The event which held at the Shell Hall of Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, witnessed currents […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young IBADAN—NATIONAL Union of Civil Engineering, Construction Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW), has said no fewer than 55,000 members lost their jobs to harsh operating environment including the violence in Niger Delta region. Speaking at the union’s ongoing  9th annual industrial relations/education conference in Ibadan, Oyo State,   General Secretary of the Union, Babatunde […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—A group of Senators and members of the House of Representatives under the aegis of Forum of the National Assembly for the actualisation of states creation, yesterday said new states will be created before the 2011 general election. The group added that the proposed amendment of the 1999 Constitution will not be […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia state, has flagged off a medical mission embarked upon by a group of Nigerian Doctors based in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The group, it was learnt returned home to impart the experience they had acquired in their chosen profession. Addressing the ceremony, […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—DIRECTOR General, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Dr Emeka Okereke, has called on the Federal Government to as matter of urgency, release sufficient  fund to develop the permanent site of the Enugu Trade Fair Complex. Okereke told reporters in Enugu, that unless substantial funds were made available to […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—Controversies trailed on the distribution of Malaria funds at the state level, as Nigerian government received yet another $100million from World Bank to fund the countries rid malaria initiative. With the WHO 2015 target to rid the country of Managers of malaria from some states have expressed concern over non- accessibility and […]

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—VICE President Goodluck Jonathan has applauded the oil multi-national operating in Nigeria for their steadfastness and confidence in government’s initiatives aimed at restoring peace and guaranteeing normal business environment for oil exploration and production in the Nigeria. The Vice President stated this when he received the Vice Chairman of the Board of […]

Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CCSO) has decried the serial political crises bedevilling Ogun State in recent times and particularly the last publication of a photograph of “nude photographs of a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly whilst ‘supposedly’ taking a secret oath” which has triggered “counter-accusations and fresh allegations of fetish escapades […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—FORMER Chairman of the National Examination Commission (NECO) and the immediate Secretary to the Ondo State government, Mr Isaacs Kekemeke yesterday advocated “education solution” as a panacea to the youths’ restiveness and militancy in the Niger Delta region of the Country. Kekemeke said in Akure “by introducing compulsory qualitative education in all […]

By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—Former Petroleum Minister, Professor Tam David-West, yesterday faulted the protest registered by the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) that the attack on Atlas Cove jetty in Lagos could trigger full-blown tribal war. He said in as much as he would not support the destruction of the jetty, he said the YCE erred […]

The association, in a statement made available to journalists yesterday in Warri, said the appointment of Air Vice Marshal Larry Koinyan and Mr. Chibusor Ugweha was most commendable. They also applauded the President’s magnanimity in confirming Elder Power Aginighan as the Executive Director, Finance/Administration of the Commis-sion.

He made it clear that the Community Development Committees should live up to expectation and champion grassroots development rather than being a liability, while promising to assess the performance of individual Development Committees.

Plans to fast track the Free Primary Health Care programme of the Cross River State government have been concluded as the state government signs an agreement with Galaxy Backbone Limited for the supply and installation of internet facilities to all Health Management Information System (HMIS) offices and Health Centers in the 18 local government areas in the state.