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New York, Sept. 20, 2020 The Federal Government’s focus on railway and seaport development is a necessity to drive the nation’s economy, according to the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi stated this at the virtual 15th Annual Kaleidoscope Global Business Conference and Awards hosted by the Consulate General …

The life and times of a great educationist, church and community leader, Chief Sir Dr. Ignatius Chukwunenye Njoku, will be celebrated in the United States of America today, September 18, 2020 at 7.30 PM EDT. The Vigil Mass in honor of Sir Njoku, a Knight of St John International, from …

In the past one week, those who think they own Nigeria, and their cohorts, have been making magisterial pronouncements on the state of the nation. What they couldn’t get through the ballot box in 2019, they are attempting to achieve through misinformation, disinformation, malevolence, false narrative, and outright malediction. Former …

I am notoriously no fan of Olusegun Obasanjo, General, twice former president and co-architect with other past leaders of the crumbling edifice that is still generously called Nigeria. I have no reasons to change my stance on his record. Nonetheless, I embrace the responsibility of calling attention to any accurate …

… Okays annual course for 200 more … To increase doctors, nurses quarters Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the engagement of 84 medical doctors, 365 nurses and midwives, 45 pharmacists and 100 health technicians and other supportive staff, making 594 personnel being added to Borno’s healthcare sector. Zulum announced …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 362 1058 The much talked-about Edo State governorship election comes up next Saturday, 19th September, 2020. The run down to the election has exposed the underbelly of the country’s politics, such that it not only leaves much to be desired but also leaves a sour taste in the …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to support ongoing initiatives by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to provide alternative energy source to Nigerians through aggressive activation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refill stations for motorists across the country. Speaking on TVC Business Show, Business Nigeria Live, the Group …

Washington, Sept. 11, 2020 The U.S., on Friday remembered the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington with smaller events this year, as part of efforts to enforce social-distancing during the pandemic. U.S. President Donald Trump marked the 19th anniversary in …

Mr. Bill Gates, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ohanire, on Thursday took turns to pour encomiums on Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, for aggressive development of Borno’s primary healthcare system despite facing security challenges. The comments came during mid-year review of Borno’s 2020 immunization and primary …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has celebrated one-time Minister of Petroleum Resources Pa Gilbert Chikelu, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. In a congratulatory message, Obi said he was delighted to celebrate the elder statesman who, he said, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm greetings to the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr Mike Okonkwo, on his 75th birthday. In his birthday message, by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), President Buhari acknowledged Bishop Okonkwo’s “commitment to serving God and humanity” and prayed …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has stated that increased access to education remains a critical key strategy that could be employed to reduce poverty in the country. Obi said that Nigeria would successfully move millions of people out …

By Deji Abdulwahab Abuja, Sept. 7, 2020 Fidelity Bank has announced N105.8 billion gross earnings in its audited results for the half-year ended June 30, in spite of the economic challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said it had sustained the …

Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Ziggy Azike, will be Guest of The Week on a Face Book Chat with Femi Bajomo on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 8.30 pm. Chief Azike is also a prominent politician, socialite and activist and there will be a repeat of the Chat that promises to be …

The Coal City University Enugu, CCU, holds two activities on Monday, September 7, and Thursday September 10, 2020 in her continued esteemed effort to internationalize, transform students learning experience and produce well-rounded, entrepreneurial, and globally employable graduates. According to a statement by Loretta J. Udeh (Mrs), Registrar of the University, …

By Francis Onyeukwu Ekwusigo, (Anambra), Sept. 5,2020 An NGO, Sir Emeka Offor Foundation has donated medical equipment, supplies and medicines valued at more than five million dollars (N1.908 billion) to 20 health institutions across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nine university teaching hospitals, six federal medical …

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Sept. 4, 2020 First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has graduated 12 candidates in its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP) to enhance their leadership and strategic business skills for sustainable growth in the banking sector. Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, in a …

The family of Pastor Tony Onyeukwu of Umuewere, Nguru, Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, on August 21, 2020 bid a final farewell to their wife, mother, grandmother, in-law, aunty, sister and friend, Mrs. Ngozi Onyeukwu. Born on September 6, 1965, Mrs. Onyeukwu transited on June 30, …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo The International Council for Science has selected a renowned Nigerian – American Environmental Scientist, Professor Hilary Inyang to chair a session on plans to build Science and Technological Platform for use in African Sustainable Development. The session, which was held through virtual conference recently with the …

ACCRA, Ghana, September 1, 2020/ Nestlé (www.Nestle.com) has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd, effective September 1, 2020. Mr. Alarcon has a robust and in-depth understanding of Central and West Africa. In 2014, he became Managing Director of Nestlé Côte d’Ivoire …

The Federal Medical Centres Yenagoa and Yola have underwritten the cost of surgical procedure to separate a set of Siamese twins born to an indigent couple in Nembe, Bayelsa. Dr Dennis Alagoa, Chief Medical Director of FMC Yenagoa said while receiving the babies on arrival at Bayelsa International Airport on …

The controversy over the revised (and perhaps questionable) 2020 version of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) has taken on a life of its own. “Comply or be doomed,” the leadership of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) was quoted as saying a few days ago. “Away with the amended …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated the Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Francis Cardinal Arinze, on his 55th Episcopal anniversary, saying that he was happy with the many …

By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Aug. 29, 2020 The Board of Polaris Bank Limited and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the Bank’s shareholder, have announced the appointment of Mr Innocent Ike, as the Acting Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank Limited, effective Sept. 1. Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Company Secretary, said …

She was caught between two divergent decision points. First was her instinct to enroll in the competition. The other was the realisation that she will face tough drilling from her parents, especially her father, and that she must convince him that it was not a scam. She braved the odds …