the state has inched closer to the dreams of those who laboured for its creation 24 years ago.
Author: Martins Bruce
The list was published in the NUC’s weekly bulletin dated August 24, 2015.
“Nigeria wants that system of agricultural irrigation practices similar to that of the State of Israel.
The contention is that the money retained by the agencies ought to have gone into bettering the lot of Nigerians as the Federal,
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has said the war against terrorism appeared ineffective during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan because it was politicised and ethnicised by the opposition.Dickson, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 11th All Nigerian Editors Conference in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Thursday said there is nowhere any war succeeds without the support and cooperation of all citizens. He said: “The last Peoples Democratic Party government didn’t have sufficient understanding and cooperation from the opposition. “They politicised and ethnicised the war against terror.” Dickson said it has become obvious…
Looking for a bank job in Nigeria? Fidelity bank is it, so says Ventures Africa and Jobberman.Fidelity Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading banks, has been adjudged the best bank to work for in Nigeria. This is going by a recent study conducted by Venture Africa, an online platform for news and analysis about African businesses, in conjunction with Jobberman.com, Nigeria’s leading employment website. Fidelity Bank Plc is the only bank among the top 12 most preferred places to work in Nigeria. The report, tagged: “Top 100 companies for Nigerian millennials,” surveyed young Nigerians born between 1982 and 2003 and…
The All Progressives Congress has described as deceitful, obstructionist and provocative the petition written to President Muhammadu Buhari by the 16 Peoples Democratic Party federal lawmakers from Rivers State over the State’s Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, saying those who are blatantly obstructing the course of justice are the same ones now trying to play the victim.In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said despite the order from the Tribunal, the damnable duo of Rivers State PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state have colluded to ensure…
The All Progressives Congress has described as deceitful, obstructionist and provocative the petition written to President Muhammadu Buhari by the 16 Peoples Democratic Party federal lawmakers from Rivers State over the State’s Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, saying those who are blatantly obstructing the course of justice are the same ones now trying to play the victim.In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said despite the order from the Tribunal, the damnable duo of Rivers State PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state have colluded to ensure…
Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product has grown by 2.57 per cent in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the preceding quarter. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that GDP is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period. The figure was contained in a GDP report for the second quarter of 2015 released by Dr. Yemi Kale, the Statistician-General of the Federation, on Wednesday in Abuja. Kale said the percentage of the GDP was lower by 1. 61 per cent points from the growth recorded in the…
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Anastasia Nwaobia, on Wednesday said N511.8 billion was shared among the federal, states and local governments as revenue for July, 2015. Nwaobia announced this in Abuja when she addressed newsmen on the outcome of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting. She said the shared amount comprised the month’s net statutory revenue of N433.5 billion. She said: “Also, there is the exchange gain of N6.4billion which is proposed for distribution. “Therefore, the total revenue distributable for the month of July including VAT of N74.9 billion is N511.8 billion.” Nwaobia said N6.3 billion…
The University of Lagos said a total of 17,935 candidates of the 31,955 that sat for its 2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination recently passed the screening exercise. This was contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Deputy Registrar of Information, Olagoke Oke, and issued to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. It would be recalled that 31,955 candidates who scored 200 marks and chose the university as their school of first choice participated at the recent 2015 JAMB-organised UTME. The statement explained that 26,732 of the candidates registered for the post UTME screening for admissions into University of…
Otunba Gani Adams, the National Leader of the Odua People’s Congress, said the congress supported the successful implementation of the just concluded 2015 Osun-Osogbo Festival with N4 milllion.Adams told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday that this was to promote, add cultural and socio-economic values to the festival and identify with cultural activities of the country. He said: “It is part of the mandate of the Odua People’s Congress to support and promote cultural activities in the country. “The N4 million was spent on cultural activities organised by the OPC to make the just concluded Osun-Osogbo festival…
