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Awka-Anambra State joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2020 World Peace Day in Awka. The theme of celebration was: “Shaping Peace Together’’. The event was organised in conjunction with the South-East Zonal Institution for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was declared open by Gov Willie Obiano, who was […]

The Edo State Governor and Governor-elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha on his 58th birthday. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Obaseki said: “I congratulate you on this auspicious occasion and I join your teeming well wishers in felicitation and prayers, […]

This year was supposed to bring great things for Guyana.   ExxonMobil discovered massive oil deposits off the South American country’s Caribbean coast in 2015, and Guyana sold its first cargo of crude oil this February. As production ramps up, its first stage offshore wells were projected to produce 750,000 barrels a day by 2025, […]

ABUJA – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has frowned at the inability of some companies and service providers to resolve consumers’ complaints and provide feedback mechanism for their products.   Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Director-General of the commission, said this at a National Virtual Policy Dialogue organised by the Nigerian Global Affairs […]

Akpo (Aguata LGA)-Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala has called on Ndi Anambra not to take the gradual reopening of the economy for granted because the Coronavirus pandemic is still active. Dr Okpala made the call while speaking at the Akpo New Yam Festival Celebration at the Central School Field on Sept 19. The commissioner […]

A former governor of Lagos State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has released N8 billion to reclaim Edo State from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in next Saturday’s gubernatorial poll in the state, sources familiar with the transaction said.   Described as Tinubu’s last-minute attempt to ‘buy Edo State’ […]

Awka-Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Mr Uche Okafor, has lauded Miss Nancy Chidebe, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of a shoe manufacturing company for creating job opportunities for fellow youths. Mr Okafor made the commendation when he received Miss Chidebe and her team in his office at the Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Awka. The commissioner praised the […]

Competition laws protect consumers and create confidence in an economy. It’s a signal to investors and entrepreneurs that a market is fair and open. And the reward for countries that regulate competition is that on average they produce more value per capita than others.   In Nigeria the competition law regime has been inadequate compared […]

BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has chided candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu over the latter’s speculative answer to the governor’s question during the CHANNELS Television Edo State Governorship Debate held on Sunday night.   During the question and answer […]

Awka-Anambra State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development Partners, Mr Mark Okoye says the presence of donor partners activities in the state has made significant contributions toward the development of Anambra. Mr Okoye said this during a virtual session of the “2019 End of the Year Inter-Agency and Coordination Review meeting’’, to review the […]