The Consul General of the people’s Republic of China in Lagos, Mr Guo Kun said that the volume of bilateral trade between Nigeria and China in 2009 grew steadily to $6.373 billion.

The event of Friday last week, which held at the Yusuf Grillo auditorium, Yaba College of Technology was meant to be a send forth party for the immediate past rector of the college, Mr. Olubunmi Owoso. But it turned out to be a golden opportunity for stakeholders to assess his tenure which lasted from 2001 to December 2009.

A DESPERATE attempt by some university graduates to gain employment into the Lagos State teaching service through the backdoor has been foiled by the State Deputy Governor, Princess Sarah Sosan who also doubles as the Commissioner for Education.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Prof.Mohammed Ka’oje Abubakar said the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) is clearly a critical force in charting the path that Nigerians should follow as a nat
ion in achieving our developmental agenda – vision 20-2020 and 7-point agenda, which are specifically designed for Nigeria to catch-up with the advanced economies in the world.

Imo State Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has described the opposition in the state as a group of “nomadic politicians” who think the state’s public fund was a field for them to graze on.

The recovery plan put in place by the management of Oceanic Bank International Plc has started yielding positive fruits, as the bank bounced bank to profitability, announcing a profit after tax of N1.12 billion in its first quarter financial performance.

Indications have emerged that Prof. Saliba Mukoro would contest the Delta  gubernatorial elections on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.  Mukoro, a Professor of Criminal Justice and Head of Department at the Mississippi Valley State University, USA, is an Urhobo.

Transaction on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued, Tuesday on a bearish note as the value of listed equities dipped by N6.60 billion.

DEPUTY Governor of Delta State, Prof. Amos Utuama, SAN, yesterday, urged the Urhobo ethnic nationality to give unalloyed support to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, in his second term bid.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has vowed to resist attempts by any individual or group of persons in the state to stall any project embarked upon by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC in the state

Spring Bank Plc has attributed the recent improvement in its first quarter financial performance to the introduction of a number strategic initiatives embarked upon by the company since the intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the bank.

Kaduna state government said it realized about N20.5 billion as internally generated revenue (IGR) between 2005 and 2009.

THE Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly Mr. Tunji Egbetokun has expressed regret that the State government’s attempt to raise fund from the Capital Market has been unnecessarily politicised by some people he referred to as sycophants.

If I should receive my proper pension payments, as directed by the Federal Government, it will go a long way to making us, who built the NPA from its cradle to the octopus it has become today, more physically and mentally prepared to see the point in celebrating independence with the rest of the populace.

United States, Wednesday advanced to the 2nd round of the 2010 World Cup with a Landon Donovan’s late goal against Algeria to top Group C and join the World Cup’s elite in the last 16.