No fewer than 2,500 small scale business owners have accessed the N50,000 Federal Government’s loan scheme in Sokoto state. Hajiya Habiba Sambawa, the Manager of Bank of Industry (BOI) in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, disclosed this at a town hall meeting organized on Friday in Sokoto. Sambawa said the support was part of…

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Tony Okocha as its party chairman. Okocha was elected during a delegate congress conducted through a voice vote and presided over by Dr. Adoye Omale, who represented the party's national secretariat. Other positions filled during the state delegates' congress included Deputy Chairman, State…

The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has elected Mr. Lukman Dauda, the Managing Director of Evans Publishers Limited, as its president. Dauda was elected at the just concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place in Ikeja, Lagos. He defeated Mr. Sunday Obiyinka, the Chairman of Extension Publishers, in a keen contest that was adjudged free…

Stakeholders have challenged leadership recruitment processes across Africa, especially on the political front. They have therefore called for more actions in support of initiatives aimed at liberating African minds across all sectors to rise to the challenge of repositioning Africa as a moral and technological superpower in the spirit of the African Renaissance. The call…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday, alleged a grand plan by his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, some members of the opposition parties of plotting a media trial to discredit his victory in the 21 September governorship election. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua in Benin City. The governor…