BY GODWIN OBI With a real GDP growth of 3.8 per cent in 2022, which was than higher than the global average of 3.5 per cent, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, President of Africa Development Bank, (AfDB) has described the African continent as the land of immense opportunities for discerning investors. ThisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nembe Crude was previously blended with the popular Bonny Light grade and exported via the Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal. The unique selling point of the Nembe Crude Oil grade with an API gravity was highlighted by both the Aiteo E & P and NNPC LimitedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Despite growing controversy and calls that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Imo State, Prof Sylvia Agu, be removed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that there is no reason to remove the official. “The REC will conduct the election,” said Rotimi Oyekanmi on ChannelsContinue Reading
Katsina—No fewer than five people have died and several others wounded after bandits armed with sophisticated weapons attacked Sayaya village in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The fresh attack came on Monday night. A security official, whose name was withheld, confirmed the incident, yesterday. He noted that seven personsContinue Reading
File photo: Police BY JAMES AKINOLA A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man was feared dead, yesterday, while five others sustained various degrees of injuries when irate youths went on a rampage at Iyiowa-Odekpe Community, in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, triggered by last Monday’s Iyiowa-Odekpe landlords’ association election. At pressContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency yesterday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is working on policies that will strengthen the Naira. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr Tope Fasua, disclosed this at the “Cowries to Cash” lecture and lunch in Abuja yesterday. There has been a steadyContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Enugu State Government has declared war on cultism in the state over recent cases of kidnapping and abduction of victims linked to cult activities, even as the Enugu State Police Command said it has arrested over 53 hoodlums suspected to be members of secret cults fuelingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday, November 14, 2023 The leadership of the two union reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has reaffirmed the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress APC, representing Abia-North Senatorial zone in the February 25 polls. In a unanimous ruling on Monday the Appeal court presided by Justice Abiri JCA upheld the judgmentContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Two Lagos communities in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, have cried out over the high rate of kidnapping and have appealed for the Federal Government’s intervention especially as the Christmas season approaches. Speaking on the frequency at which kidnap syndicates operate unhindered in Egan, IgandoContinue Reading