In recent time, Lagos State Government has been having running battles with faceless groups and individuals known as “land-grabbers” including those who encroach on government’s lands.

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has called on bank operators and regulators to explore ways of collabora-ting on the provision and utiliztion of information tech-nology infrastructure (ITC).

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), resumed the week on a bullish note, halting the bearish run recorded for the most part of last week, as the value of listed equities appreciated, Monday, by 43.08 billion.

The effect of global financial crisis on African markets is expected to be brain-stormed when experts in the securities market meet in the13th African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) conference to be hosted by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

The Executive Vice Chairman of Industrial and General Insurance Plc, (IGI), Mr. Remi Olowude has donated an ultra-modern X-Ray equipment to the Health Centre of the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The catastrophe bond market is poised for an active fourth quarter as several factors combine to boost the insurance-linked securities sector, experts and observers say.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI – Commuters and motorists  in Imo state are in for a hard time,  as all the filling stations in most part of the state have closed shop for inexplicable reasons. Vanguard investigations revealed that the pump price of petrol dispensed by independent petroleum marketers in the state has correspondingly shot up […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO – The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kano chapter has demanded that all healthcare workers in the public sector be remunerated on equal basis. In their resolution, shortly after an emergency meeting, PSN Kano chapter said other health workers who were in the critical segment of the healthcare delivery system deserved […]

By Eric Ugbor ABA – Residents of Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia state have appealed to the Inspector General of Police IGP, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo to disband all police check points and withdraw his men from the streets of the city, even as they called for adequate funding of the Abia vigilance service […]

By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI -  THE Bauchi State  House of Assembly has suspended all the  chairmen, vice chairmen and the secretaries of the 20 local government areas in the state indefinitely. The suspension follows the adoption of the reports of the three committees set up by the House of Assembly to investigate the activities of […]

Aba – Many residents of Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, have resorted to using firewood, charcoal and sawdust for cooking, following a sharp rise in the price of kerosene. Investigations showed that kerosene cost between N150 and N180 per litre in the city and its environs. Further investigation showed that the commodity is only […]

The Governor of Bayelsa State called me and said I must be here, I said well I will be there but I hope we will still be friends after I speak.

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – THE Benue State Government has suspended the sale and distribution of fertiliser products to its teeming farming populace, citing noticeable lapses in the distribution chain for its decision. Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Shaapera Naako, dropped this hint while fielding questions from newsmen in Makurdi. Naako who pleaded […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—ABIA state branch of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has decried the deteriorating state of equipment in hospitals in the country and expressed doubts on the possibility of saving lives in such a situation. Prof Joshua Ogbonnaya raise the alarm in his lecture entitled, “Save lives, Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies”, delivered at […]

By Emma Arubi WARRI – FLOOD has ravages 36 Ijaw communities, destroying state-owned electricity project, secondary and primary schools in Burutu local government area  of Delta State. This comes as the Gbekebor Progressive Forum (GPF) has called on the federal and state governments for relief materials and immediate assistance for victims of the flood. Gbekebor […]