By Isaac Olamikan Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, swore in nine new Permanent Secretaries with a charge to act responsibly in the discharge of their duties. Obaseki, during the swearing-in at the Government House, Benin City, called…
By Bassey Williams, Yenagoa The Vice-President, Yemi Osibajo has been conferred with a chieftaincy title of the Ebikakubowei 1 of Bayelsa, meaning one who seeks good or progress. The chieftaincy title was conferred on the Vice-President during the flag-off of the…
By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba In view of the incessant communal clashes, sometimes over trivial matters, communities have been advised to place high premium on education and dialogue and also ensure it takes eminence in their relationships and dealings with their…
…Urges detractors not to distract him By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The newly appointed Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko has been tipped to reposition NPA, with a view to taking it to a…
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has distributed post-harvest storage facilities to farmers’ groups in Ebonyi as part of its effort to reduce post-harvest losses. The institute made the distribution on Wednesday at ADP office, KM 8 Abakaliki–Ogoja Expressway,…
By Olaseinde Gbenga, Abuja Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has blamed stakeholders in the maritime sector for the country’s inability to own a national shipping line. Amaechi said unless Nigerians provide 60 percent of the investment as…
By Bassey Williams, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has announced the deposition of the Paramount ruler of Otuokpoti community in Ogbia Local Government Area , Chief A.C.T.Wongo over his involvement in the kidnapping of the commissioner for…
By Isaac Olamikan Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed plans to supply 24-hour electricity to the Benin Airport and the Nigerian Air Force Base in the Benin metropolis from the government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, Ossiomo Power.…
…Fingers security agencies for complicity Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt To check the environmental menace occasioned by soot emissions in parts of Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike has directed the chairmen of councils, particularly Port Harcourt Local Governnment to go after…
The Edo State government has said that it has no plan to retrench workers in the coming year. Rather, the government said it has concluded plans to further employ more hands. The State Head of Service (HOS), Barr. Anthony Okungbowa,…
