The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ebonyi, Mr Philip Maku, has ordered full investigation into the fire outbreak that left no fewer than five persons dead on Jan. 1, in the state. Mrs Loveth Odah, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…
Adeola Akinremi Memoirs by political personalities are suspect. They hide the details and give readers the trifles. The over-concentration on trivialities and controversies they court often makes the time invested in reading them, a waste. But a candid reflection on fright and forwardness…
By Femi Adesina When the year 2020 popped out of the womb of time, nobody knew that it was going to be what Yoruba people call Ogbologbo. Rough and tough. Unpredictable. Hungry and angry, consuming anything and everything it could…
By Kayode Tokede Unity Bank Plc audited result and accounts for financial year ended December 31, 2019 showed impressive performance as the lender migrated from two years consecutive losses to positive performance. Despite the low yield environment, during the period,…
The Federal Government and the South-West Governors have been urged to urgently adopt irrigation farming to overcome the projected food shortage this year. The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, and two traditional worshippers in Oyo State, Dr Biodun Agboola…
Like many governments, the Nigerian government has identified industrialisation as the tool to generate tangible nonoil revenue, increase employment opportunities, and contribute maximally to GDP. As part of government’s efforts at engendering sustainable economic recovery, some fiscal and monetary policies…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is marking a new dawn in Africa’s drive towards economic integration as it took off Friday. President, ACCI, Alhaji Al-Mujtaba Abubakar who made…
Adewale Kupoluyi Many things are wrong with our dear country. The truth is that there is no nation under the sun that does not have its peculiar problems, which could be social, political, economic, or classified under other headings or…
…As Lagos Govt Holds Hybrid New Year Thanksgiving Service Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday assured residents of a quantum leap in provision of groundbreaking infrastructure in 2021, saying major projects designed to uplift the welfare and living…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Federal Government and cement manufacturers had agreed on a discount for the government’s Social Housing Scheme, being implemented under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). “They have agreed to give cement for this project…
