Features

Broadcast Academy: The kudos, the knocks

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2017 0

History of Broadcasting in Africa will remain incomplete without the mention of an institution which stood as a melting pot for capital development in the broadcast industry. The National Broadcast Academy which started as the training arm of the first indigenous and Federal owned broadcast

Education Nigeria

Author offers panacea to economic recession

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2017 0

Author of the Book, “Heavens Economy” (The Last Hope for Global Economic Reforms), Mr. Nelson Oruh, has proffered solution to global economic crises in his book which he recently launched at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Events & Exhibition Centre in Alausa. According to him, it is not by accident that the world […]

Health News

FG begins nation-wide measles vaccination campaign, targets 33 million children

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

The federal government on Monday expressed its readiness to commence the 2017/2018 National Measles Campaign in the country aimed at eradicating measles and other killer disease among the Nigerian children. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, who announced this in Abuja said the campaign will be flagged off on […]

Edo Times

Edo anti-CDA taskforce orders arrest of Odionwere of Ohonre community

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

Standing firm on its resolve to curtail illegal activities of Community Development Associations (CDAs), Edo State Government has ordered the arrest of the Odionwere of Ohonre, Mr. Victor Ugiagbe, over his refusal to honour invitations by the Taskforce on Private Property Protection. The Vice Chairman of the Taskforce on Private Property Protection, Chief Osaro Idah, […]

Agriculture

IFAD wants gender policies to boost women’s productivity in agric

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

Gender Officer at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Office in Jigawa, Hajiya Aina’u Ibrahim, has called for the introduction of more gender policies to boost the productivity of women in agriculture. Ibrahim made the call while speaking with journalists in Dutse on Wednesday. She noted that women constituted 70 per cent of the […]

News

North East Development Commission: Senate hails Buhari for speedy assent

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

The Senate has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his expedient assent to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill recently passed by the National Assembly. The commendation followed a motion moved by the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday during plenary on the assent of the NEDC Bill. The Senate described the commission as a […]

Anambra Times

IGR: Anambra hits N1.5b monthly revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

Managing Director, Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, Mr. Michael Okonkwo, says the monthly internally generated revenue of the state has increased from N500 million to N1.5 billion. Okonkwo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday that the Authority`s revenue profile also increased from N13 million to N20 million monthly. He said […]

Anambra Times

Anambra indigenes in Lagos pass vote of confidence on Obiano

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU), Lagos has passed vote of confidence on Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, for spreading his administrative policy across facet of humanity, especially the indigent in the state. The vote of confidence came during the 2017 Cultural Day Celebration, held at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State. The

News

NDDC to boost Digital Learning in Niger Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will boost digital learning by linking the entire Niger Delta region with fiber optics that will facilitate internet penetration and spread. The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, said this when members of the Governing Council and Management of the Cross River State […]

Features

UNICEF, EU and Anambra citizens celebrate RUWASA with pomp

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2017 0

The Awka auditorium of Dora Akuyili Women’s Development Centre came alive in the Anambra state capital on 18th October as over 3,000 children from primary schools across the state took the centre stage to commemorate the 2017 Global Hand Washing Day celebration. The pupils who were drawn from sixty 60 schools across the Local Government […]

Abuja Times

Demolition imminent as FCT minister orders return of Nyanya market

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

Occupants of the designated lands for Nyanya market at the suburb of FCT may soon face evacuation owing to a fresh order issued by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello. This however came as a result of the determination to restore sanity on the Nyanya – Karshi Road by the […]

Abuja Times

Court remands 2 over alleged armed robbery in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

An FCT High Court in Gudu, Abuja, on Monday, ordered that two men, John Tawo, 42, and Ishaku Adoja, 48, arraigned over alleged armed robbery be remanded in Kuje Prisons until November 7, 2017. Tawo and Adoja are facing two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery contrary to Section 1 and 6(b) of the […]

Labour

Labour, civil society advocate continuous agitation for change in governance

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

The organised labour and members of civil society groups, have advocated peaceful agitation, centered on change, peaceful revolutions and governance overhaul as key to the much-needed change Nigerians are yearning for. The groups, comprising human rights activists, community-based organisations, students, academics, doctors, internationalists and artisans, said that it is

Interviews

Too much politics without development ruining Nigeria’s economy -James

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2017 0

Bassey James, a renowned criminologist, security expert and cleric, is also the National President, Southern Youths Development Forum. James, a man passionate about Nigeria, Niger Delta region and empowering the youths for leadership is worried the way Nigerians are playing politics to the detriment of development of the economy. He believes that unless Nigerian leaders

Business News

Nigeria must mainstream food safety – Ogbe

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has charged farmers and agro-processors dealers to mainstream food safety in its agricultural production, as Nigerians deserve good, safe and quality agro outputs for consumption and to meet world standards and international best practices. He gave the charge in his key note address at the […]

Tech

Five ways to make your laptop battery last longer

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

We have all been in that position where our laptop battery starts to malfunction; that moment when a 10-hour battery life device depreciates to serving you for one hour or less. Insight from the Research and Development Unit of Yudala, Nigeria’s fastest growing composite e-commerce outfit, shows that while laptop batteries often depreciate with constant […]

Labour

SDG under threat as modern slavery, child labour thrive – ILO

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has raised the alarm over the actualisation of the Sustainable Development Goals, following an alarming figure of 40 million in modern slavery and 152 million children in child labour across the globe. New research developed by the ILO and the Walk Free Foundation, in partnership with the International Organisation for […]

Opinion

Need for agricultural practice in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

Agricultural development is considered to hold the key to economic development for most Sub-Saharan countries including Nigeria. In Nigeria,there are several sectors that contribute to the total output of the economy. Agriculture are grouped into four major sectors,namely agricultural, manufacturing, oil /petroleum and service.The agricultural sector is further grouped

News Nigeria

One dead in Owerri Market demolition

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2017 0

A market demolition exercise has gone tragically wrong in Owerri, the Imo state capital. For close to a year, the Imo state government has been trying to relocate the traders to the new Relief Market, or other locations at Egbeada. This morning, demolition teams moved into Ekeonuwa market, by Douglas Road, Owerri to begin demolishing […]

News

NDDC explores new funding arrangements, talks with Korean firm

Ihesiulo Grace 23 June 2017 0

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has declared its willingness to explore new funding avenues to boost the capacity of the interventionist agency to tackle the development challenges of the Niger Delta region. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr. Nsima Ekere, said this when a delegation from a South Korean firm paid him a […]