By Liade Akinboade ABUJA–Wife of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua,  Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua has said for Nigeria to be able to overcome the challenges it is facing on child mortality, there is need for the private sector to collaborate with the Federal Government.

As unemployment rate in Nigeria continues to assume an alarming proportion, succor came the way of the unemployed people last week as GIFIC, an indigenous print solution giant and market leader in the heat transfer business organised an empowerment workshop to empower Nigerians on how to become successful enterpreneurs.
The workshop, was primarily aimed at creating awareness about some hidden opportunities in the printing industry which anybody could tap on and become a successful and fulfilled business man.

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—The Federal Government yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Development Lease Agreement (DLA) with eleven private sector real estate developers to construct 1, 729 affordable housing units across the country.

Consolidating its leadership position in the Enterprise Solutions market, MTN Nigeria, has launched another service to facilitate cost effective branch connectivity solution. The solution according to MTN’s Corporate Services Executive, Mr Wale Goodluck is another unique service born of MTN’s commitment to develop cutting edge communication solutions to empower Enterprise customers to perform optimally.

MTN Nigeria,at the weekend announced that it has exhausted the 0803, 0806 numbering ranges, and has unveiled a new numbering prefix 0813. The numbering according to the company, would be available in the market from Monday. MTN commenced commercial operations in August 2001, via the numbering ranges 0803,and later moved on to 0806, when the 0803 numbering plan was exhausted. It also unveiled the 0703 and 0706 numbering plans after securing the Unified Access license.

The group urged Mr. President and the amiable Governor of Delta State to see the exigent need for the Delta Central Senatorial District, which is the second highest oil producing Senatorial District in Delta State, to have its turn this time around.

IF Middle East and Africa mobile operator Zain Group finally agrees to sell its Celtel Africa unit to a bidding French media conglomerate, Vivendi SA this week, the Nigerian operation of the company may be heading for the 6th time name change.

The dissolved members of SUBEB had, through their counsel, Faith Osadolor Chambers, written to the state House of Assembly preventing the state governor from appointing any persons as board members for SUBEB.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Traditional rulers in the South East geo-political zone of the country have been charged to join the current battle against crime and criminals and also lead the crusade in their respective domains.

Textile workers on Mon day in Lagos urged the Federal Government to intervene in the dwindling fortunes of the sector. The workers under aegis of the National Union of Textile and Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGWN), expressed worry about imminent job losses in textile industries across the country.Mr Issa Aremu, the union’s General Secretary, told […]

It was clear from the deliberations that the chairman and the entire councillors were at loggerheads, as the lawmakers also rejected the income and expenditure from October 2008 to March 2009 forwarded to them by the chairman, saying what it demanded from the executive was an income/expenditure for one year with bank statements, specifying allocations to the council within the period.

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna — The Kaduna State Government says it is set to tackle headlong the social menace of street begging by Koranic pupils popularly called Almajirai, with the establishment of a boarding primary school for them.

The Federal Govern ment on Monday in Abuja deferred the sale of NITEL and its mobile subsidiary, Mtel, preferring to raise an eight-man project team that would steer the affairs of the two companies.

She called on well meaning Nigerians to emulate Penawou’s gesture said “I wish to appeal to well-meaning Nigerians and corporate bodies to come to the aid of Gbaramatu communities by donating relief materials to them.”

The appointments of the teachers, according to him, followed the construction of twelve six-blocks of classrooms, each at a cost of N9.2m with Headmasters’ offices in primary schools in the locality.