Senate suspends N300bn contract report
By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Senate yesterday indefinitely shelved consideration of the report of its ad-hoc committee which indicted several serving and former ministers of culpability in the misuse of N300 billion in the transportation sector during the immediate past administration. Senate spokesman, Senator Ayogu Eze denied insinuations of underlying intrigues in the removal of the […]
Agbami partners offer N118m scholarship funds to students
Thousands of students who are indigenes of Lagos, Ondo, Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa States studying Medical and Engineering courses in various tertiary institutions are currently smiling to banks, courtesy of the N118 million scholarship funds made available by Agbami partners, a group of oil companies.
No hike in taxes – Uduaghan
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said his administration is not going to increase taxes despite the global economic meltdown.
Confucius institute opens at Unilag for teaching of Chinese language
Confucious Institute has been established at the University of Lagos which will provide Chinese language teaching at various levels, teaching Chinese language instructors and providing Chinese language teaching resources.
CBN raises alarm on rising cases of bank fraud
THE Central Bank, CBN, yesterday, raised an alarm on rising cases of fraud in the nation’s financial institutions even as it granted the request of shareholders of Equatorial Trust Bank Limited to recapitalise the bank, following a proposal by the bank’s shareholders to the apex bank.
Yar’Adua won’t disappoint N-Delta – Uduaghan
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State said, yesterday, that Governors of the South-South region were convinced that President Umaru Yar’Adua will not disappoint the people of the Niger-Delta in his plan to develop the region.
