Today saturday 16 July News headline
Arms deals: EFCC raises team to interrogate Ihejirika, Minimah, 52 others
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Former Chiefs of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. O.A. Ihejirika and Lt. Gen. KTJ Minimah and 52 others, ordered to be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with arms deals during the Jonathan years, are to be interrogated by a special team. The team has already been constituted by the anti-graft []The post Arms deals: EFCC raises team to interrogate Ihejirika, Minimah, 52 others appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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N6.4bn monthly fraud uncovered on FG payroll
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government's Ministries, Agencies and Departments to the tune of N6.4 billion monthly, the Head of the Continuous Audit Team, Mr Mohammed Dikwa, said yesterday. Dikwa told newsmen in Kano on the sideline of the two-day National Revenue Retreat, organised by the []The post N6.4bn monthly fraud uncovered on FG payroll appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Abia crisis: Why we sacked Ikpeazu ' Abuja court
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Federal High Court yesterday said Justice Okon Abang ordered Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu's sack because the judge found that he allegedly submitted false tax information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court said the case had nothing to do with forgery of tax documents. The court's Chief Registrar, Emmanuel Gakko, []The post Abia crisis: Why we sacked Ikpeazu ' Abuja court appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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$2.1b arms scandal: EFCC interrogates Okupe over N162m 'illicit payment
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday confirmed a fresh grilling of Dr. Doyin Okupe, who was a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Okupe was questioned over alleged N162million illicit payments to him and his companies by a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and Chanchaga Local Government in []The post $2.1b arms scandal: EFCC interrogates Okupe over N162m 'illicit payment' appeared first on The Nation Niger
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Attack on Oluremi Tinubu: Osun women want Melaye tried for violating anti-violence law
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The widespread condemnation of Senator Dino Melaye's verbal assault on Senator Oluremi Tinubu continued yesterday with All Progressives Congress (APC) women in Osun and women APC aspirants demanding his trial for violating the law on violent acts against persons. The women, in a statement jointly signed by the APC Women Leader in Osun State, Alhaja []The post Attack on Oluremi Tinubu: Osun women want Melaye tried for violating anti-violence law appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Verbal assault: Kogi West youths slam Melaye, demand apology
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Kogi West Youth Leaders Forum yesterday described as embarrassing and irresponsible Senator Dino Melaye's verbal assault on the wife of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Oluremi Tinubu. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Sesere Job Monday, the youth leaders noted that Melaye's 'uncultured and unguarded utterances have []The post Verbal assault: Kogi West youths slam Melaye, demand apology appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Why there are fuel queues in Abuja'NNPC
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday explained that the queues that resurfaced in Abuja petrol stations were the ripple effects of the strike that oil workers under the umbrella of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) embarked upon before it suspended on Tuesday. It however advised customers to desist from []The post Why there are fuel queues in Abuja'NNPC appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Dasukigate: Omisore to remain in detention
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Former Osun State deputy governor, Iyiola Omisore's quest for freedom failed yesterday as a High Court in Abuja dismissed his bail application. Omisore was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 3 for allegedly receiving about N1.3 billion from the Office the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, in []The post Dasukigate: Omisore to remain in detention appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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Sex scandal: Reps may seek diplomatic solution
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The House of Representatives is seeking an audience with the United States Ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, after the envoy shunned Thursday's investigative public hearing by the House on the alleged sexual misconduct by three of its members during a recent visit to the US. The decision to meet Entwistle appears to be a []The post Sex scandal: Reps may seek diplomatic solution appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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FG to extend defence equipment procurement audit to 2007
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Federal Government has hinted that there will be more report on the Audit of Defence equipment procurements in the armed forces between 2007 and 2015. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said what has been released so far is the report of the audit []The post FG to extend defence equipment procurement audit to 2007 appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
ATPN advises Ambode on Tarzan Jetties
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) has called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to reconsider his decision to seal off the Ikoyi Jetty of Gani Tarzan Boats and unilaterally revoke the lease agreement the state entered with the water transport company to use some jetties in Lagos as a springboard to develop water transportation in the state and access islands in the state for touristic purposes.The President of ATPN, Malan Kabir, in a release titled No, Governor
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Court frees man after spending 11 years on death row
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has discharged and acquitted one Ganiyu Wahab, after spending 11 years on death row.Wahab was arrested for murder and subsequently convicted and sentenced to death on July 2, 2007 in a judgment delivered by Honorable Justice Oluwayemi of a Lagos High Court.Wahab was accused of killing one Kolawole Lateef Alaran on January 23, 2005 by stabbing him with a broken bottle in the Agboyi area of Lagos State.He was however set free following an appeal against his con
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Go easy on fast food
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Dear Harriet,I am a mother of four lovely children. I want my children to start eating healthy now that they are young by teaching them how to have a balance diet, so that they grow into a healthy lifestyle bearing in mind that they are students and they need to eat before going to school. Looking at the eating habits of children this day frightens me.Please, I need your counsel on healthy eating tips for children.Thanks.Mrs Olufumi A, Lagos.Eating habits are learned behaviour. Theyre not intuit
read more...
