By Chioma Obinna LAGOS — Following the decision of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to shelve its strike that was suppose to begin today, the Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, has extended his hands of fellowship to the Association and other professionals within the health sector, describing the decision of the doctors as “patriotic.” […]

By  Gbenga Ariyibi Ado-Ekiti—The final burial rites of a former Federal Commissioner for Finance during the military regime, Major-General James Oluleye (rtd), is expected to take place at his country-home, Efon-Alaye, Ekiti State, on Friday. Meanwhile, the first child of the deceased, Dr. Oluwole Oluleye, has lamented that his dad did not live to see […]

By Tordue Salem ABUJA— Construction companies handling federal projects in the Niger Delta region have threatened to back off road construction projects with a N230 billion budget, if a supplementary budget was not approved before the end of the year for the completion of the jobs. Reynolds Construction Company Nigeria Limited (RCC), was paid to […]

By Sola Ogundipe PRESIDENT Umar Yar’Adua has been urged to reconstitute the Governing Board of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and appointment of a leadership in line with provisions of Section 9 of decree 15 of 1993 as amended, if the current campaign against fake and adulterated food and […]

…to recover outstanding Agric bank’s loans By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Senate has launched a move to unveil the circumstances under which N94.4 billion belonging to government ministries and agencies were trapped in twelve failed banks that were unable to meet the conditions of the 2005 banks consolidation exercise. The Senate’s action follows the disclosure penultimate […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young IBADAN—“Global economic and financial crisis and job creation: Implications for construction and Wood industry”, is the thrust of a 6-day conference being organised by the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) in this year’s annual industrial relation\education workshop. Taking place in Ibadan, the conference according to a […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—THE Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU weekend accused the Federal Government of propaganda and plotting to destroy the nation’s public varsities at the expense of private ones. The Chairman of ASUU, Ilorin Zone, Prof. Eddy Olanipekun, stated this at a press conference held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure after […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—IMMEDIATE governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu weekend charged the present administration in the state to be sincere enough to acknowledge his good deeds while in office and make attempts to build on such solid foundations instead of engaging in stifling propaganda. Dr Agagu was reacting to a statement reportedly made […]

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 […]