August 20, 2015 - Page 11

TO reduce dependence on federal allocation, the Abia State Government has constituted a six-man committee of permanent secretaries to identify such cash crops that could be fully harnessed to raise revenue.

FOR optimum service delivery in the civil service, the Imo Sate Government will send some permanent secretaries to Singapore on a training programme, the Head of Service (HoS), Calistus Ekenze, said.

THE umbrella body of Ijaw youth worldwide, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) yesterday said they were ready to support the anti-corruption crusade and restructuring campaigns embarked upon by the President Muhammad Buhari-led

GOVERNOR Seriake Dickson has predicated his popularity in Bayelsa State on the inclusive government, which he ran in the last three and half years.

Catholic bishops have called on Nigerians to cooperate with the administration of  President Mohammadu Buhari  to ensure sanity in the polity.

THE Institute of Petroleum Studies (IPS), Centre for Gas, Refining and Petrochemicals of the University of Port Harcourt has called on the Federal Government to prioritise the downstream projects if it desires

FUNDAMENTAL and unique needs for infrastructure expansion in Nigeria and the West African sub-region will be the focus at the African Construction Expo and Totally Concrete West Africa 2015 slated for September

TO strengthen deterrence, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) said it would propose a bill on death penalty for anyone convicted of stealing from the public purse.

HOUSE of Representatives caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed President Mohammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade but tasked the government on a holistic probe rather than limiting it to the immediate