From the monthly archives: July 2010

Charming Lagy

On July 30, 2010 · In Fashion Personality

Although extreme sexuality has been promoted in previous seasons, with short hemlines, plunging necklines and cut out form fitting designs, the season is currently taking attention away from the clothes and focusing instead on the wearer.

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Edo health workers’ strike claim 500

On July 30, 2010 · In Metro

“We call on the state government to speedily enter into useful negotiations with the health workers with a view to giving the health workers a firm commitment on Governments readiness to fully implement the new salary scales for health workers. As the state government did for ASUU by fully implementing the new salary scale for lecturers in Ambrose Alli University (CONUASS), we passionately call on the government to do the same for health workers, especially as the CONMESS salary scale was approved and circularized before that of ASUU (CONUASS).

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Money Box Introduces Easy Payment Platform

On July 30, 2010 · In Business

In its quest to create a cashless society, reduce crime and to key into CBN’s vision 20:20 to reduce the mobility of cash in the nearest future, MoneyBox Africa limited has launched an innovative savings and payment system based on scratch card enabled by any mobile phone.

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Freight Forwarding is no longer an all comers affair, Nwabunike

On July 30, 2010 · In Business

MR. Iju T. Nwabunike, is the chairman, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria. In this interview with Moses Nosike of Saturday Vanguard Business, he took time to explain challenges encountered during his growing-up and background, but in all, he said he was determined not to give up despite all odds, until success was achieved.

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NIMASA reiterates commitment to national manpower capacity development

On July 30, 2010 · In Business

Director General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Temisan Omatseye has said one of the major priorities of the agency is to enhance national manpower capacity in the country, even as he called on other operators to emulate the efforts of LADOL in this regard.

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Human parts merchant in Police net

On July 30, 2010 · In Crime Guard

A mammoth crowd besieged the Onipanu Police division in Otta, Ogun state last Sunday , to catch a glimpse of a man that was arrested with a bag full of human parts by a team of policemen that was on a stop and search routine exercise around the area. The news of the arrest spread like wild fire as parents and guardians reportedly gathered their children and wards in- doors to ensure their safety.

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Investment opportunities: Ondo woos Lagos investors

On July 30, 2010 · In Business

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has offered investment opportunities to prospective investors in Lagos State with an assurance that the state is on its way to becoming the economic hub centre of Nigeria soon.

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Understanding SIM registration

On July 30, 2010 · In Business

Since the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (popularly known as sim cards) commenced on May 1st, the media have been awash with commentaries, sometimes not as informative as should be, on how the registration works, why it was introduced, where to access it and who will be affected.

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The Problem with the National Assembly

On July 30, 2010 · In Viewpoint

President Goodluck Jonathan that the present federal legislators should be given a wild card to come back in 2011. Did he actually say so? I doubt! It would mean he is not paying sufficient attention to the work of the legislature. Members of the National Assembly have dramatically failed such that just a few should come close to the chambers after June 6 2011. A few deserve another opportunity: the Chukwumerijes, Momoras, Ozamgbachis, etc. But most should bid farewell to the ‘hallowed’ chambers and reengage their old lives as contractors and hustlers.

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Davv Notch‘ll deliver in 48 months — Hon Ochei

On July 30, 2010 · In Interview

The engineering takes 60 per cent of the building of the plant. You have another 25 per cent that goes into procurement and the least of all, I am talking about 15 per cent is the construction. But what do you want to construct when you don’t have a design because every detail must be taken into cognizance? It’s not a thing you do in a haste because it’s plant that must be in operation for years and run without hindrance.

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2011: ‘Delta Elders are firing Uduaghan from the moon’ , says Chief Ogbo,

On July 30, 2010 · In Politics

UNTIL he returned to the PDP, which he originally belonged to recently, Chief Tony Ogbo, a one-time acting chairman of Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State gave the party jitters, as the chief spokesperson of Chief Peter Okocha, the AC gubernatorial candidate, whose court case against the incumbent governor, Dr, Emmanuel Uduaghan, generated a lot of tension for the PDP.

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$140m Offshore Investment: NIMASA to partner Lagos firm

On July 30, 2010 · In Business

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has expressed readiness to partner Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) in the areas of fabrication and logistics to enhance growth of indigenous companies operating in the maritime sector in Nigeria.

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Career and enterprise development: Mentors and Angels

On July 30, 2010 · In Business

By Okechukwu Onwuka
Today we’ll look at the interesting role that people who I choose to refer to as Mentors and Angels play in an individual’s development. When I meet young people who ask me to play the role of mentors for their business or career, I must say that it comes as a [...]

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Cross River signs new tourism project

On July 30, 2010 · In BOOK SERIAL

Cross River State government has signed the design agreement for the Calabar Riviera Resort with Island Style Homes Inc of Florida, USA. The Calabar Riviera Resort is jointly owned by the Cross River State Government and Vetiva Properties Limited.

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