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http://ift.tt/2sbHoUt Malam Idi Mukhtar , Managing Director of KRPC, gave the indication, while receiving members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in his office in Kaduna. The Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC), said on Friday it would patronise Nigerian engineers to drive the local content policy of the Federal Government. Malam Idi Mukhtar , Managing Director of KRPC, gave the indication, while receiving members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in his office in Kaduna. Represented by Abdullahi Idris, Executive Director, Services, the managing director said that the socioeconomic development of nation lied squarely in the hands of professionals. “KRPC is the hub of engineering practice in this part of the country as about 75 per cent of its workforce are engineers. “We therefore restate our resolve to continue to work hand in hand with the NSE towards enhancing the engineering profession. “KRPC shall also continue to leverage on the exp...

http://ift.tt/2rQBmI5 British Andy Murray. / AFP PHOTO / Gabriel BOUYS Andy Murray downed longtime rival Juan Martin del Potro to reach the Roland Garros last 16 Saturday while French hopes were overshadowed by a bitter feud between two of their top stars. World number one Murray triumphed 7-6 (10/8), 7-5, 6-0 for his seventh win in 10 meetings with Del Potro whose challenge fizzled out after squandering four set points in the 87-minute opener. Murray, the runner-up to Novak Djokovic in 2016, will next face either John Isner of the United States or Russia’s Karen Khachanov. “I expected a very tough match. Whoever won that first set would have the momemtum as it would have been very difficult to come back in these heavy, slow conditions,” said Murray. “He was playing much better than me in the first set. He had chances in the first set, he double faulted on set point.” In a titanic first set, Del Potro wasted four set points then saved two before Murray pounced for the ope...

http://ift.tt/2sxrXSu Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Olga MALTSEVA Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for an end to allegations that Moscow meddled in the US election, as he tried to highlight a fragile economic recovery. The Kremlin strongman launched a blistering attack on accusations he said were baseless that Moscow was behind a hacking and influence campaign aimed at getting Donald Trump elected. “This useless and harmful chatter needs to stop,” Putin told Russia’s annual showcase economic forum in Saint Petersburg. “This is a transferral, I repeat, of internal political squabbling in the United States onto the international arena,” Putin said. “It is harmful, it damages international relations and the world economy and security issues and the fight with terrorism.” US intelligence has accused Putin of ordering...

http://ift.tt/2p9I2Pm Ibrahim Idris The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, said on Tuesday that policemen would soon be deployed to their communities of origin to enhance community policing. The IGP told a security stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja that the bulk of the 150,000 policemen to be recruited over the next five years would serve in their respective communities. Idris, who was represented by Shaibu Gambo, Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, said that the move was to take the police closer to the people. He said that the police was faced with a shortage of manpower but promised more policemen and equipment for Kogi to further secure the people against rampaging armed robbers and kidnappers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Zone 8 Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr Jibril Yakubu and the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, were at the meeting. The state Chairman of the Poli...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J FORMER Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, retd, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and former President Goodluck Jonathan would be among those to be honored at the Daily Times Heroes award in commemoration of the paper’s 91-year anniversary. A statement by Daily Times Publisher/Chairman of Folio Media Group, Mr. Fidelis Anosike said captains of industry, serving governors and other professionals including the clergy also made the list of awardees. It also said the late Alhaji Babatunde Jose, John Momoh of Channels Television, Linda Ikeji; Nduka Obiagbena, Publisher of Thisday Newspapers; Chris Ubosi; Minister of State for Petroleum Mr. Ibe Kachukwu; Chairman of Heirs Holding Tony Elumelu; and Paul Adefarasin would also be honoured. The statement reads: ‘’ What may turn out to be the biggest media award in Nigerian history is set for Abuja, the nation’s capital city as Daily Times of Nigeria formally unveils names of those considered worthy of its recognition. The awa...

http://ift.tt/2pan1AY (AFP Photo/Seyllou)<br /> An Ebola outbreak has been declared in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday, after the virus caused three deaths in the area since April 22. The WHO said the outbreak affects an equatorial forest region in Bas-Uele province, bordering Central African Republic. The last Ebola outbreak in Congo in 2014 was quickly contained and killed 49 people according to official figures. In a television address, Health Minister Oly Ilunga confirmed the outbreak while urging the population “not to panic”. The country “has taken all necessary measures to responde quickly and efficiently to this new outbreak”, he said. The WHO said it was working closely with DR Congo authorities to help deploy health workers and protective equipment in the remote area, which is difficult for teams to access, in order to “rapidly control the outbreak”. In 2013, an Ebola epidemic began in west Africa that kil...