FOR the purpose of this discourse, in pursuance of our goal of celebrating the personages who changed the course of humanity through peaceful protest like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jnr. and because protest is the immediate cause of kidnapping in Nigeria, we shall stay with the political activists who kidnap men, women and children for political reasons, that is the idealists and pseudo- activists.

The Federal government has sealed partnership agreements with ten private real estate developers and investors under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, to deliver 16 housing projects in five states across the country and the federal capital territory (FCT). The beneficiary states are Adamawa, Niger, Osun, Ogun and Ondo.

The value of listed equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated last week by N44.82 billion. This was in spite of the downturn recorded in the market indices for the most part of the week, which saw investors taking advantage of few price gains recorded in the previous weeks to make some profits.

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the effective implementation of a land reform scheme as proposed by the Yar-Adua administration within a reasonable time frame.

The heat of the Obasanjo era occasioned by day-to-day meddlesomeness of the former president is off. Ogbulafor, a compromise candidate who is neither for an all-out war on the Obasanjo camp nor on a mission to restore his hold on the party, came on the platform to reunite the party and push harder to democratise its affairs.

Ecobank Transnational In corporated (Ecobank Group) said it is poised to deliver superior returns to stakeholders as its geographical expansion programmes comes to an end.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) woke up to its responsibility to ensure the wholesomeness and integrity of what we consume about six years ago. Over the years, the Agency carried the battle to the nooks and crannies of this country to apprehend the manufacturers as well as the distributors of fake and substandard foods, beverages, drugs and cosmetics. In the process, factories were shut down; local as well as imported unregistered products were seized from markets all over the country and publicly set ablaze.

Skye Bank Plc has restated its commitment to providing excellent e-banking and card services to the banking public as a way of easing their difficulty in the course of carrying out banking transactions.

Creativity and inno vation in the rapid transformation of organizations are indispensable business imperatives. This is the focal thrust of a seminar which holds in Abuja on June 30 and in Lagos on July 1 to assist organizations develop innovation agendas for their business.

Dearth of skilled professionals in the insurance industry has resulted in intensive head-hunt by operators, a situation that is now becoming worrisome to management of most companies, Patience Saghana writes.

Jonnie Walker (J&W), a scotch whisky brand says it sells 5 bottles per second every day which has increased its sales profile to over 170 percent in three years in Nigeria, as it hosts second Striding Man Society (SMS) official gathering.

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture and the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria would want the newly appointed governor of the apex bank to address the problem of high exchange rate, high inflation and astronomically high interest rate in order to save the real sector from total collapse, Babajide Komolafe writes.

By  Kenneth Ehigiator Qatar Airways has  received a top safety award from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in recognition of its outstanding achievement in its Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

Savannah Bank of Ni geria Plc has promised all stakeholders that it will ensure a speedy conclusion of the necessary processes that are required to re-open the bank to the general public.

They also called on the Federal and state governments to open the waterways, demilitarize the kingdom and resettle the displaced children, women and the burnt communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom to achieve the desired peace for the sake of our collapsing economy.