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— 30th May 2017 Former  Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has, listed way the country could diversify its economy to come out of recession.  He listed tourism as one of the sectors that could be a boast to the economy, citing the Gambia, as one country that survives on it. It has been two years since the All Progressives Congress (APC) came into power, how would assess the present administration in terms of governance? We have experienced both the good and the bad. Overall, the APC administration, honestly, has also done fairly well in terms of where they want us and the country to be. The APC came into power on the premise of fighting corruption; premise of diversifying the economy. It came on the premise of trying to build a New Nigeria, which has always been what every administration will say. Yes! There has been some improvement in terms of addressing the security challenges in the North East and partially the Niger Delta. But we are not yet there! And the m...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said that the Buhari-led Federal Government through its agriculture empowerment programme had created new set of millionaires in farming. The minister stated this when he featured on a special edition of Channels TV programme, “Sunrise Daily” on the mid-term report of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Mohammed said that many young farmers were empowered through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrower Programme and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture’s Soil Map initiative. He said that the programme, which recorded huge success in rice and grain productions, particularly in Kebbi, Kano, Jigawa, Ebonyi and Sokoto states, had made farming attractive to young people. Lai Mohammed Mohammed said the initiative had also helped in boosting the local production of rice, increasing yields per hectares in grains production and reducing importation of rice. He said that in 2015, the country imported 580,000...

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Biafra by the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra, Commercial activities were skeletal on Tuesday in Imo State, especially Owerri, the state capital. Banks, Universities, schools, markets, corporate offices and most petroleum stations failed to open for the day’s business. All the banks our correspondent visited at bank road, Wetheral read, Mbari and item streets in the state capital were locked as customers struggled to make use of the Automated Teller Machines. Biafra@50: IPOB, MASSOB sit-at-home protest in pictures Almost all the private schools in the state capital failed to open for studies, even as pupil and students of government owned schools failed to turn up for studies. The popular Ekeukwu Owerri main market situated in the heart of town did not open. There were skeletal services at the state secretariat, as civil servants who showed ...

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA OFFICE OF THE DEAN SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES                                     TIME TABLE FOR GSP 105 MOP-UP QUIZ (FIRST SEMESTER, 2016/2017)                                     DATE: THURSDAY 1ST AND FRIDAY 2ND   JUNE, 2017 S/N LECTURER DEPARTMENTS ALLOTED TIME ALLOTTED Thursday, 1st June, 2017                              1 Prof. Ezema, F.I. Adult Education 8:00 am –  8:10 am 2 Prof. Asogwa, P.U. Fine and Applied Arts and Archaeology & Tourism 9:00 am – 9:10 am 3 Mr. Asogwa, M.O. VTE (Business Educ...

COMMENCEMENT OF 2016/17 SECOND SEMESTER COURSE REGISTRATION This is to inform all UNN students that Course Registration for the Second Semester of the 2016/17 session has started. The portal will be opened for Course Registration as follows: Opening Date: 10 th April, 2017. Closing Date: 24 th April, 2017. Late Course Registration which attracts a penalty of N500 begins on 25 th April, 2017 and Closes on 8 th May, 2017. Any student who fails to register within this time frame is deemed to have forfeited this semester. The Registrar will not condone any letter seeking for permission to register courses after this stipulated deadline. Please be duly informed. ICT Customer Service Team.