Month: August 2017

  • SACHOL, success story of privatisation – BPE

    SACHOL, success story of privatisation – BPE

    By Joseph INOKOTONG The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has described Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SACHOL) as one of the success stories of the privatisation programme, adding that the dynamics behind this success could be replicated in other enterprises. According to him, “essentially we want you…

  • Nigeria requires more foreign direct investments – Udoma

    By Joseph INOKOTONG The Federal Government will be willing to work with the British authorities to stimulate more direct private sector investments in Nigeria, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has said. The Minister told a delegation of British government officials led by the Secretary of State for International Development,…

  • Inflation drops to 16. 05%

    From Joseph INOKOTONG National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that inflation in July felled to 16.05 percent, compared to 16.10 percent recorded in June, 2017. The fall makes it the sixth consecutive decline in the rate of headline inflation, year on year, since January 2017. The report released yesterday in Abuja by the NBS…

  • 46 NDIC Staff Graduate From CIBN’s Chartered Banker MBA Programme

    By Joseph INOKOTONG Forty Six staff of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have graduated from the Chartered Banker/Master in Business Administration (CB/MBA) Programme at Bangor University, Scotland The graduates have also earned themselves triple qualifications of MBA, Bangor University; Associate, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Scotland the oldest professional banking institute in the world) and…

  • Senator Ali Wakili trains 100 youths on Welding, Computer operations

    Senator Ali Wakili trains 100 youths on Welding, Computer operations

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Chairman, Senate committee on Poverty Alleviation Senator Ali Wakili has promised not let his people down and pledged to be good representative of his Constituency,”my people mean a lot to me, and I would do everything possible to see that they are assists in all sphere human endeavours.” Speaking  yesterday…

  • Bauchi top medals table at U-17 North-East Youth Games

    Bauchi top medals table at U-17 North-East Youth Games

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Bauchi State emerged overall winner of the just concluded 2017 U-17 North-East Youth Games elimination held in Bauchi. According to results made available to the press after 3 days of the competition by the technical committee of the games, Bauchi State recorded five gold, one silver and two bronze medals to…

  • Bauchi governor advocates judicial activism in addressing executive legislature standoff

    Bauchi governor advocates judicial activism in addressing executive legislature standoff

    By Sule ALIYU, Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has called for the adoption of judicial activism in resolving issues of misunderstanding of the powers conferred on the executive and legislature by the constitution. According to a press release signed by the Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Abubakar Al-Sadique, Governor Abubakar a copy of which…

  • N-Power: Bauchi beneficiaries receive August stipend

    N-Power: Bauchi beneficiaries receive August stipend

    By Sule ALIYU,  Bauchi Four thousand and eight hundred Bauchi State N-Power youth volunteers have each received the N30,000 stipend for the month of August, 2017. A statement from the Bauchi State Social Investment Programmes Office (BSSIPO) a copy of which was made available to national trail in Bauchi disclosed that the stipends were disbursed…

  • Proliferation of Hotels Aiding Crime In Kwara – KWHA

    Proliferation of Hotels Aiding Crime In Kwara – KWHA

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State House of Assembly and Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressives Union (IEDPU) have raised the alarm over the proliferation of hotels and guest houses in the state. The legislature and the socio- cultural group were unanimous in their views that proliferation of hotels, especially in Ilorin, the state capital was…

  • IF-K: Governor Ahmed Approves Release of N937m To Contractors

    IF-K: Governor Ahmed Approves Release of N937m To Contractors

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the release of N937, 572, 974.09 to contractors handling various infrastructural projects across the State. The amount represents the third quarter payment under the Kwara Infrastructure Development (IF-K) payment grid for completed, ongoing and new projects. News of the approval was contained…