ANTI-CONSOLIDATION forces have regrouped with the hope of dismantling the structures and forcing a takeover of the top five banks in the country, Vanguard can now reveal. The grand plan by the group is to cause panic and uncertainty in the industry and make the target banks look unsafe for depositors.

For two weeks running, the dust raised in the nation’s banking sector refused to settle with events happening in quick succession.

By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja – The Nigerian Navy said yesterday that it would hold its 2009 Chief of Naval Staff Annual Conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State with experts from several African countries, including Navies of South Africa and Ghana invited to deliberate on how to rise up to the challenges posed by sea piracy […]

Abakaliki – Even with the Federal Government against the Lagos state government over Lagos creation of development councils, the Onicha-West Development Council in Ebonyi state, has listed provision of befitting council secretariat for staff accommodation as its core priority. Coordinator of the Development Centre, Mr. Chukwuemeka Mgbeke, who spoke yesterday, when he conducted newsmen round […]

By Aliyu Dangida Dutse – Jigawa state government has announced its plan to set up a Cassava processing company in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state in order to improve the trade and industry base of the state. This was reavealed by the state Commissioner for Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Alhaji Aminu Mohammed. […]