Biola Alabi named among 2014 Yale World Fellows
Former managing director at MNET, Biola Alabi has been named among the 2014 Yale World Fellows. Joining 15 other distinguished personalities from several fields of life, Alabi’s activities and works as...
View ArticleAmaechi’s endless attacks on Jonathan
It is rather unfortunate that since inordinate ambition and rebellion chased embattled Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State out of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, he has never ceased to...
View ArticleCaN: Caf names Nigerian Referees
A two-month old trend that saw Nigerian referees getting matches regularly in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cups has been sustained with CAF announcing further appointments. A document in...
View ArticleWhy we’re taking N23bn bond –Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed recently featured on a monthly media programme tagged: “Governor Explains”. He spoke on numerous issues affecting the people of the state including the N23...
View ArticleMass defections in Edo, a blessing –APC
The APC in Edo state has reacted to the series of defections and resignations by some of its leaders and members to the PDP and assured “the good people of Edo State that the exit of this retrogressive...
View ArticleIdeye, Ogu miffed over World Cup exclusion
Two Super Eagles players, Brown Ideye and John Ogu have taken to the social media to express their disappointment over the provisional list of 30 players for Brazil 2014 World Cup which did not include...
View ArticleNigerians can own houses without sweat – fmbn
Collects N82.1bn from NHF subscribers in 3 years Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN yesterday rekindled the hope of many Nigerians to own their personal houses when its Managing Director and...
View Article17 PDP guber aspirants jostle for Suswam’s job
Three governorship aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Benue state yesterday declared their intention to succeed Governor Gabriel Suswam in next year’s general...
View ArticleCHIBOK GIRLS: BRITAIN, CANADA, CHINA, FRANCE JOIN SEARCH
Police offer N50m ransom, hotlines Federal Government’s efforts at tracking and rescuing the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State has received a major boost...
View ArticleAs Emefiele sets to start work
As it prepares to host the World Economic Forum’s annual African conference this week, Nigeria has suffered a spate of terrorist attacks that have horrified its citizens, rattled its government, and...
View ArticleWEF: 500 Nigerian schools to benefit from Safe School Initiative
Nigeria’s business community in collaboration with the United Nations, UN Special Envoy on Global Education and Saadia Zahidi, yesterday launched the ‘Safe Schools Initiative’ at the ongoing World...
View ArticleNPA to commence offshore monitoring of oil, gas operations
Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) is to commence monitoring of offshore operations to ensure compliance in all operations, Port Manger of Onne port, Munir Umar, has said. Umar who disclosed this at the...
View ArticleSkyPower, FAS Energy to build 3,000MW solar power in Nigeria
World largest developers and owners of solar energy, SkyPower Global, and Middle East energy consultants, FAS Energy, have jointly partnered the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Delta State...
View ArticleForeign assistance in Chibok girls’ rescue operations
It was cheering news to both the Federal Government and Nigerians when yesterday, some world military powers announced their readiness to assist Nigeria rescue over 240 girls abducted from Government...
View ArticleFG to invest $11.7bn via PPP in power sector – VP Sambo
The federal government plans to invest $11.7 billion through Public Private Partnership, PPP in its efforts to improve power generation and develop local gas potential. Also, government plans to inject...
View ArticleNGO to stage concert for missing Chibok girls
A Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Green Apple Charities, established by singer, Janelia, in conjunction with Eko FM is organising a Bring Back Our Girls Free Benefit Concert. The event will hold on...
View Article‘Greenfield investments needed to stimulate infrastructure in W/Africa’
West Africa’s future as a competitive economic bloc requires new solutions in power technology and investment to improve energy access and enable the implementation of an ambitious infrastructure...
View ArticleFour overlooked factors behind Africa’s economic success
The African economic success story is by now a well-reported fact. More than half of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies are in Africa, and the continent’s economy is projected to grow more than...
View ArticleGospel singer, Emmy Kosgei denies divorce rumour
Recently in Kenya, rumours made the rounds on entertainment blogs that gospel singer Emmy Kosgei was filing for divorce from her husband of six months, Apostle Anselm Madubuko of Revival Assembly,...
View ArticleYouth protest: Rivers PDP, Nyesom Wike not involved – Aide
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has declared that, neither the party, Supervising Minister of Education, Barr Nyesom Wike, nor its State Chairman, Prince Felix Obuah, had...
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