By Emmanuel Elebeke LAGOS — As part of efforts at combating the menace of climate change, Eti Osa Local Government Council of Lagos State has said it is set to float the first bio-diesel refinery in the country. Chairman of the Local Council, Prince Olarenwaju Elegushi, disclosed this in Lagos during a press conference to […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—IT was a show of shame in Enugu yesterday as officials of Enugu State Waste Management Authority, ESWAMA,  engaged themselves in a free-for-all fight over revenue collection at the New Market area of the coal city. An eyewitness account said that fighting broke out when Head of Operations of ESWAMA, Mr Ebube […]

By Taye Obateru Jos—The National Veterinary Research Institute, NVRI, Vom, Plateau State has pledged its commitment to the production of quality vaccines for the control of livestock diseases in the country. Executive Director of the institute, Dr. Lami Lombin gave the assurance on Monday at the opening of a three-month course in diagnostic pathology for […]

DELTA state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, who resumed from a three-week annual leave Tuesday, said his government has completed arrangements to enter into partnership with foreign investors to boost growth in the agricultural and oil and gas sectors.

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—THE Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday ordered an immediate end to the series of congratulatory advert placements in some national dailies, warning against the use of public funds on such an extravagant enterprise. He asked Nigerians to stop placing congratulatory adverts in the media over his assumption of office as Acting […]