Former Chairmen of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission – Nuhu Ribadu and Farida Waziri – and the incumbent Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, were on Wednesday fingered in the alleged diversion of N2.051 trillion meant for the Federal Government.This was revealed at the commencement of the investigative hearing of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions into the alleged disappearance of the fund. According to the petitioner, Gorge Uboh, who appeared before the Committee to unveil shocking alleged mismanagement of funds by the Commission, the monies recovered by the Commission during Ribadu’s tenure as the chairman…
All is set for Heritage Bank to become a national financial institution that will operate and render full commercial banking services across the country. The new move is the high point of transformation which saw Heritage Bank Limited acquiring the Enterprise Bank from the Asset Management Company of Nigeria. The Bank, which hitherto operated as a regional bank, with 15 “experience centres”, is expected to increase its presence to about 200 branches boosted by about 165 branches of Enterprise Bank, spread across the country. According to the bank, this monumental event marks a new era in banking in Nigeria as…
Egypt has announced its withdrawal from both the Women’s and Men football events of the African Games Brazzaville 2015.In accordance with Article 19 (B) of the regulations, which states: “If a team withdraws after having qualified for the Final Tournament, but before the actual start of the Final Tournament, the Organizing Committee may replace it by the last team it has eliminated, if the circumstances are favourable…”, the two teams eliminated by Egypt in the qualifiers, Senegal (Women) and Burundi (Men) also decided against replacing Egypt due to the short notice. In default, the group to which the forfeiting team…
Barcelona may likely draw Premier League giants, Arsenal and Manchester City, as the UEFA Champions League draw holds on Thursday in Monaco, France.The Spanish giants, who are the defending champions, are in Pot 1 alongside Bundesliga champions, Bayern München, Chelsea, Benfica, Paris, Juventus, Zenit and PSV Eindhoven, while Pot 2 has Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, FC Porto, Arsenal, Valencia and Manchester City. Other Pots include Olympique Lyonnais, Dynamo Kyiv, Olympiacos, Galatasaray, Roma, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Wolfsburg, Dinamo Zagreb, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Gent and Malmö. No team can play a club from their own association, with the exact draw procedure to be confirmed…
Detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police Special Task Force on Pipeline Vandalism have arrested 11 suspects, including three managing directors of three petrol stations, in connection with vandalism at the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The Managing Directors have been identified as Lukman Onabanjo, Lukman Eluku and Lukman Smith. The filling stations are Bongo, Azab and Gaffy. The policemen recovered four trucks loaded with 115,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel from the suspects. The Commander of the Task Force, Chief Superintendent of Police Olumese Valentine, said a 16,000 liters truck, loaded with 50-litre jerry-cans,…
One of the three men arrested for drug trafficking by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has revealed that a N15 million debt and an eye blinded by armed robbers led him into cocaine trafficking. The suspect, Chukwunyere Prince Emmanuel, 39, was arrested along with Obiekwe Frank Chuma, 47, and Okoye Jacob Okwuchukwu, 43. Emmanuel explained that his mounting debts and bills made him to take to drug trafficking. He said that he used to sell school materials before armed robbers turned his day to darkness. His words: “I’m a business man. I used to supply teaching materials…
The Police Service Commission has redeployed 37 senior policemen, including the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, to different parts of the country. According to the PSC, the redeployment was in line with Section 215 of the 1999 Constitution, which empowers the Commission to appoint officers to states as Commissioners of Police. While some of the officers were freshly deployed, others retained the states they head. Ojukwu was deployed to Kogi State and Ikechukwu Nwodibo to Taraba State. Others are J. Habila , Abia State; Adejo Gabriel Adaji, Adamawa State; Muritala U. Mani, Akwa Ibom State; Karma Hosea, Anambra State;…
Mobil Producing Nigeria, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, says it has contributed N160 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission since its inception in 2001. The MPN Manager, Media and Communications, Ogechukwu Udeagha, disclosed this in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Wednesday at a two-day capacity building workshop for newsmen in the state. The workshop, which was sponsored by Mobil, has the theme: “Professionalism, media ethics and responsibility in sustaining democracy and deepening oil and gas operations reportage.” Udeagha said the company had contributed over N16 billion to infrastructure development in Akwa Ibom State in the last three years.…