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Remi Tinubu unveils N2bn intervention to revive Akwete Textile Industry

…Urges Nigerians to Embrace Indigenous Fabric By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has unveiled a N2 billion intervention fund to revive the Akwete weaving industry in Abia State, pledging support for the establishment of a modern production and research hub to preserve the centuries-old textile heritage. Mrs Tinubu announced the […]
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Onoh for burial today *Police deploy 500 Mopol

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE remains of the former Governor of the old Anambra State , Chief Christian Onoh, who passed on May 5, this year will be interred at his Ngwo country home today. The Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime and his colleagues from the South East Zone had agreed to accord the late statesman […]

Loss of oil well: C-River Senators, Reps protest, declare hunger strike

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—All three Senators and eight members of the House of Representatives from Cross River State yesterday declared a two week hunger strike to protest what they claimed as the unjust transfer of seventy-six oil wells from the State. The legislators at a briefing yesterday lamented that the transfer of the oil wells, […]

Gbaramatu contractors vow to secure oil installations

It said: “We hereby resolve today to do our best to secure the facilities of Chevron Nigeria Limited and the EGTL because they are vital national facilities that must be protected from further attacks.

Abia Assembly asks Okiro to redeploy CP

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—IN what appeared like passing  a vote of no confidence on the state Police Command and other security agencies in the state, Abia State House of Assembly, has called on the Inspector-General of Police to redeploy the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Edgar Nanakumo, even as it urged President Umaru Yar’Adua to declare […]

Reps probe $1.2bn oil bloc scam

The House of Representatives has launched investigations into an alleged missing $1.2 billion oil bloc bid round fund that was supposed to be lodged into a provisional account on behalf of the government in 2005.

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