Signal Group Limited, a company owned by a former Borno State Governor Ali Modu-Sheriff, has renewed talks with the Ebonyi State Government for the establishment of a cement plant in Ebonyi State. Modu-Sheriff, who was received by the state Executive Council in Abakaliki on Friday, said his firm was interested... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Federal Government has expressed its resolve to encourage Cross River Government to complete the 260-kilometre dual Superhighway for commissioning within the first tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. President Muhammadu Buhari’s gave the assurance on Tuesday in a speech at the... Read more
Worried by challenges of payment of salaries and other bills at Local Government Areas (LGAs), a Catholic non-governmental organisation, Caristas Nigeria has called on the National Assembly to revisit the issue of Councils’ autonomy. The Catholic said, the national Assembly should out rightly abolish the current joint account... Read more
A former Chairman of Punch newspapers, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, has said the practice of online journalism comes with its own responsibilities. Ogunshola said just like the traditional media, practitioners of online must be ready for the consequences of their actions whether good or bad. Speaking on Thursday at... Read more
Operation Pulo Shield (OPPS), the joint military outfit deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, Friday said its troops caught nine oil thieves ‘in the act’ in Delta. The oil theft suspects were arrested at a pipeline within an oilfield operated by Mid Western Oil Company... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied media reports that its Director General, Mr. Haruna Jauro “defended” the contract between the Agency and Global West Vessel Specialists Limited (GWVSL) during a working visit to the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete... Read more
*Ebonyi kobo won’t be spent, says governor Ebonyi State Governor on Sunday night said the remains of his late mother; Deaconess Margaret Umahi would be buried in March 2016, He added at an inter-denominational praise and worship service in honour of his late mother that not a kobo... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The University of Calabar (Unical) has been shut down for two weeks following a peaceful protest by students over scarcity of water and light in their hostels and better welfare. The university’s management announced two-week shutdown of the institution in a statement... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Management of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has temporarily closed its Accident and Emergency (A&E) ward after decontaminating the ward where a patient died of Viral Hemorrhagic fever. The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Dr Queeneth Kalu, made this known when she briefed newsmen... Read more
