As a means of subverting the Cabotage Act meant to protect the nation’s coastal trade, foreign shipowners bringing in petroleum products into the country have resorted to anchoring outside the country’s waters to prevent enforcement of the law.

A cargo scanner installed by Global Scansysystems Ltd and valued at over 5 million dollars (N750 million) has been under_utilised at the Calabar port, the Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Mr Fred Udechukwu has said.

Olam Nigeria Ltd., said its foray into rice farming was to help propel the country to become one of the leading rice producing and exporting nations.

“In Nigeria, infrastructure is a major challenge, once we have infrastructure, this country will grow and a lot of companies will spring up. In this country, if you provide quality service, Nigerians will pay, no matter how much, Nigerians are ready to pay”

Nigerian Breweries PLC has declared a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N24.6 billion for the half year ended June 30, 2009. This represents a 35.8 per cent increase over 18.1 billion PBT declared for the same period in 2008.

“The NMA views the issue of personal utility vehicle allocation as a kind gesture from a politician who wants to go the extra mile to do the extra ordinary to revamp and galvanize the decaying health sector thus distinguishing himself among his peers.

She said that in spite of fears that the main militant leaders may not embrace the amnesty offer, “I cannot tell you if those we are talking to are MEND. But we are talking to some of the very big-time militants. We are reaching out to them and they are reaching out to me. I have spoken to some of them personally.

Conferring the Chieftai-ncy title on the 30 deserving indigenes of the Kingdom, the monarch charged traditional chieftaincy title holders across the country to live above board and be good ambassadors of their respective kingdoms.

Rising from its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Agbor, Delta State, the Association, in a communiqué jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Akpufuoma Pemu and Secretary Dr. H.C. Okwuokenye, said, “the oil and gas bill that is causing disaffection in the nation right now should be critically looked at by the National Assembly and take cogni-zance of the people of the Niger Delta who bear the lingering harmful conseque-nces of oil exploration activities.”

Never in his wildest imagination did Sunday Fesonu bargained for the event that erupted two weeks ago, as he set out from his Ipokia residence in Ogun state, for the petrol station he worked as a fuel attendant.