Chief Onuora Nzekwu, the author of Eze Goes to School, a novel, and founding General Manager of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has died at the age of 89, the family confirmed on Saturday. Nzekwu, died at 4:30p.m. on Friday in his home in Onitsha, Anambra, where he had been living in retirement, a family […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent 2016 budget proposal of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and 36 other agencies to the Senate for consideration.The letter accompanying the budget, which was read by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, at plenary, indicated that the agencies’ budgets were in line with […]
Continue ReadingTwo construction giants — Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) — have returned to site to resume work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Reconstruction and rehabilitation works on the highway were suspended due to some issues with the Federal Government which include funding. A NAN correspondent, […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government on Wednesday appointed the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of six parastatal agencies under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The appointments were announced in Abuja on Wednesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. A statement issued by Mr Segun Adeyemi, the Special Adviser to the Minister, named Mr […]
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