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Succour has come the way of the Nigerian business community in Ghana following the intervention of the deputy Senate President and former Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Against this backdrop, the government of the West African nation has promised to reconsider its policy on foreign businesses, which led to the sealing of over 400 Nigerian-owned shops in the Ashanti Region of the country. Senator Ike Ekweremadu gave the indication on his Facebook page, @iamekweremadu, on Sunday, following discussions with the Regional Minister of Ashanti Region, Hon. Simon Osei-Mensah.…

It is challenging to list and rank the richness of African countries. From social-economic status, commerce, economic shifts, natural disasters, colonialism, poverty, inequality to government corruption, there are many challenges in economic growth, to maintenance of healthy, wealthy and productive society. There are 1.3 billion people living across Africa, in 54 different countries, that produces $2.2 trillion in nominal GDP thanks to trade, agriculture and harvesting various sources of energy (oil being the dominant one in certain countries). Not too long ago, in 2013, Africa was the world’s fastest-growing continent at 5.6% a year. Nowadays, the African Development Bank predicts…

The organised labour has suspended ongoing strike with effect from Sunday, September 30. Ayuba Wabba, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), announced this while briefing journalists at the Labour House in Abuja. Wabba said that the organised labour has got firm commitment from the government that the Tripartite Committee of the Minimum Wage Committee would reconvene on October 4. He said: “Indeed on Thursday morning, the strike commenced and was observed across the country. We wish to appreciate our workers and affiliate unions for their commitment and determination.  “We invite you here today to inform you that…

In the latest FIFA Ranking released by the world football governing body for September, the Super Falcons of Nigeria maintained their spot as the 38th best team in the world. Thomas Dennerby’s team did not move up or drop after the latest rankings were released on Friday, September 28. The Super Falcons were 38th in the world the last time the FIFA rankings for women were released on Friday, June 22. The latest rankings for the month of September sees the Super Falcons unchanged in their spot on the world and African rankings. Despite the rankings three months apart the…

Two Nigerian students in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana bagged distinctions and received multiple awards for outstanding academic performances at the university’s 51st Congregation (Graduation). Dr. Lotachi Onyemenam, who broke the institution’s record by carting16 awards out of the 21 awards in Medicine, became the overall best international student Class of 2018 while an 18-year-old Omotola Obisesan graduated with a First Class degree in Computer Science. Apart from receiving huge cash prizes, Dr. Onyemenam emerged Best Graduating student in Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Physiology, Medical Informatics, Microbiology, Community-Based Experience and Service, Chemical Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She was also…

Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, On Saturday, inaugurated the Governorship primary Committees of the party. The 28 committees will conduct the exercise in 28 states across the federation and the primaries will hold on Sunday, September 30. APC national publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, released the list in a statement issued Saturday evening. Full list below: SOUTH EAST ABIA STATE S/N NAME DESIGNATION 1. DAVID IYOHA CHAIRMAN 2. NASIRU ADAMU JEGIRI SECRETARY 3. HON. IBRAHIM GAMBO MEMBER 4. HON. SAM ADEROGBOYE MEMBER 5. MUSA HUSAINI SHELLENG MEMBER 6. HAJIA AMINA MOHAMMED MEMBER EBONYI STATE…

Child rearing is another name for parenting. Wikipedia defines parenting thus “It is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.” It is also a process of developing or bringing up a child spiritually to maturity so that the child may not depart or deviate from the patterned beliefs or cherished norms of the father or mother. However, parenting does not require a straight-jacketed approach. Different parents, different styles or strategies in child upbringing, though the standards of reaching the set goals or expectations of the parents may…

Pope Francis has defrocked an 88-year-old Chilean priest at the centre of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy. The pope invoked his “supreme” authority to stiffen a sentence originally handed down by a Vatican court in 2011. On May 22, 2018, 14 priest involved in a sex abuse scandal in Chile — which has rocked Pope Francis’s papacy — were defrocked … up child abuse by Chilean paedophile priest, Fernando Karadima during the 1980s. In a statement Friday, the Vatican said Francis had laicized Rev. Fernando Karadima, who was originally sanctioned to live a lifetime of “penance and…

President Donald Trump, Friday, ordered FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Brett Kavanaugh, nominee for US Supreme Court, over the s3xual abuse allegations. His statement: “I’ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh’s file. As the Senate has requested, this update must be limited in scope and completed in less than one week.” Judge Kavanaugh is at the centre of multiple allegations of s3xual misconduct. Christine Blasey, Deborah  Ramirez  and Julie Swetnick have publicly accused Kavanaugh of s3xual misconduct in high school and college, and another anonymous allegation has surfaced. Kavanaugh has…

Akwa Ibom State government is said to have collected about N30 billion being Paris Club Refunds from the Federal Government last week. Though the state government is yet to make public the exact amount collected, Bayelsa State government on Tuesday, September 25 confirmed collection of N24.16 Paris Club refunds from the Federal Government. The Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr. Hassan Dodo said on Tuesday, September 11 that the Federal Government had approved $2.69 billion as phased payments to Nigerian states that did not owe a backlog of salaries and other related matters. So far, Akwa Ibom government…