Ayade wins Tourism Man of the Year Award
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has won the Balafon Tourism Man of the Year Award for Nigeria and West Africa.It was a four-man race, involving him, the Minister of Tourism for Ghana, Minister of Tourism for The Gambia and Obinna Ekezie, the Managing Director of Wakanow.This was based on the results released recently by the award committee. The Balafon Award Committee, made up of travel professionals and journalists from Nigeria and Ghana, approved the results for the best perfo
read more...
Havens of hoodlums
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
A mild drama played out in Festac Town area of Lagos State last week when a suspected Boko Haram member was smoked out of an abandoned 40-foot container in the premises of a church where he locked himself up in a bid to unleash terror on innocent worshippers. The abandoned container was obviously the last place one would expect that a terrorist would hide in order to carry out his godless act.The suspect identified as Adam and five others were reportedly arrested the same day at different locati
read more...
Essential Serena Williams life beyond tennis
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Seven Wimbledon single titles and 22 grand slams partly qualify the Serena Williams phenomenon. The other part, and of matching interest, is the 34-year-olds off-court activity. Serena regularly teases the sporting world with her colourful love life and keen fashion sense.The youngest of the five daughters born to Richard Williams and Oracene Price in Saginaw, Michigan, Serena Jameka Williams began intensive tennis training at the age of three. She and older sister, Venus, were raised to overcom
read more...
I didnt know I was wanted, says robbery suspect
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
A 25-year-old armed robbery suspect, Alidu Shola, has expressed surprise that the police arrested him for stealing a tricycle without being caught in the act.In his confession, Shola said: I am a driver by profession. I came from Osun State. I was arrested in my area where I used to rest after my daytime job. I did not expect the police as my visitor. I was enjoying my drink when the police came. See, I really stole the motorcycle but it was a long time ago. I carried the Keke (tricycle) to wher
read more...
I invoke the Holy Spirit to ward off mens advances -Two-time beauty queen Enemchukwu
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
As a single lady and youth corps member, Mrs Ebele Ememchukwu won the Miss NYSC beauty pageant. As a married woman years after, shw contested and won United Nations Miss Tourism held in Kingston, Jamaica. In this interview with OKORIE UGURU, the Mrs. Tourism (UN) talks about her life and the implications of being a beauty queen.What is Mrs. Tourism (UN) all about'The United Nations pageants is one that aims at giving both men and women the opportunity to come together in a pageant setting,
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Enugu bricklayer arrested for stealing generator
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Men of Enugu Police Command have arrested a bricklayer, Charles Okpata, for stealing a generator.The suspect, who expressed regret for his action said he would not have ventured into stealing if he knew that he would not succeed.He blamed his stealing habit on the devil.It was gathered that the suspect had gone to a building site at New Haven, Enugu where he worked on July 13, 2016 at about 1:00 a.m. After gaining entrance, he allegedly stole a big capacity generating set and quietly rolled it o
read more...
Robber arrested wearing victims trouser
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
A 29-year-old armed robbery suspect, Femi Majekodunmi, who was caught in the trousers of the victim a few days after robbing him, has expressed surprise that someone else would identify the pair of trousers he bought from a second hand clothes market as his.In his statement to the police, he admitted that he was not arguing that the clothing item was not stolen because it could have been taken by another gang. He was sure, however, that he bought the trousers from the open market, whether it was
read more...
