Last month, World Bank’s managing director David Malpass expressed concern about the amount of debt some of Africa’s economies were piling on. In particular, he worried about the lack of transparency in some of the loan deals being struck with China. Africa’s debt load has soared some 150% to over $583 billion in 2018 from $236 billion 10 years earlier, according to World Bank data. A sizable chunk of that debt in Africa is made...
Anambra State had its last Local Government Election in 2014, and it was conducted then by the outgoing government of Governor Peter Obi. Many people then, even now, query why Governor Obi, who in the waning days of his second term in office, suddenly organized Local Government Election. The Election result was something entirely different as the All Progressives Grand Alliance took all the seats except in Nnewi North where the people resisted ‘APGA’s imposition’,...
Immediately the one-week Biennial 12th Police Games began in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday, February 29, the state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations endorsed the games as a vital component of the strategy for reputation management in the state. The chapter is led by Stella Chinyere Okunna, Nigeria’s first female mass communication professor who was at different times Commissioner for Information and Commissioner for Economic Planning and later Chief of Staff under...
Former Emir Sanusi may soon be freed as Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his release from house arrest in Awe, Nasarawa State. The interim order was given in a ruling following an ex parte application moved by his lead counsel, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) on Friday. The judge ordered that the ruling be served on the respondents to the application which include the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; the Director-General...
Atiku Abubakar has called on President Buhari to restrict flights from countries with a high prevalence of coronavirus, saying its global best practice. Two weeks ago, When Nigeria recorded the first case of COVID-19, Mr. Abubakar, a top challenger of President Buhari in the 2019 Presidential election, asked the federal government to “temporarily halt flights to and from any nation with a prevalence of this scourge.” He also advised investing in new detection facilities at...
Legendary Nollywood actors Pete Edochie, Kanayo O Kanayo (KOK) and 14 others, on Thursday bagged the Veteran Actors of Nigeria (VAN) award. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the award was presented by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) at its 9th Biennial Lecture held at the Sheraton Hotels in Abuja. Others honoured with the award were comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, Nkem Owoh, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, Steve Eboh and Keneth Okonkwo....
Air Peace has launched a new mobile App to ease flight bookings and other transactions. The airline’s Senior Communications Executive, Stanley Olisa, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. Olisa said, “With this new app, customers can easily book, pay and check-in for their flights from the convenience of their phone, while having quick access to all necessary information.” He said the new app is a convenient and user-friendly platform and every...
World football governing body FIFA has postponed South American qualifying matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This was after a request from the region’s football federation amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus. FIFA said in a letter to the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), which the federation tweeted, that it would seek to reschedule the 10 matches. They were due to take place between March 23 and March 31. A number of Latin...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to rescind its decision on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and the 14-day warning strike. Buhari made the call in a message to the 14th convocation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) in Awka on Thursday. The president, whose address was read by Prof. Rasheed Abubakar, the Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), said that the IPPIS was...
The bill seeking to peg minimum educational qualification for persons seeking to occupy the office of President of Nigeria and state governors scales second reading at the senate. Also, the bill seeks to make the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) the minimum qualification for those seeking positions at the National and state Assemblies. The bill is being sponsored by Sen. Istifanus Huang, (PDP, Plateau). The bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of...
