NIGERIA: Rehabilitation, New Route To North East
THE proposed N15.8 billion National Emergency Relief Programme, with the bulk expected to be invested in the rehabilitation of the North East, is a major proposal in countering the effects...
NIGERIA: Imo and increasing terror threats
BOKO Haram came to lime light in 2007, just as ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo was planning to hand over power. What he did not know was that his colleagues from the...
Governor Amaechi Ambushed by Federal Government Security Agents
The Rivers State Government has expressed concern about the safety of Governor Amaechi who is right now being held hostage in a commando style by soldiers and federal government security...
Rivers APC Calls for the Arrest of Jerry Needam
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress APC, has called for the arrest of Mr. Jerry Needam, Spokesperson of Mr. Felix Obuah and Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples...
Paying the security price in Nigeria
Sociologists have unanimously accepted the axiom that man’s basic needs are narrowed into three most important components. Food, shelter and security. These prehistorically guaranteed and determined human settlements of all...
India Replaces US as Largest Importer of Nigeria’s Crude
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday disclosed that India had displaced Nigeria’s longest and largest crude oil importer, the United States of America (USA) from its status as the...
BA to Acquire 72 Aircraft to Boost Flight Operations in Nigeria, Others
British Airways (BA), yesterday said it would soon I acquire 72 new aircraft, to boost its flight operations in Africa, particularly in Nigeria. BA Country Commercial Manager for West Africa,...
NIGERIA: FG, Schneider Electric Sign MoU to Boost Skilled Manpower
The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) and Schneider Electric have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bridge the huge manpower shortage in the power sector. Under the...
NIGERIA: Non-performing Coal Licences to Be Revoked, Says FG
The federal government yesterday sternly warned that it would revoke non-performing coal licences. The National Council on Privatisation held a meeting with Vice President Namadi Sambo at the Presidential Villa,...
NIGERIA: Minister Calls on Private Sector to Invest in Infrastructure in Aviation Industry
The Supervising Minister of Aviation, Dr. Samuel Ortom, yesterday called on the private sector to invest in infrastructure development projects in the aviation sector to grow the nation’s economy. Ortom,...