The Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has affirmed the resolve of the military to continue to foster better and peaceful military civil relations in the country. Lt. Gen.Yahaya stated the affirmation during the commissioning of an infrastructural project at the Saint Pius Xth Grammar School, Onicha Ugbo in Aniocha North…
Delta State PDP has challenged the opposition APC in the State to stop displaying crass ignorance and idiocy over the present Contributory Pension Scheme processes and get its facts right, instead of playing to the gallery and misleading Deltans over the issue of retirees in the State. State Publicity Secretary of Delta PDP, Dr. Ifeanyi…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to collaborate with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, in providing professional training for students from the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the Governing Council of ICAN, at the NDDC new headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Commission’s Interim…
It was commendation galore by Owan Constituents as they trooped out in their numbers to listen to their representative at the House of Representatives, Hon Prof Julius Ihonvbere who in a spate of two days held two town hall meetings in the two LGAs that makes up Owan Federal Constituency, Owan East and Owan West…
The Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Efiong Akwa, has assured that the 1,000-bed space hostel at the permanent site of the University of Uyo, UNIUYO, will be completed and commissioned in the next two weeks. Akwa spoke during a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of UNIUYO, Professor Nyakudo Ndaeyo,…
*Cattle movement in parts of Nigeria *Our expectations from new service chiefs, by northern govs. Kano state governor, Abdullai Umar Ganduje, has said that to halt the incessant clashes between farmers and herders, the federal government must enact a law banning movement of cattle from the north to other parts of the country. Ganduje stated…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it would do everything within its powers to ensure the timely completion of the $3.6bn Integrated Gas Processing and Methanol Plant in Odioma, Brass Island, Bayelsa State. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, made the commitment at the signing of the Final Investment Decision (FID)…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented his 2021 budget, which he tags Budget of Blush and Bliss. The governor said the state government has estimated to spend N277,708,783,550 in 2021. Alongside his deputy, Prof ivara Esu and members of his cabinet, Gov Ayade presented the budget to the State House of Assembly…
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, and Elder statesman, Obong Victor Attah has said the problem of Nigeria is more than governance.Speaking on Wednesday in Uyo in response to the #EndSARS protests that have revolved into calls for good governance, Attah explained that the problem of Nigeria was foundational.He stated that what the country needs…
Commuters and motorists passing through Benin City to South South and South East states were yesterday stranded in Benin as youths baricaded all entry and exit road following #endsars protest in state.Residents of the state, particularly Benin metropolis had to trekked long distance to get to their destination as vehicle were not allowed to plying…
