Dana Air airlifts 252,000 passengers in 11 months
As Dana Airlines prepares to roll out the drums in celebration of its first 11 months of operations, the airline has said it airlifted no few than 252,000 passengers during the period.
BBC partners Nigeria media on HIV/AIDS
By Peter Duru MAKURDI — The British Broadcasting Corporation World Service Trust (BBCWST) has pledged to partner state governments and the media in Nigeria through its Enhancing Nigerians Response to HIV/AIDS (ENR) program, to fight the HIV/AIDS scourge in the country. According to the coordinator of the program, Mrs. Helen Bassey, who spoke at a […]
Imo revenue board seals-off CBN office over N300m tax
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The enforcement unit of the Imo State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) has sealed-off the Owerri branch of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over alleged non-payment of over N300 million tax, owed the state government from 2002 to 2009. Vanguard gathered that despite stiff resistance by the CBN staff, the combined team […]
Minister tasks committe on 2010 Olympiad
ABUJA—The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku has tasked the Scientific Committee to ensure that Nigeria’s hosting of 2010 Olympiad becomes a resounding success. Dr. Zaku made this statement during the inauguration of the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) Scientific Committee last Thursday in Abuja. The Minister also charged the committee to […]
Appeal tribunal confirms Mikang council boss removal
By Taye Obateru Jos — The Plateau State Local Government Elections Appeal Tribunal has confirmed the removal of the Chairman of Mikang Local Government Area, Mr. Innocent Tisel as the valid candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for last year’s council election. The appellate tribunal, headed by Justice Yargata Nimpar has, therefore, ordered Mr. […]
Retrenchment Tsunami: Banks sack over 1,000 in two weeks
The banking industry is experiencing an unprecedented wave of staff retrenchment with over 1,000 bank workers losing their jobs within two weeks. The leadership of organised labour in the banking industry has, however, called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to call the banks to order otherwise it will be forced to take on the banks.
