PWDs in Anambra request 10 per cent of subsidy palliatives

    By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra Chapter, has urged Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to allocate 10 per cent of government’s subsidy palliatives to persons with disabilities (PWDs), in the state. Mr Ugochukwu Okeke, state Chairman, JONAPWD, made the call in a letterContinue Reading

ACCI targets 1 million jobs from Nigeria-Turkish healthcare, infrastructure partnership

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said the partnership between Nigeria and Ankara, Turkey had the prospects of creating over one million jobs in the healthcare and infrastructure delivery system. Dr Sijuade Kayode, Vice-President, Commerce of ACCI, said this on Friday when some team membersContinue Reading

Take currency swap seriously, reduce reliance on dollars—-economist urges CBN

By Lydia Ngwakwe An economist, Prof. Akpan Ekpo, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take seriously the currency swap agreement with Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) to reduce reliance on dollars for trade. Ekpo, a former Director-General of West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM),Continue Reading

Coconut Day: Association advocates planting 10,000 hectares of coconuts in states

By Felicia Imohimi In commemoration of World Coconut Day, the National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPPMAN), has called for the planting of 10,000 hectares of coconut in viable states across the  country. Dr Nma Okoroji, National President of NACOPPMAN, who made the call in an interviewContinue Reading

Public Service: BPSR collaborates with ICT firm to boost efficiency

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) is set to collaborate with an Information Communication Technology (ICT) company known as ‘Educatial’ to have a skilled, competent and responsible public service. The Director-General of BPSR, Dr Ibrahim Arabi, on Friday in Abuja said the collaboration was a developmentContinue Reading