Month: February 2025

By: Mandy Park The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has been faulted for including a former Commissioner for Finance, Dr Philips Nto, among those it arraigned in a Umuahia court for fraud. It alleged that EFCC and those after the family of Senator T. A .Orji targeted Nto for witch-hunt because of his refusal to betray the former governor and turn a prosecution witness. Speaking shortly after Dr Nto and his boss, Senator Orji, and three others were granted bail by Justice Lillian Abai, the Chairman of Abia…

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By: Mandy Park Nigeria’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, on Thursday, February 27, disclosed in more comprehensive terms, her vision and plans for the country’s tourism and creative sectors, focusing on the 2030 destination. This is as she also meticulously, disclosed plans for the Abuja Creative City, the Wole Soyiinka center, the 200 million dollars fund facility and the efforts put in place for repartration of Artifacts from foreign lands. Musawa also vowed to deliver world class arena for the Abuja creative city, and the…

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By: Mandy Park Former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Abia State, Dr. Phillips Nto has given the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), one month to apologise to him for malicious prosecution and for referring to those found guilty in a fraud case as his ” associates “ He noted that two years after an Umuahia High Court acquitted and discharged him of a fraud case in suit No HU/2c/2017, and convicted two others, ICPC has maliciously continued to refer to those found guilty as his associates. In a…

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By Mandy Park Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has rdisclosed that his recent visit to Indonesia was to understudy the country’s progress and compare it with Nigeria’s. During his five-day trip, Obi met with high-ranking stakeholders, including former Indonesian Minister Agung Laksono, former Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, and Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Yandri Susanto. Their discussions covered critical areas of concern, including: security, education, healthcare and poverty alleviation. Obi said he was impressed by Indonesia’s outstanding progress, noting that the country’s per capita income rose…

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Dr Phillips Nto, Economist, agric expert, former finance Commissioner, former provost, Abia State College of Education, Technical Arochukwu, ASCETA and DG Agribusiness, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, in this interview with select media, including NewsMark, speaks on Nigeria’s economy and the way out of present economic doldrums among others Excerpt Recently, you faulted the move by the National Assembly, specifically, the House of Representatives towards the conversion of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, to conventional university, …?* (Cut’s in). I am against it and I…

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By: Mandy Park A former Commissioner for Finance in Abia state, Dr Phillips Nto has rejected the moves by the House of Representatives to amend the Act setting up Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike by converting it into a conventional University. He said the action would not only be counter productive but would deepen the marginalisation of Abia State in the siting of federal institutions and even appointments. He said what Abia State needs now is a second federal university as being obtained in surrounding states and not to…

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By: Mandy Park After series of protests with victory won at last, traders that would be operating in Orilowo Perishable Foods Market in Owode along Ikorodu Road, have been warned against violation of Lagos Market Laws as the market opened for business today, Wednesday January 5. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the President of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), Comrade Alex Omotehinse, urged the traders to obey all the laws guiding markets in the state, adding that they would not come to their rescue if they are…

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