FG tasked on providing enabling environment for MFBs
By Amaka Agwuegbo The Federal Govern- ment has been urged to provide an enabling environment to enable microfinance banks, MFBs, provide cheaper services to their customers. Speaking at the second Customers’ Forum, last week, the Managing Director, Accion Microfinance Bank, Mrs. Bunmi Lawson, said if the government can provide adequate infrastructure for MFBs to operate, […]
Anambra: Soludo’s imposition undemocratic – Iwu
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, has described the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP’s imposition of Professor Chukwuma Soludo for the February 6, 2010, Anambra State gubernatorial election as anti-democratic just as he stressed that serial number on ballot papers will henceforth be shown to political parties 24 hours to election to prevent rigging.
It’s prayer time with air safety in mind
FOUR years ago, the popular televangelist and Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Bimbo Odukoya died at the prime age of 45 when a Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 she boarded in Abuja crashed in Port Harcourt. The air crash also claimed the lives of 75 pupils, among others. That was on December 10, 2005.
Nigeria to generate 35,000mw of electricity by 2020 — Usman
By Chinedu Ibeabuchi The Minister of National Planning Commission, Dr Shamsuddeen Usman, has said that the attainment of 6,000 megawatts of electricity target set by the Federal Government is still be feasible by the end of this year, even as he said that for Nigeria to completely actualise its vision 20:2020 goals, it needs to […]
Intercontinental Bank sacks another 1,500 workers
LAGOS—The Management of the Intercontinental Bank Monday served sack letters to no fewer than 1,500 of its workers. However, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, protested the retrenchment, but did not disclose what its next line of action would be.
GTBank-Lagos Principals Cup reaches zonal quarter final
The Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank Lagos State Principals Cup 2009/10 which kicked off last week got to its zonal quarter final stage in some districts in the state. Eko Boys High school ,one of the oldest schools participating in this year’s championship was yesterday designated as one of the heritage sites for the GTBank Lagos Principals Cup.
Fashola launches surveillance helicopters
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, launched two Bell 412 EP Helicopters with a promise to commit the state’s resources to securing the lives and property of residents.
Edo PDP accuses Oshiomhole of withholding N535.6m funds
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, yesterday, accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of alleged refusal to release N535.6 million excess crude funds to local government councils whose chairmen refused to decamp to Action Congress (AC).
Urhobo youths won’t be ignored in post-amnesty deal – Uduaghan
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that Urhobo youths who helped the government to maintain peace during the violent phase of the Niger-Delta struggle would not be relegated in the post-amnesty arrangement by the Federal Government to build youth capacity in the region.
Yar’Adua: 150m Nigerians’ interest superior to individual’s, says Odigie-Oyegun
FIRST civilian governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that those who against the resignation of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua from office on account of his ill-health do not have the interests of the Nigerians at heart.
Uduaghan gets Chevron’s commitment on gas flaring
A few days to the global climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has extracted a commitment from the management of Chevron Oil Company that it would stop gas flaring in all its operational sites in Delta State in the first quarter of 2011.
