The Deputy Governor of Edo State Comrade Philip Shaibu has revealed steps that were taken to move the State from a Civil Service State into an economic hub. Comrade Shaibu who spoke through his Special Assistant on media, Mr. Benjamin Atu, said Governor Godwin Obaseki adopted a hybrid strategy to tackle the hitherto ingrained inefficiency and…
The national power grid collapsed on Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said.The spokesperson of the company said the incident occurred at 11:13am, and that restoration of the grid was over 90 percent already.TCN did not immediately state the reasons for the system collapse, saying it was still being assessed while taking actions…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, commiserated with victims of Ogbogonogo fire disaster, assuring that they would not bear the burden of the unfortunate incident alone. The President who spoke through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiyar Umar Farouk, also, commended the proactive measures taken by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to…
A Don at the department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University,(NAU), Awka Anambra state Prof.Uche Nwogwugwu has called on Federal government to totally ease the two months old national lockdown in Nigeria to allow economic recoveryNwogwugwu made the call in an interview with journalists in Awka on Tuesday.According to him,partial easing of the lockdown as announced…
By Godwin Maduka ‘These are the times that try men’s soul’, these were the words of Thomas Paine in 1776, at the early days of American War of Independence .What would have been his submission if he were to be alive today? Covid19 has ravaged lives, livelihoods, causing great shock, social disorder, economic downturn in…
Candidates of the ruling PDP in Cross River State massively won the weekend local government council and councilorship elections.Announcing the results at the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) headquarters Calabar, Dr Mike Ushie, the chairman on Sunday afternoon said the PDP had fielded candidates for all the 18 council chairmanship and 196 political…
Barely two months affect all the markets in Rivers state were shutdown by Rivers state government as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 traders in the state have appealed to Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike to open all the markets in the state as to enable them take care of their families and…
PRESS STATEMENT Disregard False Stories About NDDC The Management of the Niger Development Commission, NDDC, wishes to announce the death of its Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Chief Ibanga Bassey Etang. He died in the early hours of Thursday in Port Harcourt. This announcement is coming at this time because of the need to…
By Charles Aniagwu On May 29, 2020, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa will be celebrating five years on the saddle in the administration of the state since he took oath of office as governor for the first time on May 29, 2015. As Governor of the oil-rich Delta, it has not been a smooth…
On 4th May, 2020, all aspirants for the 2020 Edo APC Governorship ticket who subscribe to the ideals of the authentic Edo APC agreed that whosoever amongst us is chosen as the consensus candidate will be accepted, congratulated and supported to realise his ambition of providing purposeful leadership for our dear State.In furtherance of that…
