A landmark achievement for Nigeria’s agriculture was marked when bread made from 100 per cent Nigerian wheat was launched. The bread made from better adaptable breeds of wheat that produce more than twice per hectare of what was tried in the ’80s signaled a major break in Nigeria’s agricultural... Read more
Stakeholders and elders from Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency have appealed to Governor Godswill Akpabio to forgive them over the recent media attacks on him by their son, Senator Alloysius Etok. At a well-attended town hall meeting at the Ikono local government headquarters,Ibiaku Ntok Okpo, the Ikono/Ini people told the Governor... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River State Government and General Electric (GE) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a training facility at the Government Technical College, Ikot Effanga, Calabar. The training which would cost $1.2million will be used to build capacity for its manpower needs... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Asaba Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has called on the Federal Government to rename the second bridge to be constructed across the river Niger, ‘Asaba/Onitsha Bridge’. The Governor who made the call at Onitsha Monday during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong The Delta State Government has said that the non-inclusion of Itsekiri among delegates to the National Conference is an anomaly that is being addressed and has therefore called for calm. The State government said the name of a prominent Itsekiri, Chief Isaac Jemide was duly submitted to... Read more
The attention of the Bayelsa State Government has been drawn to a publication in some sections of the media entitled “Bayelsa asks EFCC to remit N1.4bn from Alamieyeseigha” The said reports quoted one Mr. George Uboh, Chief Executive of Panic Alert Security System, reportedly acting on the mandate... Read more
Bassey Ubokudom Last week, as one with a great interest in learning from our leaders, I was drawn to an interview in some local newspapers, not that I like reading interviews, but more because there was something about either the title of the interview or the interviewee, or even... Read more
In what appears to be a shake-up in the military high command, the Defense Headquarters has effected a leadership change at the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta saddled with the task of combating oil theft. The new Joint Task Force JTF Commander, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Atewe at the... Read more
Members of the Oganiru Ndigbo Foundation known online as Igboville, have elected Ozo Igbonekwu Ogazimorah, a veteran journalist and former Enugu State Commisioner for Information as the new President General of the group. According to a statement by the Chairman of the group’s Board of Trustees, Mazi John Okiyi Kalu, Dr Ogazimorah beat... Read more
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has warned operators in the fisheries sub-sector that the days of the fishy business of stripping away the fishing terminal assets are now over. Dr. Adesina, who made this known in Abuja yesterday, disclosed that the federal government is... Read more
