The Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) has launched an empowerment programme for unemployed women, youth and widows in Ekiti. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The President of DEPOWA, Mr Omobolanle Olonisakin, while inaugurating the empowermentContinue Reading

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General says the organisation is facing a severe paucity of funds, the worst in nearly 10 years. Guterres told Member States on Tuesday that the organisation “runs the risk of depleting its liquidity reserves by the end of the month and defaulting on payments toContinue Reading

A new drug that contains the herpes virus could be the key to treating advanced stage skin cancer, research has revealed. The drug is a genetically modified strain of the sexually transmitted infection and is injected directly into tumors. From there, the virus multiplies inside the cancerous cells and kills them,Continue Reading

Governor Udom Emmanuel has presented a budget proposal of N597 billion for the 2020 fiscal year to Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly with emphasis on education, industrialization and poverty reduction. The budget which is christened ‘Budget of Industrialisation for poverty alleviation phase 2’, is predicated on the policy thrustContinue Reading

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo has reiterated Federal Government’s committment to strengthen relationship between Nigeria and Poland in terms of trade, commerce and industrialisation. Adebayo said this in a statement signed by Mr Julius Jegede, the Special Assistant to the minister on Media in AbujaContinue Reading