The CEO, Lorache Consulting Limited, Dr. Ayo Adeyemi has been conferred with  a Professional Doctorate Degree  in Commerce and Enterprise Development by Liberal Bilingual University, Togo. He was also awarded a  Senior Research Fellow (SRF) by the Institute of Commerce and Enterprise Development, Nigeria. This conferment and award is as a result of his contributions to …

…Directs NDDC, others to make budget provision for project ….As Ogoni people commend Buhari By Chris Ochayi The Federal Government, weekend, reiterated its commitment to meet the December 2021 dateline for the completion of the dualisation of the East-West highway project. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who disclosed while inspecting Sections 3 and …

File: Mimiko and Akeredolu …Your administration is anti-people , a disappointment – Mimiko …What’s more anti-people than you sacking 10,000 workers – Akerrdolu Dayo Johnson Akure THE Ondo state governorship election has further deepened the frosty relationship between the immediate past governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and his successor, Rotimi Akeredolu with each other exchanging diatribes. Their …

Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria’s land borders will soon be reopened. Federal had in August shut all land borders to check mate smuggling of food items and stem the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Disclosing this during a webinar organised by The Africa Report, Osinbajo said: “We are working with …

…says DICSOS unable to recover outstanding debts from customers By Adeola Badru THE Chief Operating Officer (COO), Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Engr. John Ayodele has disclosed that the recent increase in the electricity tariff was justifiable, bearing in mind the refusal of most of their customers to pay their outstanding bills. He made the …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC under the aegis of Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF have condemned Saturday’s attack on the convoys of the Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and that of the Committee on Baga reconstruction. Consequently, the governors have asked the …

Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State says President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies have began to yield the desired results in the country. The governor made this known during a visit to a private rice mill, owned by a business mogul, Alhaji Sahabi Lolo in Kamba, Dandi Local Government Area(LGA )of the state on Sunday. The News …

By Ikechukwu Odu, Nsukka There was pandemonium at the university town of Nsukka, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, yesterday, following the shooting of the chairman, Ogige Market Traders Association Nsukka, OMATAN, Dr Ngozi Ozioko, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The chairman was said to have closed from the Ogige Market after the day’s trading when …

CATHOLIC Archbishop of Lagos Metropolitan See, Most Rev Alfred Adewale Martins By Sam Eyoboka AHEAD of Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has accused the country’s leadership of not doing enough to address the underlying issues fanning insecurity and disunity in the country. In his 60th Independence anniversary …

File: Children affected by poverty The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology says it is working on plans to create the desired platform for the actualisation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister said this in Abuja at the inauguration …

Family members The Defence Headquarters. says 13 Boko Haram terrorists alongside six women and 17 children from Kodila village, have surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion at Banki Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. …

One person died and three others sustained different degrees of injuries on Sunday following an accident involving two vehicles in front of Golden Gate, Ikoyi. Mr Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Okunbor said the accident was …

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has announced a donation of N11 million to flood victims in Gwandu Emirate in Kebbi. Dr Umar Jibrilu-Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister …

African Development Bank (AfDB) By Marie-Therese Nanlong Plateau State government has denied the allegation of taking $350m African Development Bank, AfDB loan saying such allegation is frivolous as the government only took $11.2 million of which, 70% of the amount is being committed to infrastructure, 20% to capacity building and 10% for project management. A former …

Chairman of the PGF and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State says President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies have began to yield the desired results in the country. The governor made this known during a visit to a private rice mill, owned by a business mogul, Alhaji Sahabi Lolo in Kamba, Dandi …

The renovation work on the Jos Airport is 95 per cent completed, the Airport’s Manager,  Mr Ayinla Olufemi, has said. Olufemi told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos that the project when completed would give the airport a face lift and  attract more airlines  and passengers to it. He said that the …

…Lauds Ekere, Akpabio, others for assistances  By Harris Emanuel Akwa Ibom State chapter of All Progressives Party (APC), says its account was in red as such cannot meet its financial obligations. Acting Chairman of the party, Dr. Ita Udosen, dropped the hints at the weekend during stakeholders meeting aimed at bringing up members to speed with …

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa After spending 23 days in captivity, kidnapped former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Senator Felix Oboro, has regained his freedom. The kidnappers were allegedly paid N11m ransom by the family of their victim before he was set free. Senator Oboro aged 75, a one time Secretary to Bayelsa State Government (SSG) and …

James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun police command has arrested eight members of a dread cult group, ‘Black Axe’, also known as ‘Aiye’ while mourning one of their members who died recently. The command spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. According to the statement, the suspects were …

Speaker of House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila By Tordue Salem, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Sunday, appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC to suspend its industrial action against electricity tariff hike and fuel price increase. The Speaker, made the plea on Sunday at the National Assembly, at an interventionist meeting with …