President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and it’s subsidiaries to step in and fix section 4 of the East-West Road. The portion of the road is from Eleme roundabout to Onne Junction, through the tax credit scheme. Buhari made the remarks at the opening ceremony of a meeting of the 5th National Council on Niger Delta in Uyo on Thursday. “The East-West Road project which is now being handled by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is the largest infrastructure project in Nigeria. “It is a very strategic road, connecting the country’s busiest…
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A Civil Society Organization, (CSO), Social Integrity Network, (SINET) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrashid Bawa to check the excesses of the Ilorin Zonal Head of the agency, Michael Nzekwe, over what they termed as witch-hunt of investors in Kwara State. The Group noted that as part of the backward integration policy of the federal government, it is expected of manufacturers to depend heavily on the solid minerals available in the land for production processes among others At a press conference held in Lagos on Thursday by its…
Oregon, USA with a world record performance in an event highly dominated by the Americans and Europeans. “She also successfully defended her Commonwealth Games title, which she won in 2018 in Gold Coast, with a games record in 2022 in Birmingham; and Diamond League title in Zurich, Switzerland on Sept. 8, 2022,” the minister said. According to him, this remarkable performance has never been achieved by any Nigerian in the history of our sports. He added that Brume, another trailblazer in Nigerian sports, won silver medal in the Women’s Long Jump event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and a…
Mr Krishanu Chakravarty, Chief of Party, TechnoServe of Prosper Cashew, has said Nigerian cashew sector has the capacity of making $1.2 billion between 2025 to 2030. Chakravarty made this known on Thursday at the 16 African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Annual Cashew Conference in Abuja. The event was with the theme: “Strengthening Sustainable Kernel & By-product Marketing in the African Cashew Industry.” He said that the target of the cashew project would be to create more than 26,000 jobs and it could indirectly influence 133,000 citizens into the sector. According to him, the project will last for five years and it…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr Mohammad Abubakar on Thursday, said the agriculture sector contributed 23 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in first half of 2022. Abubakar stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 45th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) in Jos. The minister said the figure was from National Bureau of Statistics recent report. According to him, the report indicated that the sector topped the chart in a survey of seven sectors identified to have contributed to Nigeria’s economy in the…
A Family Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan on Thursday, remanded a 31-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Michael Ayanlowo, at Abolongo Correctional Facility for allegedly defiling a 15- year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, who did not take the plea of Ayanlowo, ordered that the case file should be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. Adetuyibi adjourned the case until October 27 for mention. The defendant, who resides at Ofiki town in Oyo state, is facing a charge of defilement. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Folake Ewe, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on September…
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), House Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders have warned against the impact of disinformation ahead of the 2023 General Elections. They gave the warning on Thursday at a dialogue with key election stakeholders which focused on “Disinformation in Elections 2022” in Abuja. The dialogue was organised by CJID and funded by the National Endowment Fund (NEF). The Executive Director of CJID, Dr Tobi Oluwatola categorised information disorder into misinformation, disinformation and misinformation which had the capacity of causing harm in the society. He said studies had shown that…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has responded to the call by Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde for the resignation of the party national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. Makinde had told Atiku on Wednesday when the later visited the state that Ayu must reign as national chairman to pave the way for southern balance. However, speaking at South-West PDP stakeholders meeting on Wednesday September 14, Atiku said Ayu could not be asked to resign unless the party’s constitution was amended. “I have no problem about anywhere any party member comes from but it must be done…
The Zamfara chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put the state government on 21-day ultimatum to implement the national minimum wage of N30,000, which is already being enjoyed by workers in other states across the country. The ultimatum came after deliberations by the State Executive Council Meeting of the union on Thursday. The chairperson, Sani Halliru who briefed journalists shortly after the meeting said, the action was the only option left for the labour leaders because all promises, agreements and pledges made by the government had failed. According to him, the leadership of the union had had failed…
The Social Integrity Network (SINET) has appealed to the Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to curb the excesses of the Ilorin Zonal Head of the agency, ACE Michael Nzekwe, over what they termed as witch-hunt of investors in Kwara State. The Group noted that as part of the backward integration policy of the federal government, it is expected of manufacturers to depend heavily on the solid minerals available in the land for production processes among others At a press conference held in Lagos on Thursday by its national coordinator, Mr. Oluseyi Adedoyin, the group expressed sadness…