By Emmanuel Afonne A professor of French Language and Literature at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Doris Obieje, has commended the Francophone African Women Writers for challenging the stereotypes and colonial representation of women in Africa. Obieje gave the commendation while delivering the 24th Inaugural Lecture of theContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines Company, has urged the Federal Government to consider aviation industry a critical sector by making deliberate policies for a single digit loan and access to foreign exchange by operators. Okonkwo made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the 3rdContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government says it is interacting with the critical sectors to halt exportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas, in view of its rising cost. The federal government said that all LPG produced within the country would be domesticated to crash theContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), said on Thursday that the commission was ready to work with Rapheal Igbokwe, a boxing champion, to harness young talents. Igbokwe is a 31-year-old middleweight champion, a Nigerian descent based in Houston, Texas, U.S. He fought on Oct.Continue Reading
By Okon Okon The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), says it will train 50 law graduates on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and 150 private lawyers for legal aid services in courts across the country. Mr Kenechukwu Agwu, Senior Programme manager of PPDC, in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) says it will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) around some road interjections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enhance free flow of traffic. Mr Kalu Emetu, the Head, Public Relations and Enlightenment, DRTS, FCT, made this known in an interviewContinue Reading
At least two people died after a ship collided with a bridge in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou on Thursday morning. The local authorities said on Chinese social media platform Weibo, that it caused the structure to partially collapse. Three people were still missing while a sailor suffered minorContinue Reading
By Ahmed Kaigama The Association of Public Toilets in Bauchi Local Government Area has announced a 100 per cent increment in charges for using its facilities. Mr Ibrahim Kabo, Chairman of the association, made the announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Thursday.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), retired Maj.- Gen. Barry Ndiomu, says he will complete and activate all vocational training centres across the Niger-Delta region before the end of his mandate. Ndiomu made this pledge in an interview with newsmen in his office onContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has called on ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, to lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. Gowon, who is one of the founding fathers of ECOWAS, made the call in an open letter toContinue Reading
