Jos Main Market: Resuscitating a city’s commercial hub

June 6, 2019

By Hope Ikwe, in Jos.   RECENTLY, THE PLATEAU STATE government demolished the ultra-modern Jos Main Market that was burnt down by unknown persons in 2002 in a bid to reconstruct it. The original construction of the edifice, which housed about 3000 shops, a bank, a court house, a police station, motor parks and a post […]

Okorocha owed Imo pensioners N57bn – Ihedioha

Ben EguzozieJune 6, 2019

…disarticulated a thriving economy   ROCHAS OKOROCHA, IMMEDIATE past governor of Imo State, owed Imo pensioners for 77 months amounting to N57 billion, newly sworn-in governor, Emeka Ihedioha said in Owerri the state capital. Recall that several thousands of aged pensioners protested at different occasions in the state capital Owerri, demanding the payment of their […]

Govt introduces general sales tax in Imo

June 6, 2019

By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri   TO INCREASE ITS MONTHLY internally generated revenue (IGR), to help it meet up with its obligations, Imo State government has introduced a general sales tax. The general sales tax, also known as purchase tax or consumer’s tax, which has automatically and tactically imposed a five percent tax on some […]

17 years after, Ayade finally goes at FG for Bakassi +76 oil wells

Ben EguzozieJune 6, 2019

GOVERNOR BEN AYADE OF CROSS River State, going into his second term of office, is demanding from the Federal Government, a compensation to the state for all the oilfields in the Bakassi Peninsula and other 76 oil wells appropriated from the state, due to the 2002 International Court of Justice (ICJ) and 2012 Nigerian Supreme […]

Lawmaker empowers 133 constituents in vocational skills in Rivers

Ben EguzozieJune 5, 2019

A federal lawmaker in Rivers State, Amaopusenibo Randolph Iwo Oruene Brown, representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, has advised his constituents to develop the spirit of enterprise and entrepreneurship.   To him, the young graduates should stop seeking white-collar jobs if they hope to better themselves and contribute to stimulating the local […]

ITF trains 300 Imo youths in various trades

May 30, 2019

By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri   IN ITS CONTINUED EFFORT to create job opportunities in the country which may help to breed a new generation of entrepreneurs with the resultant effect of curbing some social vices caused by unemployment, the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has trained 300 Imo youths in various trades. The trades include welding, […]

Vintage Group chairman, Elechi, talks up table water arm

May 30, 2019

By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri   MIKE ELECHI, THE CHAIRMAN of Rivers State based Vintage Group of Companies, has said the table water produced by his company, the Vintage Premium undergoes a series of treatments applied to make it healthy for human consumption, as well as that it passes through highly technical quality control measures. He […]

Governor Ayade targets N9.6trn Cross River economy by 2023

Ben EguzozieMay 30, 2019

Launches 30-year growth, development roadmap   THE GOVERNOR OF NIGERIA’S Southern sub-regional Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has mapped out plans to grow the state’s economy to N9.6 trillion from its current N2.7 trillion by 2023, it emerged on Thursday. The targeted plan is contained in a 30-year growth and development strategy (GDS) roadmap for […]