By Lydia Ngwakwe The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said on Sunday that he had been given a presidential directive on the immediate design of the Sokoto- Badagry Coastal Highway. Umahi spoke after he inspected the end of Section one, phase one, of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway andContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus African oil and gas executives and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operators are set to discuss opportunities and collaborations for investment in the industry at the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, U.S. Mrs Jumoke Oyedun, the Chief Executive Officer of New House International Ltd.,Continue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) Sports Carnival will help promote nationhood and social cohesion in the country. Musa said this during the teeing-off of the USOSA golf tournament at IBB International Golf and Country Club,Continue Reading
By Franca Ofili An NGO, Centre for Integrated Health Programmes (CIHP), in partnership with the French Embassy, has carried out free medical treatment for no fewer than 500 mothers and babies in kuchingoro community, FCT. The exercise was tagged #ForMothersandBabies#. Speaking during the health outreach, Ms Ketty Regis, Attachee deContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Former Benue governor Gabriel Suswam has kicked against the establishment of State Police, declaring that Nigeria would “go down” if governors had such powers. “I won’t support the idea of having a Police Force controlled by the governors. It is not good for Nigeria. “The Inspector-GeneralContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Sen. Gabriel Suswam, former Benue governor, has blamed the persistent disagreements between political “godfathers” and their ‘godsons’ on the “overbearing attitude” of the former. Suswam spoke on Sunday in Abuja when asked to comment on the seeming quarrel between Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue and MrContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Sen. Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Benue, has blamed the crises currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the activities of moles planted by the enemies of the party to destroy it. “There are many moles and betrayers in the party, they’re planted to killContinue Reading
By Olawale Olayinka The recent drop in the cost of indomie noodles is due to noticeable improvement in the country’s economy in recent times and not linked to reduced patronage, the producer of Indomie Instant Noodles, Dufil Prima Foods Ltd., has said. Mr Temitope Ashiwaju, the company’s GroupContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised President Bola Tinubu to monitor the disbursement of the N200 billion Presidential Intervention Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and manufacturers. Oyintiloye, while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, urged theContinue Reading
By Ige Adekunle A Don, Prof. Israel Afolabi on Saturday suggested that deliberate use of the dietary approach could help in crime control at the national and global levels. Afolabi, who is of the Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, gave the counsel while delivering the 31st Inaugural LectureContinue Reading
