Over 5bn people rely on forests for livelihoods — FAO
By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat Kokumo More than five billion people worldwide rely on forests to some extent for their livelihoods, yet its contribution to food security and nutrition remains largely overlooked in national statistics and policy frameworks, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has said. The FAO made this known […]
Group donates items to orphanage home
Presenting the items, the district grand master of Nigeria, Chief Adonye Anye Ibiama, said the donation was in fulfillment of the group’s tenets which was to carry out charity work so as to assist the needy in the society.
Addax, workers settle rift
THE management of Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited and workers of the company have resolved their protracted disagreement over severance benefits following the acqusition of the company by a Chinese company, Sinopec, bringing normalcy back to the company.
Court nullifies Ohanaeze Ndigbo election in Delta
The plaintiffs and applicants, who are state chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Obi Modestus Nwaka, secretary, Chief. A.E Ogbonna Igwe and publicity secretary, Chief kingsley Maduka, had dragged another Igbo leader, Chief Cyril Anichebe, and the then Ohanaeze president to court to set aside the purported election.
More 9 bodies of Ikorodu boat mishap recovered
Additional nine bodies of victims of last Friday’s boat mishap in Ikorodu area of Lagos have been recovered, bringing the total number of recovered bodies to 14, with six persons still missing. Among those recovered were two children whose ages were placed between 11 and 12 years.
Ortom decries FG, ASUU face-off
By Peter Duru Makurdi - National Auditor of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Samuel Ortom, has decried the lingering face off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government, pleading that the union call off its industrial action to save the country’s educational system from total collapse. Ortom whose […]