STRANGE! Pastor found dead less than two years after entire family was wiped out by mystery midnight FIRE
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
EVERYTHING came like a thunderbolt. Everyone is discussing the fate of a Warri-based pastor and could hardly make any logical meaning out of it all. First it was his family wife and four children ' who was wiped out by a mysterious midnight inferno while the pastor was away. Less than two years after, []The post STRANGE! Pastor found dead less than two years after entire family was wiped out by mystery midnight FIRE appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
BLOODY VOYAGE -How 70-yr-old kidnapped Ikorodu Pastor met tragic end in militants' den
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Life for Toba Osuloye and his father, Adebola, had revolved around ministering the word of God to the congregation at New Life Gospel Mission founded by the father in 1976. They craved no earthly possession nor desired quick riches. However, life took a downturn to hell when suspected militants invaded their Ikorodu residence and abducted []The post BLOODY VOYAGE -How 70-yr-old kidnapped Ikorodu Pastor met tragic end in militants den appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
I'm glad Nigerians are getting married to Chinese 'Lagos China Town founder Lu Lu Jackson
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
CHINESE citizen, Lu Lu, better known as Jackson, first came to Nigeria in 1986 on the invitation of a prominent Nigerian businessman and politician. Thirty years on, Jackson has literally adopted Nigeria as his country. Apart from being the head of the Chinese community in Lagos, his effort to recreate China in Nigeria with the []The post Im glad Nigerians are getting married to Chinese 'Lagos China Town founder Lu Lu Jackson appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Pipeline Disruption: Powergas Promises CNG as alternative
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Followingthe recent rise in pipeline vandalism, power generation and gas supply to industries has been significantly impacted, escalating manufacturing costs as industries are forced to switch back onto more expensive and polluting diesel fired power generation. Unfortunately the attacks on the pipelines are coming at a time when the Nigeria power sector started to gain []The post Pipeline Disruption: Powergas Promises CNG as alternative appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Former Chiefs of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. O.A. Ihejirika and Lt. Gen. KTJ Minimah and 52 others, ordered to be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with arms deals during the Jonathan years, are to be interrogated by a special team. The team has already been constituted by the anti-graft []The post Arms deals: EFCC raises team to interrogate Ihejirika, Minimah, 52 others appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
N6.4bn monthly fraud uncovered on FG payroll
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government's Ministries, Agencies and Departments to the tune of N6.4 billion monthly, the Head of the Continuous Audit Team, Mr Mohammed Dikwa, said yesterday. Dikwa told newsmen in Kano on the sideline of the two-day National Revenue Retreat, organised by the []The post N6.4bn monthly fraud uncovered on FG payroll appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Abia crisis: Why we sacked Ikpeazu ' Abuja court
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Federal High Court yesterday said Justice Okon Abang ordered Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu's sack because the judge found that he allegedly submitted false tax information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The court said the case had nothing to do with forgery of tax documents. The court's Chief Registrar, Emmanuel Gakko, []The post Abia crisis: Why we sacked Ikpeazu ' Abuja court appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
$2.1b arms scandal: EFCC interrogates Okupe over N162m 'illicit payment
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday confirmed a fresh grilling of Dr. Doyin Okupe, who was a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Okupe was questioned over alleged N162million illicit payments to him and his companies by a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and Chanchaga Local Government in []The post $2.1b arms scandal: EFCC interrogates Okupe over N162m 'illicit payment' appeared first on The Nation Niger
read more...
