The Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, has flagged off its training programme for youths in pipe welding.

IKOM Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, has adopted the Deputy Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), as its sole candidate for the state’s Central Senatorial District for 2011 elections.

On Thursday last week, 30 out-of-school youths from the South-South geo-political zone smiled home with tools and equipment worth N1.5m after they successfully completed the training on the acquisition of trade and entrepreneurship skills.

THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected over N1billion for the first quarter a total of the year 2010 as against N297million collected for same of 2009.

The three Scanning Service Providers at the nation’s border stations and sea ports – Cotecna Destination Inspection Nigeria Ltd., SGS and Global Scansystems Limited have jointly organized a 2-day training on leadership development for senior management staff of Nigeria Customs Service. This is in line with the drive to attaining global best practice in Nigeria ports and maritime industry.

The Russian Ambas-sador to Nigeria, Mr Alexander .O. Polyakov has expressed his desire to link the University of Lagos with higher Institutions in the Russian Federation, in the area of educational cooperatio.

The recent appointment of Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai as Minister of Education has attracted mixed feelings from stakeholders in the sector. While some stakeholders are busy outlining the key areas in the sector where the Minister of Education should focus her attention on for ratification, others are querying the rationale behind her selection insisting that there are more qualified hands to take charge as Minister of Education.

Seventy-four best students in both Junior and Senior categories from each state of the federation and Federal Capital Territory sat for the second and final stage examination of the Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) held last Saturday April 17, 2010 at the Lagos Airport Hotel.

A financial expert, Mr. John Osuoha has kicked against plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to abolish universal banking.

Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc, Tuesday, at the bank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved payment of a dividend payout of 45 kobo per share amounting to N11.3 billion and a bonus of one ordinary share for every four ordinary shares.

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) recovered more than N21 billion as “operating so plus” from 18 corporate organisations in 2009. The Commissioner for Strategic Communications, Mr Adewunmi Abitoye, made the announcement on Tuesday in Kaduna shortly after officials of the commission paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Namadi Sambo.

The Amalgamated Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria said on Tuesday in Lagos that it has suspended its proposed strike scheduled for April 21.

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From Africa’s cocoa plantations to its growing semi-deserts and wilting maize fields, erratic weather linked to climate change may be ruining subsistence crops and export commodities alike REUTERS has reported.

PRESIDENT of the Poland-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chief Julius Ogunyemi, has urged the Federal Government to consider Poland’s initiative of revamping the nation’s power and steel sectors.