LEADERS of the Niger Delta have been advised against using the crisis in the region to showcase themselves for political appointment and recognition to the detriment of the less privileged and ravaged rural people.

Accenture Nigeria has disclosed that it’s research has shown that a combination of technology trends will significantly shape the future and help address global challenges.

The South-South Women Organisation has commended the judiciary for the speedy bail process accorded the governorship candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in Osun state, Eng Rauf Aregbesola. The group said the arrest of Aregbesola over allegations of forgery shocked the whole nation.

At the 36th AGM of the Association of Advertising Practitioners of Nigeria (AAAN) in Enugu State, titled Re-branding, Re-positioning or Re-Pairing, Prof. Ike Ndolo, Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) spoke on the hope, convergence and the need to reposition Nigeria. Below is the text of his speech delivered undiluted, Princewill Ekwujuru. was there. Excerpt

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) may step into the industrial crisis at Bristow Helicopters, following persist disagreement between the company’s management and its staff.

Datol Investment limit ed said it is bringing into the market a new energy drink christened; MG puma. Datol investment who are sole distributors of the product said the drink has come into the market to fight for a share of the market size.

Following recent inquisition by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) into spending of local governments in Lagos, the Action Congress (AC) has accused the commission of pandering to the whims of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) by allowing itself to be cajoled into intimidating the local councils in Lagos.

The role of advertising in the whole gamut of the industry cannot be over-looked, but the ingenuity of creative persons had been relegated to the back ground over years; Reason, top management staff, particularly Managing Directors take the credit for a job welldone.

Tolaram Charity Foundation, (TCF), a non-profit charitable organisation has commissioned a Limb Centre known as Ishk, to provide fully functional custom-made prosthetic limb for individuals who lost legs during accidents, birth defects or other causes.

AFTER a long silence on the fate of the moribund Nigerian telecommunications Limited, NITEL, the Federal government may have decided to sell the company in bits and pieces.

HOW best to position and brighten the future of the Nigerian female students was the focus of discussion last week in Lagos when Multi-Links Telkom visited about ten female students of the University of Lagos in celebration of this year’s annual Women Day which held in South Africa recently.

FOR mobile phone subscribers who still fear that the Electromagnetic Radiation emitting from the mobile phone could be harmful, the Workshop last week on the realities of mobile Electromagnetic radiation on health brought a relief.

THE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Engr Ernest Ndukwe has canvassed for a massive fibre connection for the whole of Africa in order to bring broadband connectivity closer to the people.

Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Benin and Port-Harcourt are among cities that have now been added to the list of places covered by high-capacity, IP-based services by Phase3 Telecom in continuation of the expansion and upgrade of its national, aerial communications backbone.

AN undergraduate of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Mr. Ugonna Simon, has won N1million in the ongoing MTN FIFA 2010 World Cup quiz.