Nigeria declares pollution in southern city an emergency, closes plant

Nigeria declared an air pollution emergency in a major southern city on Tuesday and closed an asphalt plant there after residents complained about the fumes from its furnaces, in a country plagued by corruption and poor governance. Residents staged a protest in Port Harcourt, a harbor city in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, waving their hands in the air to show the soot stains from touching cars.

Osinbajo’s visit to Warri: INYC flays Gbagi

APEX Itsekiri youth body, Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, has flayed Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, saying the statement credited to the one-time Minister of State for Education, on the visit of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, was “typical of a man driven by ethnic bigotry against Itsekiri and a clear example of crass ignorance on the state of Nigeria’s economy.” Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo ; Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli the Olu of Warri, during the Vice President one day working visit to Delta State.

Indices will get better in 2017 financial year – Puchercos, CEO of Lafarge Africa

M ichel Puchercos, is the Managing Director, Lafarge Africa Plc, one of the largest cement groups in Africa, a member of the French global cement giant, LafargeHolcim Group, with a huge presence in Nigeria. With decades of experience in cement industry across the world through South Korea, Kenya and Uganda, Tanzania, and France, Puchercos’ career span extensive operational and strategic experience both at Junior and Senior levels with small and medium organizations, cooperatives and multinationals organisations.

Stop humiliating our traditional institution, Rulers, Gbagi Replies Okowa

ABUJA- FORMER Minister of State, Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has asked the Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to stop desecrating and humiliating the traditional institution and traditional rulers of the State. According to him, putting the traditional rulers in what he described as a school auditorium at the Petroleum Training Institute from 11am to 5.3pm during the visit of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was most embarrassing and humiliating to the Monarchs and to the people of Delta State.

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Stop harassing Mrs. Jonathan, N-Delta youths warn EFCC, police

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations has warned Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Nigerian Police Force to stop the harassment on the former Nigerian first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. The youths of Ijaw Nation Worldwide who protested yesterday in Port Harcourt described ongoing probe of Mrs. Jonathan as political witch-hunt.

Wike, Ayade pledge support to Nigerian Army, commend gallantry

G overnor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday pledged his government’s support to the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army towards strengthening the security architecture of the state and its environs, even as Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade, commended the Army for reclaiming all areas previously captured by Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. Governor Wike also advised officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army 6 Division against the politicisation of crime, noting that security was vital to the actualisation of all developmental programmes.