The Federal High Court Yenagoa on Wednesday adjourned a suit by Ijaw leaders seeking to halt the process leading to licensing for marginal oilfields located in their domains pending the determination of their suit. The suit marked No, PHC/YEN/CS/81/2020 was filed by Chief Brown Agu (Opu Agu VIII),... Read more
The Director-General of South East Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, (SECCIMA), Engr. Henry Nduka Awuregu last Thursday led a high powered delegation made up of core professionals from many core sectors of the economy to a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor, Senate and Management of Ebonyi... Read more
The United States Consulate in Nigeria on Monday urged media practitioners to be alive to its responsibility of holding the government accountable to the electorates to deepen democratic ideals. Mr Stephen Ibelli, Public Affairs Officer US Consulate Lagos made the call while speaking at a post election capacity building... Read more
The Bayelsa government on Saturday denied allegations that the N3 billion Agriculture loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was diverted by government officials. Mr David Alagoa, Bayelsa Commissioner for Agriculture in a radio programme monitored in Yenagoa described the allegations as false, baseless and childish. Dr John... Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has enlisted the support of other ex-presidents and Prime Ministers in West African to mitigate elections-related conflicts to promote peace in the sub-region. Mrs Ann Iyonu, Executive Director, Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) announced in a News Conference in Yenagoa on Friday. She said... Read more
The Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Akin Dare, will commission the Hostels and Classrooms Complex of the Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt March 9. Eminent sports personalities, sports writers and enthusiasts will grace the colourful event. According to Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, the Commissioner for Information and Communications... Read more
. Local tax and legal advisory firm now known as Andersen in South Africa Tabacks, the South African super-boutique law firm, has become a full member firm of Andersen Global, an international association of legally separate, independent member firms with a presence in 45 countries in Africa. With this... Read more
. Unveils FirstSME Account, Reiterates Commitment To Continued Growth Of SMES First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider is rewarding customers with N5 for every dollar received through foreign remittances. This N5 for a dollar incentive is paid to FirstBank’s customers regardless of their preference... Read more
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, the National Basketball Association (NBA) (NBA.com) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (TheBAL.com) today announced the launch of several initiatives to advance gender equality and economic inclusion across Africa. The initiatives build on the NBA family’s collective efforts to advance equality and social justice... Read more
The Nigeria Army has cautioned an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi over his recent utterances about the military establishment warning that it does not deploy its troops along ethnic lines. The army’s position was contained in a statement on Monday signed by Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, the Director Army Public... Read more
