From Dianabasi Effiong   Mr Auwal Sarki, the Director, Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR), on Friday paid a working visit to the Niger Delta Exploration and Production (NDEP) Plc facility in Ogbele where he called for more investment in the downstream oil and gas sector to boost crude oil... Read more
African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group, Sign JPY 73.6 Billion Loan Agreement
The concessional donor loan will support the 15th replenishment of the African Development Fund, approved in December 2019 by ADF donor countries ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 17, 2021/ — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of the African Development Bank... Read more
NFF Strategises On Ways, Means To Improve Various Nigeria Professional League
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick on Monday presided over a meeting to chart a more robust course for sustainability and improvement of the organisation of the various leagues: Nigeria Professional Football League, Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women Football League and the Nigeria Nationwide League... Read more
Okonjo-Iweala: WTO Has Entered A New Epoch – Wike
The appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala  as the  Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has tickled Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who says that with her appointment the WTO has ‘entered a new epoch’. Wike, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri,... Read more
The Pastoral Fulani Inferno And President Buhari’s Silence
By Sam Kargbo The Fulani (Fula, Fulah, Fulbe, Fellata) is one of the most written about ethnic groups in the world. I am not certain that they are, in total, up to 70 Million, but they can be found – and have influence – in the following countries: Benin... Read more
History Is Made: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Chosen As Director-General
WTO members made history today (15 February) when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General. When she takes office on 1 March, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term,... Read more
Four Arrested Over Burning Of Amotekun’s Operational Vehicle, Setting Village Ablaze In Ondo
Four suspected arsonists who set a village ablaze and the operational automobile and bikes of the Ondo State safety outfit codenamed Amotekun at Jugbere farm settlement/Sanusi village in Owo council space of the state have been arrested. Recall that two individuals, a farmer and a member of the vigilante... Read more
WHO Pledges Urgent Aid After Guinea Health Officials Warn Of New Ebola ‘Epidemic’
The World Health Organisation pledged emergency assistance to Guinea on Sunday after the country’s health agency said it was seeing a new Ebola “epidemic”, including the first deaths from the disease since 2016. The Democratic Republic of Congo also confirmed a fourth Ebola case in North Kivu province. The head... Read more
Miyetti Allah Lists Conditions To Stop Clashes Between Farmers, Herders
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN, in the Southeast, says it will support any policy by the government that seeks to stop the clashes between host communities and the herdsmen. It listed conditions to be followed by the government to stop incessant clashes between its members... Read more
Health Workers Strike Shuts Primary Healthcare In Bayelsa
The ongoing strike by Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Bayelsa Chapter has grounded Primary Healthcare Centres across the state. The strike has hampered access to basic healthcare services like ante-natal for pregnant women and child immunisation at healthcentres across the eight council areas in Bayelsa. The... Read more