News

Kim Jong-un appears in public – state media

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It adds that people at the factory “broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah”

Energy

Buhari orders reinstatement of power firm’s boss

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

…as senate probes non-compliance The Senate has mandated its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate failure by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company to reinstate Mrs. Maryam Danna Mohammed, as the General Manager (Audit and Compliance) of the company, inspite of a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari. The probe followed a petition […]

Business

SON: Reps may sanction agency over seizure of certified products

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition has frowned at the failure of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to appear before its members over the seizure of manufacturing machines and finished products belonging to D and K Golden City Investments Limited in Anambra State. The company, in its petition to the House, accused […]

Health News

Five states,TCI unite to address reproductive health needs of urban poor

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

The Challenge Initiative (TCI), implemented globally by the Gates Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Nigeria by the Johns Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programs (JHUCCP) signs a Letter of Commitment with Ogun, Kano, Delta, Bauchi and Niger state governments to implement The Challenge Fund Catalytic Grant after a […]

Society

Superintendent of Police, Dolapo Badmos’s Social Lifestyle

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2017 0

Superintendent of Police (SP), Ifedolapo Opeyemi Badmos is the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Zone 2 with headquarters in Lagos. Having served in various capacities in the force and as Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Isokoko, Agege, she was later appointed as Lagos State PPRO for a couple of months before being elevated to Zone 2 […]

News

Lagos owes its successes to civil servants –Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

Commendations have come the way of the Lagos State Public Service for contributing immensely to the achievements recorded by the government of the day in the state. The state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday lauded the role of the civil servants in his administration in the last two and a half years in office, saying […]

Technology

Obasanjo allays fear over robots’ takeover of jobs

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has allayed the fear of Nigerians who have envisioned that robots may soon take over their jobs, given the technological breakthrough in some countries, where robots now perform certain jobs. Obasanjo allayed this fear in his opening remark at the recent robotics workshop jointly organised by the Public Affairs […]

News

Sokoto, German firm partner on solar power project

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

The Sokoto state government said it is connecting a number of rural households with solar power to deepen energy usage and enhance rural electrification in the state. Already, a pilot scheme has started in Kurdula, a rural settlement of Balle town in Gudu local government area of the state. Speaking to reporters in Sokoto on […]

Brands and Marketing

CSR: The role of good governance, policy reform, sustainable development

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) does not benefit the company’s relationship with its employees and consumers alone, but it is also an important element in corporate strategy. However, CSR theory has ignored the implications of differences in government. Most studies on CSR in Nigeria is typically characterized as being individualistic. The governing philosophy

Politics

MainaGate: CACOL demands thorough investigation, punishment for those found wanting

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has challenged the Federal Government to ensure a thorough and holistic investigation into the facts surrounding the sudden re-emergence of former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, accused of complicity in a multi-billion pension naira scam and give due

Technology

NCC seeks public comments on spectrum trading draft guidelines

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is seeking public comments on the draft guidelines on Spectrum Trading in the country. This, NCC said is in exercise of its functions under the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 and that the draft could be accessed on its website for stakeholders’ comments. “In accordance with Section 57 of the Nigeria […]

News

CSR: Public policy, firms and development

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

Over the years, governments across the world have become increasingly proactive in promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR). They do this, especially through public policies. This is, especially so because, recently, companies have seen increased government’s involvement in the business sector-partially, due to the global financial crisis-and this trend is expected