Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, has been hospitalised in Abuja after allegedly suffering acute poisoning from unknown origins. “Her family members fear time was running against their efforts to save her life,” according to Peoples Gazette, which broke the news this Friday morning, September 29, 2023. “Lola Ade-John,Continue Reading
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) says it is ready to shut down all oil field locations in the country if the ongoing discussions with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) do not yield positive results. The President of TUC, Comrade Festus Usifo,Continue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Enugu: The Director-General, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed, has urged the corps members’ employers to pay particular attention to Security of corps members posted to their organisations. Ahmed, represented by Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, NYSC acting Zonal Coordinator, South East gave the advice duringContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Owerri: The Governors of the South-East on Thursday converged on Owerri for a two-day summit to X-ray and recommend enduring solutions to the existential challenges of insecurity and economic disruptions facing the zone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five governors took turns toContinue Reading
Owerri: Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has challenged the South East to maximise their economy of scale and also pool resources to build critical regional infrastructure like railway and roads to create a common market and boost socio-economic prosperity in the region. Mbah canvassed a multi-dimensional approachContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) not to abandon dialogue in their quest for better welfare for its members. The Council also appealed to the unions to suspend its planned nationwide indefinite strike schedule toContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Acting Comptroller-General (CG), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, says the service has exceeded the revenue target for the months of July and August. Adeniyi, who spoke while presenting the scorecard for his 100 days in office on Thursday in Abuja, said that the NCSContinue Reading
Enugu: The Rector of Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Prof. Austin Nweze, has tasked Federal and state governments on free data to help students drive digital explorative learning and digital-entrepreneurship. Austin made the call on Thursday while delivering a paper titled: “Digital Economy and Sustainable Development: ChallengesContinue Reading
Governors and stakeholders of South East Nigeria have met in Owerri where they resolved to put up plans and policies to drive the region forward. They made the resolution at a South East Summit on Economy and Security convoked by the South East Governors’ Forum and Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide.Continue Reading
