archiveAugust 2017

The Bayelsa State Government has pledged to continue investing in education because of its significance in human capital development. The State Commissioner for Education, Elder Markson Fefegha, stated this while featuring as a Special Guest of Honour in the first Bayelsa Essay Writing competition for secondary schools. The programme was...

From away in the United States, General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries (Worldwide), Apostle Johnson Suleman Tuesday got the key to the city of Stonecrest in Atlanta Georgia confirming him a recipient of the highest honour to be given by the state even as he was awarded Phd Degree...

The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi, on Wednesday in Abuja affirmed his determination to add value and exert a positive difference in the Ministry. He also pledged to support the ministry in its efforts at achieving the mandate in line with the Change...

A Nigerian startup is developing a new agricultural commodities exchange to take advantage of the government’s efforts to boost farming output to reduce reliance on oil. The exchange, Integrated Produce City Ltd., will be located near the southern city of Benin, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) east of Lagos, a...

Nigeria plans to raise 193.14 billion naira ($614 mln) worth of treasury bills at an auction on Aug. 30, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday. The bank will offer 26.14 billion naira in three-month paper, 62 billion in six-month bill and 105 billion in one-year paper. The...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the value of capital imported into Nigeria in the second quarter of 2017 rose by 95.02 per cent or $884.1 million to stand at $1.79 billion at the end of the review period. According to statistics released by NBS on Tuesday,...

Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on Tuesday condemned the presidency for saying President Muhammadu Buhari would work from home because rats invaded his office. Ozekhome said Buhari’s presidency carelessly disrespects Nigerians, describing it as the worst since amalgamation by Lord Lugard and his wife, Flora Shaw. He said: “It...

The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Tuesday said the phase one of a rail transit project in Nigeria's Abuja will be commissioned by December. The rail transit, which costs $823 million, has a length of 45 km with 12 designed passengers' stations, Project Manager Kong Tao told reporters who...

Students from various senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions have commended Global Interns for broadening their horizon on career planning and internship opportunities at the Career Connect Series held in Lagos on Tuesday. The workshop, which took place at The Incubator in Victoria Island, had in attendance seasoned facilitators including...

The weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold today (Wednesday). This was made known by the Presidency in the early hours of Wednesday. No reason was given for the cancelation. However, according to available information, President Muhammadu Buhari will receive the probe report on the allegations against the...