The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr.(Dr.) David Umahi, has announced his administration’s intention to dualise the Abakaliki-Afikpo federal highway and complete a section of the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway in order to attract trade and investment to the state. He also said that bridges would be constructed across Ndibe Beach in Afikpo …

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone C Owerri has intercepted trucks loaded with smuggled foreign rice, adulterated petroleum products, cannabis among other prohibited items. Confirming the development at a media briefing, the Customs Area Controller, Mohammed Uba Garba said a trailer truck with registration number GBB 85 XA …

This piece was motivated by the apparently growing disillusionment with the Buhari government, especially on his handling of the economy. Many people, including some of the passionate Buharists, seem to have given up hope that the President would be the expected political messiah who would lead the country to the …

Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has inaugurated the Ebonyi State University new governing council recently appointed to pilot the affairs of the institution. He charged the council members during their inauguration in Abakaliki on Tuesday to improve the quality of education in the ivory tower by engaging …

• ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The theater Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Lucky Irabor has said that his troops in the last one week, have rescued 605 people from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents from Sambiza forest and other parts of the theater through Operation Rescue Finale. Briefing newsmen …

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is set to marry childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo in 2017, according to reports in his native Argentina. The couple have been an item since they were teenagers, and grew up together in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe province before Messi left for Catalunya at the …

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the release of N892, 482, 648.38 to the state-owned tertiary institutions to clear the backlog of salary arrears owed their staff. This follows the release of N1billion by the State government to the sixteen local government councils in the State to augment …

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it has concluded arrangement to commence the prosecution of suspects linked to the collapse of a five-story building on Tuesday March 8, 2016 in Lekki, Lagos which led to the death of 30 persons. The State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state has donated 85 motorcycles to neighbourhood watch groups in the 17 local government areas of the state to help them beef up security in their respective areas. The governor had recently during a stakeholders’ meeting at Nsukka announced that his administration would donate five …

Access Bank has won the World Finance Award for the ‘Best Sustainable Bank of the Year 2016’. The award was received by the Bank at the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom. The award focuses on the role of commercial and investment banks in sustainable development examining recent trends …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday called on the executive arm of government to work to ensure that the 2017 budget truly eases the burden of Nigerians. Saraki in his welcome address during the formal presentation of the 2017 Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the National …

The American University of Nigeria will hold scholarships examination nationwide for newly accepted students on Saturday, December 17, 2016. The scholarships are for new students joining the university for the 2016/2017 academic session to start classes on January 18, 2017 this Spring semester. A total of 49 scholarships will be …

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, will on Monday give a breakdown of the highlights of the 2017 Budget estimates presented on Wednesday to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. Those expected at the briefing, which will be held at the Banquet Hall of …

The Cross River State Government is subsidising prices of foodstuffs such as rice, tin tomatoes, groundnut oil and sweet corn by as much as 40 percent to enable the residents of the state celebrate the coming Christmas with joy. The subsidy on the foodstuffs, which is already drawing traffic from …

SPEECH OF H.E. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE 2017 BUDGET OF RECOVERY AND GROWTH AT JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 14TH DECEMBER 2016 Protocols 1. It is my pleasure to present the 2017 Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Assembly: the Budget of Recovery and Growth. 2. We propose …

Heritage Bank Limited is leveraging on providing excellent services to its customers. It prioritises entrepreneurship, easy access to credit and support for non-oil export and innovative banking. Its N3 billion Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme (YEDP), which it executes with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), points to its commitment to …

Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work at the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park . Speaking when he inspected ongoing work at the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park on Tuesday , Governor Wike noted that the project when completed would be the first of …

Senator-elect for Rivers South East Senatorial District, Magnus Ngei Abe, has said that he cannot afford to fail the people of Rivers South East Senatorial District. Speaking at a church service held at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, Bera in Gokana Local Government Area, Abe said he was determined more than …

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), last Tuesday,completed one of its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, the University Support Programme (USP), with the commissioning of the sixth $2 million engineering laboratory at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). The company has spent $12 million since 2014 on constructing, renovating and equipping six world …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the State Government would continue to take the front seat in ensuring that security agencies in the State especially the Police are well equipped to continue to safeguard the lives and property of Lagosians. The Governor, who spoke at the 10th …

The Defence Headquarters has alerted members of the public of another antic being employed by the escaping Boko Haram terrorists that were smoked out of Sambisa forest by the combined efforts of the Nigerian Armed Forces. A statement by Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Acting Director Defence Information, said that available …

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi and his South African counterpart, Mr Mosebenzi Zwane (MP), on Tuesday endorsed a two-year work plan for the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier reached between the two countries in the areas of mining, mineral processing and metallurgy. …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has pledged support for the Presidential Amnesty Programme in ensuring proper rehabilitation and reintegration of the ex-agitators in the Niger Delta Region towards achieving a safe and secured maritime industry and the economy as a whole. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s work towards the provision of affordable and qualitative education has been described as a remarkable gesture worthy of emulation by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) Enugu State office. A member of the donor agency, Mr. Kayode Sani, who spoke at the DFID’s Education Sector …

As President Muhammadu Buhari presents the 2017 Budget to the Joint Session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, the Senate has said that it would not be a rubber stamp in consideration of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) which is due to be discussed on Thursday. The position of …