The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says the Commission is ready to partner with Port Harcourt Club, to boost social activities in the Rivers State capital. Speaking when members of the executive of the club paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Ogbuku said the Commission was open to sustainable relationships that would bring back the past glory of Port Harcourt city, so that the present generation would be proud that in their time the social life in the Garden City was revived. The NDDC…
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The Chairman designate of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has urged Niger Delta stakeholders to forge stronger bonds and collaborate to pave way for a brighter future for the oil-rich region. Speaking during a reception in honour of Dr Samuel Ogbuku by Yiba-Ama (Oruma) Community at Yiba-Ama School Field in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the in-coming NDDC Chairman said that the event was an endorsement of the collective commitment of Niger Deltans to realising the full potentials of the region. Ebie, who was represented as Chairman of the occasion by the Executive Director…
Worried by the infrastructural decay in his Alma Mater, St Francis Secondary School, Eket, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has instituted a trust fund to help facilitate rehabilitation of the school. Speaking during a visit to the school, Governor Eno recalled that the school used to be a model with beautiful edifices, but lamented the level of dilapidation that has taken place over the years. He noted that from the trust fund, funds will be drawn to cater for facility upgrade of the school and also ordered the Ministry of Works and Fire Service to commence perimeter fencing…
The Vice Chancellor, University of Uyo, Prof. Nyaudo Ndaeyo has said the institution 26th, 27th and 28th three in one combined convocation will commence on Wednesday, 8th November, Thursday 9th November and Saturday 11th November 2023 at the institution main campus. Addressing Journalists on Monday at the institution during the Pre-Convocation/Media briefing, Prof. Nyaudo Ndaeyo declared that the combined convocation will feature the award of Ph.D to 475 graduands, Masters Degree to 1389 graduands, Postgraduate Diploma 808 graduands making up of a total of 2,672 Postgraduate graduands. He further presented that Bachelors Degree in the 2017/2018 session is 3,862 with…
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) union has urged its members across the country to go about their normal duties in actualising the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Tinubu as it concerns the oil sector. President of the union, Mr Lucky Osesua, gave the charge in a chat with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday following the leadership crisis in the union. Osesua said that time had come for the union to work with the Federal Government in ensuring adequate supply of petroleum products and stop incessant strikes. “This is a time for the PTD to stand on its own…
An Irish restaurant owner, Alan Fisher, has dethroned Nigerian chef Hilda Baci as the record holder of the longest cooking marathon record. Fisher broke the longest cooking marathon for an individual after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes. Fisher, a chef who operates his restaurant in Japan also claimed the longest baking marathon for an individual, with a time of 47 hours 21 minutes. The previous record holder was Wendy Sandner (USA) with a time of 31 hours 16 minutes. Guinness World Records revealed its feat on the X account on Tuesday. “Nigerian cooking queen Hilda Baci…
A former Kano Pillars player and highest goal scorer, Junior Lokosa, now playing for Sporting Lagos FC on Monday described his brace against his former club as an emotional moment. Lokosa said this in an interview with journalists after the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 7 encounter between Kano Pillars and Sporting Lagos FC at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos. He said although his business on the pitch was to score, his goals against Pillars were emotional. The veteran goal poacher, a recipient of 2018 Eunisell Boot Award after notching 19 goals for the season, contributed two…
The National President of Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE), Mr Dominic Udoatan, says he is hopeful technology can play a big role in the country’s growth. Udoatan stated this when he led a group of technologists from 36 states of the federation on a courtesy visit to the management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan on Monday. The visit was part of the association’s activities to mark the 2023 Conference of Technologists (CONTECH) and Annual General Meeting (AGM). Udoatan advocated for the establishment of a National Polytechnics Commission (NPC) to address the age-long disparity between university and polytechnic graduates in…
The FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), has announced the appointment of Mrs Hannatu Danladi-Chiya, as its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ambassador in the nation’s capital. Danladi-Chiya, who is the wife of the Chairman, Kwali Area council, will drive the vision for making the council Open Defecation Free (ODF) and also encourage all stakeholders to prioritise hygiene practices. Dr Mohammed Dan-Hassan, Executive Director, FCT RUWASSA, at the conferment in Abuja, said it was also to meet up with FCT’s state of emergency targets on water and sanitation issues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the…
The Chartered Institute of Development Studies and Administration of Nigeria (CIDSAN) says 55 of its members have been trained ahead of its induction ceremony in Abuja. The president of the institute, Dr Elijah Ogbuokiri, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Ogbuokiri said the training was to re-orientate the new members and keep them abreast with the mandate and objectives of CIDSAN. He said the recertification training was for new members of the institute in preparation of their induction that would hold soonest in Abuja. Ogbuokiri said the training would cover six courses offered…