Super Eagles coach, Lars Lagerback is keeping everyone guessing about his plans for the World Cup Group B match with Greece on Thursday, training in seclusion on the Indian Ocean coast since the team’s defeat by Argentina.

Experts in the health sector have said family planning remains the best option in reducing maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria, stressing that Millennium Development Goals 4 & 5 cannot be achieved without robust family planning

IJAWS in Edo State have accused the state police command of constant arrest and harassment of their people, particularly youths under the guise of chasing kidnappers. They have consequently given the state police 48 hours to release their youths or faced the consequences.

THE Federal Government has been commended by Tuomo community on the skills acquisition centre sited in the town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

THE Chairman, Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti Corruption, Senator Sola Akinyede said yesterday that the National Assembly does not need the assent of President Goodluck Jonathan on the amendments to the 1999 Constitution before it will become law.

A frontline industrialist, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, has criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for the recent increase in the share capital of Micro-Finance Banks from N20 million to N100 million, arguing that the policy was not only arbitrary but would also get many of such banks out of business.

Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State held its 8th convocation ceremony recently in which 899 graduands were conferred with various degrees out of which 641 were ready to go and 258 summer graduates.

Privatisation of government-owned industries would encourage regular payment of revenue to government and consequently increase the internally generated revenue of Yobe State, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Revenue Enhancement in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, has said

Authorities of the Benue State University, Makurdi have shut down the institution following an industrial action called by the leadership of the Non Academic Staff Union of the institution

The dwindling revenue accruing to states and local governments in the federation from the excess crude account is the source of contention between the Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga and the 36 state governors in the country.

MANAGEMENT of the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, a joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, said it contributed $36 billion, about N5.4 trillion, to government coffers between 2005 and 2009.

SECRETARY of the Political Committee of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, yesterday, asked the former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida and other presidential aspirants from the North to forget the idea and support President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.

THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday, at its weekly meeting, terminated the non-performing N58.6 billion Second Niger Bridge contract.

Geneva—The Federal Government’s bail-out to distressed banks and intervention funds for key sectors of the economy are part of the government’s plan to address the economic and social challenges arising from the global financial crisis in the country.

KARLSTAD—THE media have been advised to provide children from all backgrounds opportunity to form their opinion and be heard on issues relating to their well-being.