NCWD: Revolutionising the aviation sector The soon-to-be unveiled Cross River State-owned Cally Air would revolutionise the aviation sector in the country, immediate past Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Mary Ekpere-Eta, has predicted. “Cally Air, as promising as it is, stands to dictate the pace in the aviation sector. And for the … [Read more…]
Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Segun Awolowo, has expressed confidence that through a deliberate synergy between the public and private sector, Nigeria can and will build an army of non-oil exporters. Awolowo disclosed this recently when he hosted the Managing Director of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Uche Orji, … [Read more…]
He stated this in his remarks at the Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State during the conferment of an honorary degree on him by the university. Oke, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, said, “The challenge before this country is because of economy policies somersault and I want … [Read more…]
The Naira has failed to appreciate as the United States dollar sells above N500 with traders and experts calling on the federal government to take urgent actions in saving the economy from total collapse. As the prices of crude oil keep rising in the international market, there were expectations that the naira will … [Read more…]
Nigeria has been facing a lot of challenges for decades now and the root cause of her nightmare is not far-fetched; there is imbalance in the system. The failure to recognize the special ability God deposited in women has made it difficult for us to achieve the society of our dreams. In … [Read more…]
Armed with a trove of information after a forensic investigation, the Federal Government is set to go after backers of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday: “We can tell you that the forensic investigation carried out so far has revealed a … [Read more…]
The Department of State Services(DSS), has explained why it carried raided the home of Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan, Oyo State . The raid conducted by a team of joint security operatives in the early hours of Friday according to the DSS director of public relations Peter Afunaya, was based on intelligence that Igboho had … [Read more…]
There is tension in Enugu State as men of the Nigerian Army reportedly invaded two communities in the Nkanu East and Nkanu West local government areas of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the affected communities are Ekpoffo and Akpugo. Although the reason for the invasion could not be immediately ascertained, villagers who … [Read more…]
JPMorgan Chase’s analysts have said that bitcoin price will decline to the $25,000 level before longer momentum will signal capitulation. They expect the cryptocurrency market to soon begin the process of healing, but expect further sell-offs before capitulation. Bitcoin price stood at $36,343.15 at 3:43 pm on Tuesday, according to CoinMarket. … [Read more…]
The prevalence of self-medication from several Nigerian studies ranges between 60-90%. There is a high incidence of self-medication with ‘over the counter’ (OTC) and prescription medicines ranging from 15.0 to 81.5% in different localities. Nigeria is among the developing countries of the world, where drugs are freely displayed for sale in … [Read more…]
Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, has, again, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately send a bill on restructuring to the National Assembly to prevent ongoing agitations that could result in civil war and break up of the country. It also demanded the restructuring should be completed before the conduct of the 2023 general election. … [Read more…]
