Ex-banker seeks help to sustain kidney transplant
…Says N1.9m needed every three months for drugs By Joseph Erunke, Abuja For Mrs Kehinde Oluwatoyin Ugbede, a former banker whose career was cut short by kidney failure, a successful kidney transplant in March 2026 offered what she described as a second chance at life. But four months after the life-saving surgery, Ugbede says the […]
LCCI holds trade mission
Representatives from about 20 companies will be participating in London Chamber of Commerce’s trade mission to Lagos and Accra taking place from next week. The trade mission will explore wide ranging business and investment opportunities in the Nigerian market. The London Chamber of Commerce, according top British High Commission is a regular visitor to the […]
FCT scribe warns against sale of pirated books
Abuja – Alhaji Aliyu Pai, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Secretary, in charge of education, yesterday in Abuja, warned publishers against the sale and distribution of pirated books in the territory. Pai, who gave the warning at the 14th FCT Book Fair, organised by Education Resource Centre (ERC), described the practise as a serious disservice to […]
Enugu PHCN gets taskforce on debt recovery
By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Enugu Distribution Zone has set up Zonal Task Force in the 14 Business Units in the zone, charged with the responsibility of recovering huge debts owed it by corporate bodies, government agencies and industrial concerns among others. A statement by the Head Public Affairs of […]
Borno to recruit 1000 teachers
Maiduguri – The Borno State government said yesterday that it would recruit 1,000 science and language teachers to strengthen the workforce in public secondary schools. The Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, made the statement when a delegation from the state chapter of All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) visited him in […]
Alleged N900m embezzlement scam tears Aba firm apart
By Anayo Okoli Umuahia – BOARD crisis is rocking International Equitable Association Ltd, a leading soap and detergent manufacturing firm based in Aba, the commercial capital of Abia state. At the centre of the crisis is alleged embezzlement of the sum of N900 million by some directors of the company, including two expatriates. The money […]
