By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The office complex of Imo State Geographic Information Service (IGIS), charged with the responsibility of handling all land matters in the state, will soon be commissioned.

Banking and finance experts have faulted the recent Fitch Rating recent report on Nigerian banks saying the situation is not hopeless situation as portrayed by the report.

Following the Ap proval-in-Principle (AIP) licence granted it by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Credit Registry Services Plc has announced plans to shore up its subscriber base to over three million customers before the end of 2009.

BGL Securities Limited has predicted that the recent bullish run in the stock market would be sustained provided certain factors continue to manifest , including strong corporate results from quoted entities especially the banks.

By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE—Jigawa State Police Command has arrested seven people for alleged connivance to divert hundreds of bags of fertilizer from the government’s store, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi S. Fanna, has said.

The Nigerian Dental Association has thrown its weight behind the new close up campaign, “day + night brushing” initiative unveiled recently in Lagos.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Government says it has concluded plans to procure a rapid response helicopter in its fight against armed robbery, in view of the growing sophistication of criminals operating in the state. Governor Ikedi Ohakim stated this while addressing branch manager of commercial banks at the Banquet hall, Government House, Owerri.

In encouraging acts of heroism in children, Dufil Prima Foods Limited, producers of Indomie noodles has began the search for the next set of heroes for the Indomie Independence Day Award for Heroes of Nigeria.

Vanguard gathered that the woman was delivered of a baby girl but died despite the medical attention given to her by doctors. It was not however clear what led to the death of the promising lady, but a reliable source said the woman could have died out of excessive bleeding.

Intercontinental Distilleries Limited has unveiled three new wines to it’s line of products in the market. The three new Veleta products comes in three variants of Red, White grapes and Peach.