Deputy Governor, Mannir Yakubu Commiserates With Victims of Katsina Central Market Fire
Katsina State Deputy Governor Mannir Yakubu, has commiserated with victims of Katsina Central Market over the fire outbreak that damaged hundreds of shops and properties worth billions of naira. The Deputy Governor, who visited the scene of the incident yesterday,…
Fire Guts Katsina Central Market, Goods Destroyed
Fire on Monday consumed no fewer than 700 shops and stalls at the Katsina Central Market in Katsina State of Nigeria. According eyewitness accounts, the fire started about 7.30 a.m at the Sabo Ungwa area, where the affected part of…
Okowa Congratulates Tony Elumelu at 58
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday, congratulated Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu, on his 58 birth anniversary. Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, described…
Okowa Counsels FG on How to Spend Percentage of Fuel Subsidy Funds
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on the Federal Government to use 25 per cent of funds expended on fuel subsidy to provide health insurance for vulnerable Nigerians. Okowa made the call on Friday when he received the…
Nigerians Tired of Turnaround Maintenance on Refineries, Build New Ones – CNPP Tells FG
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has strongly condemned the approval of $1.5 billion for immediate rehabilitation of Port Harcourt refinery, insisting that “the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has not done any single thing differently than the…
#OmniaVitaminWater: Nigeria’s First Vitamin Water Omnia Enters Market
In line with its vision of inspiring a healthier and happier world, Prime Foods and Beverages Nigeria Ltd, an indigenous manufacturer of healthy drinks on Thursday launched its premium quality Omnia Vitamin table water brand. The product which is made…
Okowa Calls for Sustainable Development of Youths
Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for impactful reforms to make youths in Nigeria resourceful and competitive globally. Okowa made the call on Sunday at the Christ Flock World Convention 2021 of Flock of Christ Mission, Enerhen,…
President Buhari Commissions Completed NDDC Headquarters
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday morning commissioned the completed NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, after alleged corruption led to its abandonment for decades. Recall that until the completion of the project, the NDDC was paying 200 million naira…
Wema Bank Investigating Allegation of Verbal Abuse Against Staff
Wema Bank Plc – the inventor of Nigeria’s first fully digital bank, ALAT – has wadded into allegation of verbal abuse levelled against a staff of Wema Bank on social media. A statement signed by Head, Brand & Marketing Communication…
BREAKING: President Buhari Flags-off Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway Project with Groundbreaking Ceremony
President Muhammadu Buhari has performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway Project with new extensions and facilities, and construction of Bonny Deep-Sea Port and Railway Industrial park, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. When completed, the 1,443-kilometer Port…
PIB: South-South Governors Agree on Percentage for Host Community Trust Fund, Make Demand
…Want NDDC Funds Escrowed Till Buhari Reconstitutes Board Governors of the South-South States demanded an upward review of the provision of 2.5 percent as Host Community Trust Fund in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to 10 percent in the best…
