: It was a moment of excitement as Principal Officers, Staffs and Union Members welcomes the Honourable Minister, H.E Dr Chris Ngige and Minister Of State, Sen. Omotayo Alashadura to the Ministry of Labour and employment. In attendance is the Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Board, Prince Austin …

In a bid to tackle the lingering issues of unemployment in the Niger Delta region, Velma Foundation with support from The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has organised Agricultural empowerment training program for people with disabilities. The training which ranges from Lectures on Entrepreneurship, Cassava Processing, Juice Production, Palm Oil …

Opolo community of Bayelsa are demanding the payment of outstanding N6,938,899,900 from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) being amount of unpaid rentals, expired leases and reacquisition fees. The indigenes, who made their demands known during a protest in Abuja, says they were being cheated by the multinational company. Hezekiah Odede, …

The Delta House of Assembly has passed a bill to establish the Delta State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the Ad hoc committee at a Committee of the Whole during the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Sheriff …

President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a state visit to South Africa as part of the efforts to put an end to incessant xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this wednesday in Abuja during an interaction with the media shortly …

Delta State Commissioner for Water Resources Development, Rt Hon. Martin Okonta, has admonished Deltans and residents in the state to always protect all public water facilities in their area. Hon. Okonta who gave the admonition while speaking with the press shortly after he visited some water schemes in Asaba and …

Cisco Network Academy has named Igbinedion University Okada(IUO) as host for its South-South Digital Skills and Entrepreneurship Development Workshop. David Ekpah,South-South Representative of Cisco Academy System Nigeria,disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the university on Thursday in Okada. Ekpah said Cisco International is happy to be part of the …

By its recent cruise missile test, the U.S. intended to make sure it had capabilities to deter China’s “bad behavior”, according to a top ranking U.S. government official. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper made this known in an interview with Fox News, when asked if the test was meant to …

A Sydney couple, who fed their toddler a strict vegan diet resulting in severe malnourishment have avoided a jail term and will instead serve 18 months in the community, local media reported. District Court Judge Sarah Huggett said this on Thursday during the sentencing, according to Australian broadcaster ABC. “This …

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the establishment of Special Agro-processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria has the potential of attracting between one to four billion dollars investments into the country. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after …