As part of strategies to diversify the nation’s export base as well create more value for its crude oil, foremost industrialist and President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has tasked government to begin the production of petroleum products for export. He made the call in a keynote address titled: ‘Nigeria Beyond Oil’ which he presented […]
The government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has lauded President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote for siting a cement plant in that country, promising to provide an enabling atmosphere for the Group and other investors. The commendation, conveyed through a letter from the government of Ethiopia to the President/Chief Executive, came on the heels of a […]
The newly appointed chairperson of the African Union (AU) , Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will be addressing a global audience from virtually all the nations of the world during her scheduled state visit to Atlanta in September this year. The epoch-making visit slated for September 12 to15, 2013, will not only mark the fifth visit of the powerful […]
The NSCIA is saddened by the massive waste of human lives and reckless maiming of protesting citizens of Egypt. The brutal murder of hundreds of armless civilians in the course of their legitimate right to protest is despicable and indefensible. The violation of the sanctity of the mosque in which some of the persons were mauled down is […]
The ailing Gov. Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, north east Nigeria has dissolved the executive cabinet of the state even as controversy continues to trail his state of health. The sack affected all commissioners and Special Advisers, while only Senior Special Assistants retain their jobs. Gov. Suntai’s Media aide Sylvanus Giwa made the announcement today at the government […]
The supreme court of Nigeria has upheld the election of Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state dismissing the appeal filed by the candidates of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (A C N) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Rotimi Akeredolu of A C N now APC and Olusola Oke of the PDP expressed dissatisfaction with Dr […]
The Nigeria labor congress president, Comrade Abdulwaheed Umar says a situation where academic activities are paralyzed for about three months in the country is unacceptable even as the congress vows to intervene in the face off between ASUU and the federal government. Comrade Abdulwaheed Umar, however gave the assurance that NLC will do everything possible for ASUU and […]
The International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals (IICFIP) has called on the Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and other African leaders to reassess the fight against corruption and white-collar crimes in their respective countries. The institute said President Jonathan and his fellow African heads of state should raise the tempo in the fights against white-collar crimes and corruption to a […]
Dr Austin Uganwa Thursday, August 29, 2013, the likable and unassuming Rt Hon Austin Adiele Opara, who was Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007, will clock 50. Evidently, in one’s life golden jubilee anniversary is a particularly significant milestone and symbolic in many respects. At 50, one is incontrovertibly launched […]
Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, Nigerians are inherently and by tradition farmers. They live on land resources right from birth as crop farmers, fishermen, herdsmen and other livestock, hunters or related activities that link their survival to the land on which they live. Their produce and all the results of their farming activities are consumed upfront without maintaining or keeping the records. […]
By T. A. Orji Having attained the adolescent age of 22, the history making founding fathers of Abia State, will at the prevailing positive turn of events, begin to bask in a deserved sense of fulfillment, on account of the reality that the much desired steady progress they patriotically wished for the State has been […]
Chude Nwokolo, The release of Major Hamza Al Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha from prison has obviously sparked varied passionate interests and speculations. First off, is that a very confusing signal is being sent by the media. To the unpredictability of many people, a large section of the media which […]
By Chukwudi Nwokoye It was direct from the horse’s mouth about what occurred before, during and after his disqualification by the APGA Screening Board. There have been lots of claims and counter-claims concerning what actually happened that led to his disqualification by the Board and subsequent ratification of the said disqualification. Many of the things we heard from the […]
After ten months of intensive care, Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State arrives Abuja Airport from US on Sunday August 25, 2013 still obviously recuperating from the fatal air crash that almost took his life in October 2012.
Obinna Akukwe Ohaneze Ndgbo have urged for restraint in the responses from Igbos over the issue of their deported sons and daughters on the orders of Lagos State Government. The group also called for restraint in the ongoing Igbos-Yoruba hate comments to avoid unnecessary tension in the polity. This was stated by the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Joe Nwaorgu […]
Patrice Loko The Bauchi State Government has donated a piece of land for the FIFA for its Goal Project due to start in Bauchi State. Speaking shortly after inspecting the site on Thursday, FIFA and Africa Development Manager, Francesco Brescoli, thanked the Bauchi State Government for allocating the plot of land for the project, saying […]
Obinna Akukwe The disqualification of Prof Charles Soludo from contesting for the governorship of Anambra State under the ticket of APGA has been traced to a presidential pressure from Goodluck Jonathan to the trio of Governor Peter Obi, Chief Victor Umeh and Chief Mrs Bianca Ojukwu . Prof Soludo had earlier been disqualified by the Alhaji Tayo Sowunmi led Gubernatorial Screening […]
Obinna Akukwe, Academic processes and procedures have been bastardized by many universities in Nigeria. I mentioned in the preceding piece ‘Nigerian Universities and the Bastardization of Admission Processes’ that the decay in the admission processes started from the early nineties. The same period witnessed so much strike that academic activities were flippantly suspended. I spent five years in the university for […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of speculation about his health. Mr Meles was admitted to hospital in July. The nature of his condition has not been made public. Speculation about his health began when he missed an African Union summit in Addis Ababa […]
Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin, If you’re observant, you’d have noticed that hardly does any debate or divergence of opinions between Nigerians occur on social media or in the blogosphere these days without it turning into a tug of torrent abuses and personality assassination. Too many times, the comments on internet news sites and threads on forums veer away from being […]
