Father of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof. Chukwuma Soludo , Pa Simeon Soludo has been Kidnapped. It would be recalled that the former CBN governor has indicated interest in the gubernatorial election of Anambra State slated for next year.

Global leader in critical power and cooling services, APC by Schneider Electric has launched a field education programme, an establish skilled team that is dedicated to its resellers in Nigeria.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that economic stability is critical to achieving global peace. Meanwhile, the nation’s currency, Naira, lost another 53 kobo, Monday, at the foreign exchange auction conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria. (CBN).

WARRI—NATIONAL Public Relations Officer of Urhobo Youth Council (UYC),Comrade Gabriel Akpude, has commended Tompolo, Ateke, Dagogo, Boyloaf, Kuku and other ex-militant leaders for accepting the Federal Government’s amnesty, which has automatically restored peace to Niger Delta.

Asaba—DEMOCRATIC Peoples Party (DPP) governorship candidate during the 2007 gubernatorial election in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru, has said he continued to approach the Election Petitions Tribunal to challenge the election of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan because of the process that brought him to power.

Internet Service Provider, Linkserve made it double last week, when it announced the appointment of Mr. Victor Oisaghie as the company’s new Managing Director as well as the launch of a new product tagged Linkserve Hosting Making the announcements, Linkserve’s Chairman, Mr. Chima Onyekwere, said that the appointment of Oisaghie was in line with the company’s drive to reposition itself in the industry even as it strived to provide the best services possible to Nigerians tapping on Oisaghie’s skill and experience.
Onyekwere described the new Managing Director, as a strong IT person, being one of six Cisco certified internetwork experts in Africa.

WARRI—THE Nation al Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its strike against the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC).

As the two day national workshop on the status and software development in Nigeria ends, stakeholders have called for improvement of local content in software development in Nigeria, as a critical element for realization of Vision 20:2020.

AS the world goes green technology, Nigeria’s Omatek Engineering Services Limited, an arm of Omatek Ventures Plc, says its is joining the crusade in a big way, with a recent introduction of a new alternative power solution using Solar and LED technology.

SENIOR Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), has issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum to address the exclusion of its members in the research institutes, projects and federal colleges of agriculture in the on-going negotiation for improved conditions of service or risk an indefinite strike.

Osun State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan, has blamed the poor performance of students of the state origin in the last WAEC and NECO on the past administration of Chief Adebisi Akande.

ABOUT 1,630 primary schools teachers in Ogun State, who failed to acquire the National Certificate in Education (NCE) as minimum qualification for teaching, have been sacked by the state government.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a syndicate which specialised in smuggling hard drugs within the country through courier, arresting two suspects.

Mr Ernest Ndukwe, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Commu-nications Commission (NCC), says there are no plans to licence more telecommuni-cations operators in the country.

Sixty-Eight sacked staff of the National Insurance Commission, have dragged the Commission and its Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Fola Daniel, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, challenging their sack from the commission.