The Lagos State government has attributed fraud assisted with the Automated Teller Machine, ATM, in the country and state in particular, to the uncooperative attitude of banks and regulatory agencies, just as it announced steps to check the trend.

As Isa Bio begins a new journey as Sports minister, former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, believes the erstwhile Transport minister should settle down to work regardless of his being ranked an outsider by some enthusiasts. Kalu who spoke in Lagos Wednesday advised the minister to put to use his experience as a former speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and member of the Federal cabinet to move Nigerian sports to the next level.

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has commiserated with Mr. Dan Ngerem, a former president of the body, who lost his father yesterday.

Haffar Industrial Co. Limited has set an agenda for the incoming new Minister of Commerce and Industry. Specifically, the company said it would like the new Minister to usher in a strong policy that can halt the sneaking in of smuggled textile products in to the country.

Nestle has opened a new a production facility for powdered milk and a packaging unit for imported Mackintosh’s Quality Street chocolates.