Shell has signed an agreement with General Electric for the implementation of a N1-billion health project as part of three initiatives to mark 100 years of nationhood by Nigeria. The project which is phased over three years aims to provide affordable and quality health care delivery through... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Agro-based experts have faulted the Federal Government of Nigeria’s agricultural production strategy calling at the same time on relevant government agencies to redirect current system of farm production towards embracing a more regenerative strategy for better yields. The Call was made in... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Nigeria’s National U-17 team, Golden Eaglets arrived Sokoto Friday for their preparation towards the forthcoming 11th African U-17 Championship starting next week in neighbouring Niger Republic. This was disclosed in a statement availed our Regional Correspondent on Friday by the team’s Media Officer,... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Asaba President Goodluck Jonathan says he deserves re-election because his administration has programmes for a progressive future for Nigeria. He stated in an address Wednesday at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential rally in Asaba, Delta State. He said that his administration believed in the unity... Read more
BY M A C ODU I have followed Professor Wole Soyinka with keen interest since we met at Maximum Security Prison in Kirikiri at Nigeria’s Sunset in 1968. He had been detained by the military who did not appreciate his nationalistic concerns for his home country. I revere... Read more
WOLE SOYINKA CENTRE TAKES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM DESK ADVOCACY TO MEDIA HOUSES
Press Releases January 30, 2015
In a bid to contribute to addressing the dearth of the culture of investigative reporting in Nigeria and globally, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has initiated the House-to-House project under its Pro-Engage Series programme. House-to-House, done in partnership with the British High Commission, is conceived as an... Read more
Tonye Princewill Back to Nigeria to Kicks off Campaign, Running Mate to be Announced Soon
Politics January 30, 2015
Prince Tonye Princewill is finally set to kick off his 2015 gubernatorial campaign. The buildup, which may seem unusual to many, was necessary and very strategic. From a very vigorous and successful recruitment/ training of campaign volunteers to a very warm Diaspora engagement; his campaign team has gradually gathered... Read more
A one-day summit with the theme “national integration, stability and the 2015 Elections” has ended in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital with a call on minorities across the country to forge a united front in working for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan. Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, his... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River Government has been advised to invest more in agriculture foremployment creation, food security and increase in its revenue profile. The call was made Saturday in Calabar by Prof. Ekanem Braide, the Vice Chancellor, Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State,at the 16th Prof. Bassey Andah memorial... Read more
Ugbo/Ewa Guber Ticket: A Plus For Cross River State
Opinion January 30, 2015
By Chief (Barr). Utum Eteng The ovation that herald the birth of a child is an indication not only of the joy of the moment, but the rapturous prospects that the child portends both for the family into which he/she is born and the larger community whose advancement... Read more
