By Douglas Dodiyi-Manuel Following the series of agitations that gradually assumed a militarized dimension, the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration thought it imperative to transmutate what was then known as Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC) to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with an interventional aim at human and infrastructural development, which has in…
Day: April 27, 2020
BUA Group’s Abdul Samad Rabiu Makes Additional Donation of N3.3bn to Fight COVID-19 in Nigeria
Disturbed by the increasing spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria especially in Kano and Lagos states, the Executive Chairman/Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu has made available, an additional N3. 3Billion grant towards equipping 2 existing permanent facilities in Kano and Lagos States – whilst collaborating with the teaching hospitals in those states. This will…
Heritage Bank Joins WHO to Advocate Elimination Of Malaria Endemic by 2030
Heritage Bank Plc has joined the world to commemorate the 2020 World Malaria Day, amid fears that paying much emphasis on the novel Coronavirus Pandemic could reinforce progress on the mosquito-borne disease, especially in Africa. The theme of the World Malaria Day 2020, is entitled, “Zero Malaria Starts with Me,” which is a grassroots campaign,…
Ramadan: Mouka Urges Muslims to Uphold Godly Virtues
As Muslim faithful celebrates Ramadan, Mouka, the frontline company in the manufacturing of mattresses and beddings in Nigeria, urged Islamic scholars, leaders and believers, to sustain virtues of love, brotherhood, tolerance and care which they are known for. Ramadan, a period of fasting, prayer, reflection and communal co-existence is the ninth month of the Islamic…
Glamorous Shade Okoya Marks Birthday In Glitz
Epitome of triple B of Beauty, Bold and Brain, Mrs Shade Okoya, added another year to her industrious age on April 25, 2020. The sultry, brilliant and hardworking wife of Nigerian billionaire Industrialist, Aare Rasaq Okoya, was all joy and thankful to the Almighty Allah who gave her the opportunity to witness yet another fantastic…
Group Flays Agip Over COVID-19 Safety Measure
The National Youth Response Group has frowned at what it calls a blatant disregard for the lives of Nigerians. This was shared in a statement released by its South-South Coordinator, Comrade Preye Thomson. The group alleged that the Nigerian Oil AGIP Company Limited, a multinational oil and gas producing company, evaded the mandatory isolation for…