The Bank of Industry (BOI) has claimed to have helped manufacturing industries across the country to generate 815,000 jobs between 2005 and 2009.

About three years to the expiration of the contact of the Service Providers with the federal government on destination inspection, one of the Service Providers, SGS Scanning Nigeria Limited, has completed training for the third batch of officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in readiness for the eventual take-over of the function of the companies engaged by government.

THE Managing Director of the three scanning service providers, Globalsan Systems, Mr Fred Udechukwu has called for an extension of the contract with the Federal Government’s Destination Inspection project saying that “the service providers have done well to get an extended contract so as to recoup their investments”.

National Assembly has been urged to speed up the passage of the Maritime Security Agency (MSA) Bill to help curb the incessant pirate attacks along the nation’s coastal waters.

The President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has lamented the negative effects of the global and local meltdown on businesses.

After years of expectation, Cotecna Destination Inspection Nigeria Limited, one of the service providers appointed by the federal government, has completed and test run the first fixed scanner in the country.

The Director of Studies, Universal School of Aviation, Mr Onifade Eedris Adekunle has called on youths and aviation industry stakeholders not to hesitate in contributing their quota to the upliftment of aviation industry in Nigerian adding that adequate knowledge of aviation would enhance national growth and minimize dangers in the industry.

AS year 2010 rolls in tomorrow, the managers of the nation’s education sector will be doing Nigerians a whole lot of good by making a new year resolution of taking the sector to an unprecedented higher level in 2010.

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—AHEAD of the 2011 election in Ondo State, the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday called on its estranged and disillusioned members to return to the party. The party became polarized immediately the Court of Appeal gave its judgment which sent Dr Olusegun Agagu-led administration packing. One of the groups formed […]

By Gbenga Ariyibi ADO-EKITI—The Vice Chancellor of the University of  Education, Ikere Ekiti, TUNEDIK, Professor  Samuel Oye Bandele has lamented that the students of the institution have lost one academic session to the closure of the university over the relocation saga. Speaking with newsmen yesterday, the Vice Chancellor noted that the students were forced to […]

By Aliyu Adekunle with Agency report Security sources have confirmed that  Christmas Day airline bomb plot suspect, Abdulmutallab was recruited by al-Qaeda in London.

*To seek bond for devt project By Kolade Larewaju ABEOKUTA – GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State yesterday presented a budget of N100.73 billion to the State House of Assembly, saying that it would be financed from the anticipated N101.98 expected income of the Government in the New Year. The Governor, however, said about 30 […]

By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—THREE   suspected robbers have been killed in different robbery attacks in Oke-Ogun areas of Oyo State when they engaged the police in a gun duel. This came as the State Police Command foiled another attempt by an eight-man robbery squad when they wanted to rob a first generation bank in Ibadan on […]

ONE of the greatest economic assets available to the Old Kabba Province of Northern Nigeria is the River Niger – the River Niger Old Shipping route and its associated water-power resources, which it shares upstreams with Niger State.

Now, you dare not refer to Obi as trader as he has reinvented himself as a whiz kid banker. He freely talks about his banking days with the likes of Professor Chukwuma Soludo.