Attack on Oluremi Tinubu: Osun women want Melaye tried for violating anti-violence law
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The widespread condemnation of Senator Dino Melaye's verbal assault on Senator Oluremi Tinubu continued yesterday with All Progressives Congress (APC) women in Osun and women APC aspirants demanding his trial for violating the law on violent acts against persons. The women, in a statement jointly signed by the APC Women Leader in Osun State, Alhaja []The post Attack on Oluremi Tinubu: Osun women want Melaye tried for violating anti-violence law appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Verbal assault: Kogi West youths slam Melaye, demand apology
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Kogi West Youth Leaders Forum yesterday described as embarrassing and irresponsible Senator Dino Melaye's verbal assault on the wife of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Oluremi Tinubu. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Sesere Job Monday, the youth leaders noted that Melaye's 'uncultured and unguarded utterances have []The post Verbal assault: Kogi West youths slam Melaye, demand apology appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Why there are fuel queues in Abuja'NNPC
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday explained that the queues that resurfaced in Abuja petrol stations were the ripple effects of the strike that oil workers under the umbrella of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) embarked upon before it suspended on Tuesday. It however advised customers to desist from []The post Why there are fuel queues in Abuja'NNPC appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Dasukigate: Omisore to remain in detention
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Former Osun State deputy governor, Iyiola Omisore's quest for freedom failed yesterday as a High Court in Abuja dismissed his bail application. Omisore was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 3 for allegedly receiving about N1.3 billion from the Office the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, in []The post Dasukigate: Omisore to remain in detention appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Sex scandal: Reps may seek diplomatic solution
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The House of Representatives is seeking an audience with the United States Ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, after the envoy shunned Thursday's investigative public hearing by the House on the alleged sexual misconduct by three of its members during a recent visit to the US. The decision to meet Entwistle appears to be a []The post Sex scandal: Reps may seek diplomatic solution appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
FG to extend defence equipment procurement audit to 2007
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Federal Government has hinted that there will be more report on the Audit of Defence equipment procurements in the armed forces between 2007 and 2015. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said what has been released so far is the report of the audit []The post FG to extend defence equipment procurement audit to 2007 appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
ATPN advises Ambode on Tarzan Jetties
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) has called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to reconsider his decision to seal off the Ikoyi Jetty of Gani Tarzan Boats and unilaterally revoke the lease agreement the state entered with the water transport company to use some jetties in Lagos as a springboard to develop water transportation in the state and access islands in the state for touristic purposes.The President of ATPN, Malan Kabir, in a release titled No, Governor
read more...
Court frees man after spending 11 years on death row
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has discharged and acquitted one Ganiyu Wahab, after spending 11 years on death row.Wahab was arrested for murder and subsequently convicted and sentenced to death on July 2, 2007 in a judgment delivered by Honorable Justice Oluwayemi of a Lagos High Court.Wahab was accused of killing one Kolawole Lateef Alaran on January 23, 2005 by stabbing him with a broken bottle in the Agboyi area of Lagos State.He was however set free following an appeal against his con
read more...
Go easy on fast food
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Dear Harriet,I am a mother of four lovely children. I want my children to start eating healthy now that they are young by teaching them how to have a balance diet, so that they grow into a healthy lifestyle bearing in mind that they are students and they need to eat before going to school. Looking at the eating habits of children this day frightens me.Please, I need your counsel on healthy eating tips for children.Thanks.Mrs Olufumi A, Lagos.Eating habits are learned behaviour. Theyre not intuit
read more...
Ayade wins Tourism Man of the Year Award
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has won the Balafon Tourism Man of the Year Award for Nigeria and West Africa.It was a four-man race, involving him, the Minister of Tourism for Ghana, Minister of Tourism for The Gambia and Obinna Ekezie, the Managing Director of Wakanow.This was based on the results released recently by the award committee. The Balafon Award Committee, made up of travel professionals and journalists from Nigeria and Ghana, approved the results for the best perfo
read more...
Havens of hoodlums
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
A mild drama played out in Festac Town area of Lagos State last week when a suspected Boko Haram member was smoked out of an abandoned 40-foot container in the premises of a church where he locked himself up in a bid to unleash terror on innocent worshippers. The abandoned container was obviously the last place one would expect that a terrorist would hide in order to carry out his godless act.The suspect identified as Adam and five others were reportedly arrested the same day at different locati
read more...
Essential Serena Williams life beyond tennis
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Seven Wimbledon single titles and 22 grand slams partly qualify the Serena Williams phenomenon. The other part, and of matching interest, is the 34-year-olds off-court activity. Serena regularly teases the sporting world with her colourful love life and keen fashion sense.The youngest of the five daughters born to Richard Williams and Oracene Price in Saginaw, Michigan, Serena Jameka Williams began intensive tennis training at the age of three. She and older sister, Venus, were raised to overcom
read more...
