By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—PROPERTIES worth millions of naira were destroyed,  weekend, in a  flood that ravaged the Bridge Head housing estate in the commercial town of Onitsha in Anambra state. Most of the buildings  in the estate built during the Jim  Nwobodo administration, had their ground floors covered with debris, with water levels rising up […]

By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa—Fourteen days after her abduction by armed gunmen from her country home at Tungbo in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the family of Grandma Lydia Epidi, yesterday, had cause to rejoice as they reunited with her. Mrs. Lydia Epidi, it was learnt, regained her freedom in the early hours […]

The Meeting of Africa Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors rose in Abuja with the conclusion that the current crisis reinforces the need for African countries to undertake the fundamental structural reforms that are needed and pledge to continue with the necessary reforms in the continent and regional integration.

There are indications that Alhaji Aliko Dangote may have bowed to pressure following controversy trailing his alleged involvement in the manipulation of the share price of African Petroleum (AP) Plc.as he stepped down as the first vice President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

SHAREHOLDERS and capital market operators have advised Director General -designate of the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC), Arunma Oteh to be focus in moving the market forward, just as they pass vote of confidence in her ability to lead the Commission.

Last week, the Digital Bridge Institute, organised a programme hinging on ICT for development. The three day seminar was unique in the sense that it was structured to unlock the key barring Non Governmental organisations and indeed the civil society from accessing the fund necessary to carry out projects that can encourage a robust Nigerian economy.

Zain Group, the leading mobile telecommunications operator in the Middle East and Africa, has announced the appointment of Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber as CEO of the Zain Levant Region made up of Zain Jordan and Paltel which will soon be rebranded to Zain Palestine.

Nigeria may have taken the first step towards joining countries like India in leveraging the aggregate economy with the prospects of ICT, especially in the area of telemedicine . This is as Galaxy backbone Plc, last week, gathered a group of physicians, surgeons and ICT professionals at the National Hospital, Abuja to participate in the first demonstration of tele-surgery in Nigeria through its video conference platform.

IN furtherance of its commitment to bring services to the door steps of its customers, global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communication, Samsung Electronics last week officially opened a new showroom and service centre at Alaba International Market, Lagos.

A new business programme, otherwise known as “Business Roundtable,” is set to make its debut.
The programme, an initiative of ICT Watch Network is designed to showcase the achievements of enterprises with solid track records in their areas of operations.

The 25-year-old had been linked with a move to Sevilla or Valencia, but instead he has chosen to join former coach Marcelino García Toral.

Former Davis Cup great, Sadiq Abdullahi, has discussed with the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Sani Ndanusa, on ways to implement the government’s grassroots sports developmental plans and came out of the encounter, convinced that if properly executed, that Nigeria would reclaim its lost glory in sports.

Strong indications emerged, weekend, in Abuja that at the retirement of Mr. Mike Mbama Okiro as the 13th Inspector General of Police, his number two and Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Administration, DIG Ogbonna Onovo would be named the next Inspector General of Police by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS), in the Nigerian economy, comprising the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NASSI) and the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), are opposed to the plan to introduce a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Tax on businesses in the country through the CSR Commission Bill.

A scheme to curtail the menace of mobile phone handset theft in Nigeria was last week launched in Abuja, by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Alhaji Ahmed Joda.