…As young men make brisk business to surviveBy Nwabueze Okonkwo At the waterfront of the popular Ose-Okwodu market, Onitsha, located at the bank of the River Niger, boat and canoe transport business thrives. The Canoe park there is always busy with paddlers, and their loaders make brisk business. They work daily and make money to…
— Tackles Nwifuru’s critics, challenges them to produce evidence By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and Communication Technology, ICT, Toochukwu Machiavelli Uzoh, has dismissed claims by critics of Governor Francis Nwifuru that the state is on “auto reverse gear” under the present administration. Uzoh challenged the critics to produce empirical…
In a grand move to deepen transparency and improve healthcare service delivery, the Zamfara State Government has digitised the General Hospital Gusau as a first step of automating all general hospitals in the state. The Gusau General Hospital was the first among seven general hospitals in the state to go digital. Other general hospitals in…
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has clarified that the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, MDGIF, is not responsible for collecting gas flare penalties, following concerns raised in the 2023/2024 Annual Report of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The NMDPRA, in a statement signed by…
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC has announced that it is investigating the ownership, membership and management of Doman Engineering Company Limited. CAC made this disclosure in a statement on X on Tuesday. According to CAC, due to the ongoing investigation, it has placed the firm under CAVEAT. CAC noted that parties have been advised to desist…
Nigerian midfielder, David Eze, has taken to social media to announce his exit from Premier League giants, Manchester City after eight years. The Talent Hunter reports that the 2010-born midfielder has already reached an agreement to join Man City rivals Manchester United. Eze garnered interest from various other Category One academies but has chosen to…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “Babatunde”. Brown, a player for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA), arrived at the palace and was received by the Ooni. The royal father was accompanied by other traditional…
…Insist no decision on Nigeria situation for now Contrary to reports that world football governing body, FIFA and the National Sports Commission (NSC) delegation led by its chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and the Director General, Bukola Olopade, had agreed on the proposed football reform in the country, another dimension has emerged. FIFA, in an email…
A 54-year-old Customs officer, Mr Etteng Ise, has died in a lone motor accident along the Ikom-Calabar Highway in Cross River. The accident occurred near Alesi Village in Ikom Local Government Area at about 2:56 p.m. on Monday. The Police command in Cross River confirmed the incident in a statement signed by its spokesman, ASP…
Mr Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed the collapse of a three-storey building in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, at about 7:00 p.m on Monday. Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, who confirmed the incident in a statement…
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