Africa’s leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement is set to commission its new 3.0 million metric tonnes per annum cement plant located in Mtwara District of Tanzania on October 10, 2015. The company will also hold the ground breaking ceremony for 25 hectares of Jetty land at Mgao village in Mtwara …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, reiterated his commitment to carry out legal reforms in the state, just as he assured that his administration will continue to lend support to the development, enthronement and quick dispensation of justice. The Governor, who spoke during a church service to commemorate the …

Governor Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the Kwara State’s Next Entrepreneur Scheme introduced recently by his administration, which provides up to N10m micro credit for each Medium Scale business, is aimed at promoting youth employment in the state’s private sector. Governor Ahmed who said this over the weekend in …

Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has been given a 7-day ultimatum within which to organise a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which would select a substantive National Chairman for the party, or be dragged to court. A chieftain of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi …

Pele has only gone and got himself involved in the Arsenal versus Chelsea debate. The legendary Brazilian striker, who alongside Diego Maradona is believed to be among the greatest players to walk this planet, has been quoted by the Metro in London as saying that he “would play for Arsenal” …

Jideofor Adibe The ongoing travails of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his fight-backs provide incredible excitement to political spectators as they watch the moves and counter moves between the former Kwara State Governor and his suspected traducers. It is the excitement provided by these moves and counter-moves, with the …

Nigerian education and child rights campaigner, Philip Obaji has received the Champion of Education for Peace and Development Award. Obaji was handed the award, Saturday at a ceremony hosted by the New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation (NEEDCSI) and Universal Peace Federation in Jos, Plateau State. The award recognizes …

The 2015 International Day of Peace was marked in Lagos Nigeria with fanfare as youths, government and NGO partners trooped to the street to ‘Walk for peace’. With contemporary songs emanating from high fidelity sound system mounted on a low-bed truck, participants numbering over 100 and clad in branded T-shirts, …

Lagos State Government has concluded plans to embark on an aggressive campaign and enforcement of guidelines for commercial boat operators, in a bid to forestall the tide of boat mishap in the state. In a statement signed by the Managing Director of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mrs Abisola Kamson, …

The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and International Trade, Michael Chan, have been named main speakers at the 2015 Friends of Africa Conference holding in Ontario, Canada on October 3. The focus of this year’s conference is: “The New Middle Class: …

President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has denied reports in the media linking the labour group with a call on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to resign following his arraignment by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false asset declaration. Wabba told newsmen in Abuja, Sunday, that …

Visiting Professor and Fellow of the Emerald Energy Institute (EEI), University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Paul Michael Wihbey’s recent prediction of the return of large volumes of Nigerian crude to the lucrative United States of America, US, market are turning to reality. Speaking to an audience of prominent oil and …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that there would be no further extensions to the ongoing Bank Verification Number (BVN) exercise which closing date has been fixed for October 31, 2015. This, according to the banking sector regulator means that bank customers without the BVN-linked accounts may risk …

Telecommunications operator, Etisalat is partnering with Virtual Retail outlet, Webmall, to host a conference on commerce dubbed ‘ConCon 2015’. The Connect Commerce conference, billed for September 29, 2015 at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, aims at equipping small and medium business enterprises with ground-breaking tools that can be utilized to …

Immediate past Governor of Abia State, now a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Theodore Orji, Ochendo Global, recently paid a courtesy call on his successor, Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu at the Government House, Umuahia. He was accompanied by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. …

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini switched his focus to conquering Europe, Sunday after his side’s Premier League ambitions took another dent at the weekend following a 1-4 defeat to Tottenham Hotspurs. City’s barnstorming start to the English soccer season, producing five straight wins, is in danger of becoming a fading …

A total of 13 African countries are set to vie for glory in the prestigious Grand Finale of the Miss Black Africa United Kingdom 2015. The pageant which holds Saturday, October 10, at the Newham Town Hall, East Ham London, features 20 girls drawn from across the continent who will vie for …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend assured Lagosians that he would fulfill the electoral promises he made to them, especially in the areas of infrastructural renewal. The Governor, who spoke at the 2015 Ojude Oba Epe Festival held at the Epe Recreation Ground, Epe, said the infrastructural …

President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his determination to fully sanitize Nigeria’s oil industry and make it totally free of corruption and shady deals. Speaking at a meeting with President Xi Jinping of China on the sidelines of the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations on Sunday in New York, …

Whatever Magic the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has put in place to ease the Traffic Gridlock in APAPA must be sustained. I spent less than 35 minutes from Shangisha to Lagoon Hospital, Apapa. I must also thank the Lagos Governor for saving the life of my bosom friend, who …

Students of three Nigerian universities have built cars they will race at the Shell Eco-marathon, Africa (SEMA) in South Africa from October 2 – 4, thanks to the sponsorship of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture. The students of University of Lagos, University of Benin …

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Pa Ayo Fasanmi on the happy occasion of his 90th birthday, on Sunday, September 27, 2015. In a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, President Buhari joined Pa Fasanmi’s family, friends and kinsmen in celebrating the elder …

Sokoto State Government has announced that nine of its pilgrims have so far been confirmed dead in the stampede that occurred on ‎Eid Day in Mina, Saudi Arabia. A statement by Malam Imam Imam, Spokesman to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, said that government officials, led by the state Amirul Hajj …