InfoWARE Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with GTI to deliver top of the line Trade Simulation Solution to run on the prestigious GTI Trading Floor for training purposes. InfoWARE is Nigeria’s foremost Independent Software Vendor (ISV). It is also one of the leaders in delivering Enterprise Resource …
Read More »Monthly Archives: September 2016
Law to compel President to present budget 3 months before end of preceding financial year needed; So that budget can be operational by January 1- Gov. Tambuwal
Opening remarks of Chairman of event, Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on the occasion of a Conversation on Reforming the Budgetary Process in Nigeria, held at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja on Monday 26th September, 2016. PROTOCOL I feel highly honoured to be here, and I must commend …
Read More »Lagos deserves world class sea ports – Ambode …Declares readiness to partner investors
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said the State has all it takes to have as many world class Deep Sea Ports as possible, expressing the readiness of his administration to partner with investors to develop the maritime sector. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja, …
Read More »Governor Ugwuanyi donates school desks and chairs …says the era of contract manipulation is gone
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Monday donated 12, 480 writing desks and chairs for primary school pupils in the state and 868 tables and chairs for teachers to improve the standard of learning. Donating the furniture to the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), Gov. Ugwuanyi who was …
Read More »NIMASA DG canvasses preparedness against oil spill
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has described preparedness and core training as the panacea for handling oil spills in the maritime environment. The Director General said this while addressing participants at the eight day training programme on “Oil Spill Response …
Read More »Buhari appoints 13 Chief Executive Officers for Agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for 13 Federal Government agencies. In a statement by the Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi, those appointed include Mr. Joseph Ari as Director-General of Industrial Training Fund (ITF); …
Read More »Nestlé acclaimed as world’s most diverse food company; Aims at gender balance by 2018
Nestlé has been recognised as the leading food and beverage company in the Thomson Reuters Diversity and Inclusion Index (D&I), for its efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The index ranked Nestlé 15th overall out of more than 4,000 publically traded companies worldwide. Companies were assessed in four …
Read More »We’ll get out of our problems, President Buhari assures African Development Bank; Promises to keep faith with ECOWAS Bank
Nigeria has the people and the resources to surmount her economic problems, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured. Receiving President of the African Development Bank (ADB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, at State House, Abuja, on Monday, President Buhari, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), said: …
Read More »Budgetary Process: Udoma calls for strong collaboration between Executive and the Legislature
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has said that success in producing a good 2017 Budget will require strong collaboration between the Executive and the National Assembly. Senator Udoma who was speaking in Abuja on Monday at The Gallery Colloquium organized by Orderpaper.com on ‘Budget …
Read More »Bayelsa comes of age, by Daniel Iworiso-Markson
– Twenty years old today and Bayelsa can now be said to be living the dream of its founding fathers. It has discovered a sense of self and after years of relative obscurity it can be said to occupy the centre stage in the politics and development of the Niger …
Read More »Why we founded first privately-owned Special Children’s School in Lagos – ED, MD School
The Executive Director of MD Nursery and Primary School, Lagos State, Omolara Adedugbe, on Monday said the school, which started as a school for students with special needs, was founded in the bid to prove that challenged children could also live normal lives. Adedugbe, who founded the school along with …
Read More »11 posers for Osinbajo By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “…It is important for us to understand the nature of this recession in which we have found ourselves…If we did not have the vandalism in the Niger Delta as we are currently suffering, we will not have this recession today” – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. As …
Read More »Osagie Ize-Iyamu: I will make a better governor for Edo state
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State coming up on September 28, 2016. In this interview, with AGENE GODWIN, he says categorically, that he is optimistic of victory, just as he faults the impression in certain …
Read More »Gov. Emmanuel’s Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh, ties Nuptial Knot in Style
Dennis Udoma, Uyo Saturday, September 17, 2016, would remain a memorable day as on that day, the Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant on Media to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Ekerete Udoh alias Udo Mbakara, took his heart throb, Ms Inyene Allen Awakessien in marriage. …
Read More »Troops repel Logomani attack, kill 22 terrorists, lose 4 soldiers
At about 1.00am Sunday September 25, 2016, some suspected remnants of Boko Haram fighters attacked Nigerian troops location at Logomani along Dikwa-Gambarou road, Borno State, in a 3 waves attack using 36 Hand Grenades and Rocket Propelled Launchers. The Nigerian troops, according to Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army …
Read More »We’re implementing infrastructure roadmaps to grow economy out of recession – Fashola
· Says steps are meant to correct the mistakes of yesterday and move the country from economic stagnation · If we want to make our economy work we must build roads that evacuate our ports and drive our energy for now, he says · Implementing reforms requires interfering with the …
Read More »FG, States, others meet on economy as NACOFED opens in Ogun Tuesday
The National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) 2016 conference, which opens in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday, will examine options available to government to improve its revenue streams especially in a period of low earnings from crude oil. The conference, which is being hosted by the Minister of …
Read More »Ambode receives Best Performing Nigerian Governor Award in New York …Vows to retain Lagos as investors haven
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend said the State was gradually emerging as the choice destination for investors, assuring that his administration would continue to work round the clock not only to become a shining example for Africans in Diaspora but retain the State as investors haven. …
Read More »Councils should be catalysts for rural development, says Ugwuanyi
The Governor of Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has said that local government councils should strive to be catalysts for development in rural areas in order to bring government closer to the grassroots. Governor Ugwuanyi was speaking during a thank-you-visit by the people of Ezeagu Local Government Council to his …
Read More »Esele predicts victory for APC
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Former national president, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Peter Esele has said he is confident that the September 28,2016 Governorship poll in Edo state will be rancour free just as he predicted victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Esele, who was among the aspirants that lost …
Read More »Akwa Ibom Royal Father, Council boss eulogize Uyio Ikpa-Ikono Welfare Union, task on youth enlightenment as panacea for peace and development
Dennis Udoma, Uyo The Paramount Ruler of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, HRM (Obong) Akpan Akpan Ekpene has commended Uyio Ikpa-Ikono Welfare Union, a socio-cultural association in the area for its role as vanguard of development. Ekpene, who made the remarks at the weekend when officials of the group paid …
Read More »President Buhari returns to Nigeria from trip to the USA
Edo election: Save democracy, conduct credible election, Secondus charges INEC ……warns that bad elections in the past led to the collapse of democracy.
Immediate past Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Prince Uche Secondus has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to do everything to ensure it conducts free, fair and credible election in the September 28, 2016 Edo state gubernatorial election. Prince Secondus said that the Edo state …
Read More »Edo decides : Chief Oyegun drums support for Obaseki, APC
AGENE GODWIN, Benin As the campaigns for the 2016 governorship elections in Edo state draws to a close, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun Sunday called for full support for the party at the polls. Chief Oyegun said the appeal has become imperative now that …
Read More »‘London is red!’ – Ozil celebrates Chelsea win with selfie
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil celebrated Saturday’s London derby win over Chelsea by posing for a selfie with his team-mates not long after full-time. The German playmaker scored his side’s third goal in the 3-0 win over Antonio Conte’s men, smashing a volley into the ground that looped over Thibaut Courtois …
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