By Goodluck Ikiebe. As part of efforts to resolve the bottlenecks faced by MSME’s operators in getting loan facilities, plans are underway to float an MSME’s bank to assist small and medium Entreprises.The National President of the Forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, who spoke in an exclusive interview to review the […]
Month: August 2021
Nigeria’s Road Safety Commission, Not Generating Revenue Agency, Says Kazeem.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), says that the agency remains a safety corps and not a revenue generating agency. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, stated this in an interview on Thursday in Abuja. Kazeem said that it had become […]
Breaking,: NUJ Rivers Election tensed as Security Agencies take over Press Centre
Election into the Executive of the Nigeria Union of the NUJ,Rivers State Council, planned for Thursday,,12th August appears to have suffered a setback following violence at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, venue of the election. Members had filed into the centre to cast their votes for their preferred candidates as […]
FCT Health Care : Employ More Nurses To Enhance Service Delivery, Says Nurse Fesobi.
By Sunday Gbegbe. As part of efforts to improve health care services in the Federal Capital Territory,the Head of Nurses, Kuje General Hospital, Mrs Bunmi Fesobi, has called on the Federal Capital Territory Administration to fast track moves to employ more Nurses to enhance health Care Service delivery in the […]
Nigerian Cabinet Approves Federal Tolling Policy and Regulations.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved tolling and regulation policy of Federal Roads and Bridges. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, briefing newsmen after the council Meeting in Abuja, said the Policy and accompanying Regulations were developed after extensive consultations with various Stakeholders […]
Abba Kyari: The FBI Angle
Iliyasu Gadu 08035355706 (sms only) The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), America’s federal police and counterintelligence agency whose investigation into the activities of suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbass popularly known as ‘’Hushpuppi” and which yielded information about the involvement of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari in the […]
16 – year-old top JAMB scorer gets government, cleric scholarship
. 16 – year- old Miss Karike Favour Kenneth, from Rivers State, who was one of top scorers in the 2021 Joint Admissions Matriculation Board JAMB exam has been awarded more scholarships for further studies. The latest being the Rivers State Government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development […]
NGO Demands Closure of Premier Academy, Lugbe, Abuja Over Allegations of Rape and Safety of Students.
* By Goodluck Ikiebe. An NGO, the Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights (CASER) has called for the immediate shut down of Premier Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, over alleged rape and subsequent death of Karen-Happuch, a female boarding student of the Academy. It said in a statement signed by the […]
Breaking: Twitter yields to FG demand, agrees to open office in Nigeria next year
Micro- blogging social media channel, Twitter has succumbed to the demand by the Nigerian Government to open office in Nigeria. This was one of the conditions given to the medium to lift its suspension in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the disclosure while briefing State […]
Okorocha’s woes multiply as Court declines his application to stop confiscation of properties
The Former Governor of Imo state and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District in the Senate,,Owelle Rochas Okorocha’s attempt to stop the Imo State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC from further confiscating his properties across the country hit the brick wall as Court declined his application […]