I didnt know I was wanted, says robbery suspect
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
A 25-year-old armed robbery suspect, Alidu Shola, has expressed surprise that the police arrested him for stealing a tricycle without being caught in the act.In his confession, Shola said: I am a driver by profession. I came from Osun State. I was arrested in my area where I used to rest after my daytime job. I did not expect the police as my visitor. I was enjoying my drink when the police came. See, I really stole the motorcycle but it was a long time ago. I carried the Keke (tricycle) to wher
read more...
I invoke the Holy Spirit to ward off mens advances -Two-time beauty queen Enemchukwu
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
As a single lady and youth corps member, Mrs Ebele Ememchukwu won the Miss NYSC beauty pageant. As a married woman years after, shw contested and won United Nations Miss Tourism held in Kingston, Jamaica. In this interview with OKORIE UGURU, the Mrs. Tourism (UN) talks about her life and the implications of being a beauty queen.What is Mrs. Tourism (UN) all about'The United Nations pageants is one that aims at giving both men and women the opportunity to come together in a pageant setting,
read more...
Enugu bricklayer arrested for stealing generator
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Men of Enugu Police Command have arrested a bricklayer, Charles Okpata, for stealing a generator.The suspect, who expressed regret for his action said he would not have ventured into stealing if he knew that he would not succeed.He blamed his stealing habit on the devil.It was gathered that the suspect had gone to a building site at New Haven, Enugu where he worked on July 13, 2016 at about 1:00 a.m. After gaining entrance, he allegedly stole a big capacity generating set and quietly rolled it o
read more...
Robber arrested wearing victims trouser
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
A 29-year-old armed robbery suspect, Femi Majekodunmi, who was caught in the trousers of the victim a few days after robbing him, has expressed surprise that someone else would identify the pair of trousers he bought from a second hand clothes market as his.In his statement to the police, he admitted that he was not arguing that the clothing item was not stolen because it could have been taken by another gang. He was sure, however, that he bought the trousers from the open market, whether it was
read more...
STRANGE! Pastor found dead less than two years after entire family was wiped out by mystery midnight FIRE
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
EVERYTHING came like a thunderbolt. Everyone is discussing the fate of a Warri-based pastor and could hardly make any logical meaning out of it all. First it was his family wife and four children ' who was wiped out by a mysterious midnight inferno while the pastor was away. Less than two years after, []The post STRANGE! Pastor found dead less than two years after entire family was wiped out by mystery midnight FIRE appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
BLOODY VOYAGE -How 70-yr-old kidnapped Ikorodu Pastor met tragic end in militants' den
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Life for Toba Osuloye and his father, Adebola, had revolved around ministering the word of God to the congregation at New Life Gospel Mission founded by the father in 1976. They craved no earthly possession nor desired quick riches. However, life took a downturn to hell when suspected militants invaded their Ikorodu residence and abducted []The post BLOODY VOYAGE -How 70-yr-old kidnapped Ikorodu Pastor met tragic end in militants den appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
I'm glad Nigerians are getting married to Chinese 'Lagos China Town founder Lu Lu Jackson
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
CHINESE citizen, Lu Lu, better known as Jackson, first came to Nigeria in 1986 on the invitation of a prominent Nigerian businessman and politician. Thirty years on, Jackson has literally adopted Nigeria as his country. Apart from being the head of the Chinese community in Lagos, his effort to recreate China in Nigeria with the []The post Im glad Nigerians are getting married to Chinese 'Lagos China Town founder Lu Lu Jackson appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
read more...
Pipeline Disruption: Powergas Promises CNG as alternative
Sat, 16 Jul 2016
Followingthe recent rise in pipeline vandalism, power generation and gas supply to industries has been significantly impacted, escalating manufacturing costs as industries are forced to switch back onto more expensive and polluting diesel fired power generation. Unfortunately the attacks on the pipelines are coming at a time when the Nigeria power sector started to gain []The post Pipeline Disruption: Powergas Promises CNG as alternative appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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