Oshiomhole Confirms Agbebaku As AAU VC
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Cordelia Agbebaku as the Vice-Chancellor, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Oshiomhole announced the confirmation in Benin...
View ArticleUNICAL Holds 27th Convocation ’Morrow
The University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, is set to graduate about 15,000 students during its 27th convocation ceremony slated for February 22, tomorrow according to the Vice-Chancellor,...
View ArticleBayelsa Offers Employment To Six Vet Doctors
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has given automatic employment to six casual veterinary doctors at the state Veterinary Clinic at Edepie in Yenagoa. Dickson,announced this while inaugurating...
View ArticleLG Council Provides Jobs For 80 Youths
The Chairman of Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Mr Ufot Udoinyang, said the council had employed 80 youths to maintain security in the area. Udoinyang made this known in an interview...
View ArticleBoard Chairman Lauds Jonathan Over River Basin Authorities
The Chairman, Board of Directors of Cross River Basin Development Authority, Mr Mike Nku, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his interest and support to River Basin Authorities in the...
View ArticleTotal Donates Clinical Equipment, Building To nduth
Total Upstream Com pany in Nigeria (TUCN) has commissioned the Special Baby Care Unit (SBCU) building donated to the Bayelsa State-owned, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri...
View ArticleBayelsa Employs 50 To Boost Dev
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has given approval to the Capital City Development Authority (CCDA) to employ 50 persons to boost its workforce and ensure a modern city. Dickson gave the...
View ArticleGroup Partners TIC On Youth Empowerment
The Supreme Coali tion, an NGO, says it has partnered with Technology Incubation Center (TIC), Calabar in training and empowering 285 youths in Cross River, State. The Leader of the organisation, Mr...
View ArticleEdo Strategises To Access N220bn SMEs Fund
The Edo State Gov ernment is putting some measures in place to enable it to access the N220 billion Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) fund instituted by the Federal Government. The Commissioner for...
View ArticleDeputy Gov Wants Better Deal For Nigerian Prisons
The Cross River State Deputy Governor, Mr. Efiok Cobham, has expressed disgust at the deteriorating conditions of prisons nationwide. Consequently, he called on the Federal Government to do more to...
View ArticleDelta Lawmaker Empowers 60 Women With N12m
A member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Edoja Akpodiete, says he has empowered 60 women with N12 million in the last two years. Akpodiete disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Asaba...
View ArticleNutritionist Warns Against Sale Of Expired Foods
A food scientist and nutritionist, Mrs Florence James, says the sale and consumption of expired foods is capable of causing health hazards. James said this in an interview with tnewsmen in Port...
View ArticleJega Inspects INEC Facilities In Delta
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has begun inspection of some INEC facilities in Asaba, Delta. Jega, who arrived at the Asaba International Airport at...
View ArticleLawmaker Urges Patience On Constitution Amendment
The Majority Leader, Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Philips Shuaibu, has urged Nigerians to be patient with the National Assembly (NASS) as it makes effort to come out with a workable constitution....
View ArticleSouthern Leaders Set Agenda For National Conference
What perhaps could pass for the biggest vote of confidence ever enjoyed by President Goodluck Jonathan, since assumption of office, came last Monday from leaders of the southern part of the country...
View ArticleStakeholders Task Bayelsa Govt On Result-Based Budget
A two-day budget sum mit organised by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has ended in Yenagoa with participants urging the Bayelsa State government to adopt international...
View ArticleSpeaker Seeks Financial Autonomy For Legislatures
The Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr Sam Ikon, has called on the National Assembly to expedite action on the passage of legislation to grant autonomy to state legislatures. Ikon made...
View ArticleDACCIMA Calls For Public-Private Partnership
The Delta State Asso ciation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture (DACCIMA), says only public-private partnership will accelerate economic development of the state. The President...
View ArticleA’Ibom Adopts Strategies To Improve Power Supply
The Akwa Ibom Government says it has adopted strategies aimed at ensuring regular power supply in the State. Dr Victor Udoh, the Special Assistant to Gov. Godswill Akpabio on Power, stated this in Uyo...
View ArticleNLC Advocates New Approach To Fight Insurgency
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to set up a special intelligence unit for combating terrorism in the country. The President of the congress, Mr Abdulwaheed Omar,...
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