2015: Group wants PDP to support women guber ambition
YENAGOA – Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the People’s Democratic Initiative (PDI) has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to support women aspiring for […]
Day: August 24, 2014
Rotary donates clutches, offer medical tests to Gwarinpa indigents
ABUJA – The Rotary Club of Gwarinpa in Abuja on Sunday donated free clutches, wheel chairs, bathing kits and mosquito nets to indigents living in […]
Pilgrimage: FG, Israeli govt assures of safety, security
ABUJA – The Federal Government and its Israeli counterpart on Sunday assured this year’s intending `family pilgrims’ to Israel of their safety and welfare.The assurances […]
Association wants Akunyili immortalised
ABUJA – The Nigerian Association of Patent and Propriety Medicine Dealers Association (NAPPMED) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to immortalise Prof. Dora Akunyili, former […]
Commission celebrates 22 years, promises better service delivery
ABUJA – Mr Emeka Mba, the Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said that the commission would continue to deliver on its mandate to take […]
APC hails Yobe legislators for dismissing impeachment rumours
DAMATURU – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe on Sunday said that the dismissal of alleged impeachment plot against Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam by the […]
Community seeks govt intervention to check disruption in oil production
YENAGOA – Communities hosting operations of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Biseni, Bayelsa State, have appealed to the State Government to ask the company […]
Impeachment dismissal diffuses tension in Yobe – APC
DAMATURU – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe on Sunday said that the dismissal of alleged impeachment plot against Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam by the […]
Delta farmers appeal for rehabilitation of abandoned cassava mills
ASABA – Cassava growers in Delta have appealed to the State Government to rehabilitate the three abandoned cassava mills established by Gov. James Ibori.The state […]
Congress: PDP gets new officials in Kano
KANO – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has elected Alhaji Rabi’u Dansharu as its new chairman.The state congress, which started on Saturday […]
Ebola: Rotary organises sensitisation, antenatal clinic for Gwarimpa women
ABUJA – The Rotary Club of Gwarimpa, Abuja, on Sunday organised a sensitization workshop on Ebiola Virus Disease and free antenatal clinic for pregnant women […]
1.8m signatures from South-West endorse Jonathan for second term
IBADAN – No fewer than 1.8 million signatures from South-West endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the second term in Ibadan on Saturday.Prominent politicians and their […]
Ebola: Nigerians commend FG’s quick response
ABUJA – An Educationalist, Mr Iyola Fadiya, on Saturday commended the Federal Government’s quick response to combat Ebola virus disease outbreak in the country.Fadiya told […]
Tech chief during Healthcare.gov rollout leaves White House
WASHINGTON D.C./SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. chief technology officer at the time of the troubled rollout of Healthcare.gov is stepping down and moving into a […]
Exclusive: Phone registry company Neustar weighs sale
NEW YORK – Neustar Inc, a company which helps North American telecommunication carriers route calls and text messages, is considering a potential sale amid interest […]
Google wins victory in row with German publishers
FRANKFURT – A German regulator handed Google Inc a victory on Friday as it said it would not pursue a complaint brought against the internet […]
NMA suspends strike, resume work Monday
ABUJA – The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its 55 days strike to resume work on Monday.Briefing newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, the NMA […]
Computers reshaping global job market, for better and worse
Automation and increasingly sophisticated computers have boosted demand for both highly educated and low-skilled workers around the globe, while eroding demand for middle-skilled jobs, according […]
China regulators says Qualcomm seeks to end anti-trust probe
BEIJING – U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is seeking to end an investigation by China’s pricing regulator into monopoly practices, the company said on […]
GM opens IT center in Phoenix, Arizona
General Motors Co said it opened a fourth IT center in the United States in Phoenix, Arizona as it aims to improve performance and cut […]