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Delta State Government is set to begin the 2016 Cycle of its Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) and the Graduate Employment Enhancement Programme (GEEP). This was disclosed by Prof. Eric Eboh, Chief Job Creation Officer, Delta State during a workshop organised to interact with …

The immediate past Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for declaring him wanted over an alleged N76bn fraud. The ex-Governor, in a letter addressed to the acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Thursday, said he had honoured …

Gov. Ahmed The Kwara State Government has signed an agreement with Chinese investors for the establishment of Kwara Chetex Park in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State. The State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, disclosed this in Share, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State, during the …

On the second day of Sallah holiday, former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, was in Minna, the Niger State capital, during which he met separately with former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamsi Babangida (rtd) and former military Head of State General, Abdulsalami Abubakar(rtd). Jonathan was reported to have come to the …

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday declared that she would not be available to serve the present administration if overtures were made to her by President Muhammadu Buhari. Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke while featuring in an Aljazeera programme: The Stream, disclosed that there could be …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that 16 years of the PDP government brought no savings, no infrastructure, no power, no rail, no road and no security for the country. ‘‘I want Nigerians to realise that what this government inherited after 16 years of the PDP government was no savings, no …

Knights of the Order of Saint Mulumba in collaboration with the Family and Human Life Unit, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos have concluded all arrangements to hold a reparation vigil on abortion. Metropolitan Grand Knight, Lagos Metropolitan Council of the Order, Dr. Charles Mbelede addressing a press conference in Lagos said …

Nigeria spends about $22bn a year on importation of food into the country, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has revealed. Read also: (There may be no food next year – Gov. Ortom) Lokpobiri hinted this on Saturday at a town hall meeting in …

The Federal Government has approved plans for long-term loans from the World Bank, China and Japan with interest rates of 1.25 per cent and maturity of 20 years. According to reports, the loans would be received from institutions such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, …

Dr. Stanley A. Okoro is a doubled Board certified plastic surgeon based in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America, USA, and a medical doctor of international repute. A native of Orlu, Imo State, he was adjudged the best cosmetic plastic surgeon in the State of Georgia in 2014, beating …