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By Chimezie Anaso Former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, led dignitaries who joined Chief Osita Chidoka to bury his late mother, Deaconess Nneka Chidoka in Obosi, Idemili Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra on Friday. Late Nneka died on April 3 in her Obosi home at the age of 75Continue Reading

By Vivian Emoni The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) on Friday urged the incoming administration to take concrete steps to reduce quackery in the construction industry to the barest minimum. The President of NMGS, Prof. Akinade Olatunji, said this while interacting with newsmen on agenda setting for incoming governmentsContinue Reading

By Ifeoma Aka The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has embarked on registration of all unemployed people in Nigeria with a view to engaging them in productive ventures. The Enugu State Coordinator of the agency, Mrs Ifeoma Ezekwe, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading

By Rukayat Moisemhe The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed readiness to support green manufacturing to ameliorate the negative impacts of their production activities on the environment. Otunba Francis Meshioye, President, MAN, said this at the maiden edition of MAN Strategic Dialogue Session on Environment and Green Manufacturing inContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne Mr Umar Yakubu, the Executive-Director, Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CeFTiW), has called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to raise the bar in the fight against corruption to save the economy from collapse. Yakubu made the call in Abuja on Thursday at a workshop/presentationContinue Reading