Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has condemned the abduction of five journalists by gunmen, between Akwa Ibom and Abia States.

The Managing Director, Peak Shipping Agency Limited, Mr Adebayo Oyedokun, has decried the dilapidating berthing facilities in and around the Lagos ports.

EDO State House of Assembly has called on the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to take urgent steps to stop oil spillage from its production pipelines at Urhokhousa N’ Owa and Okhakhuomwan communities both in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of the state.

In a bid to tackle youth unemployment, Bayelsa State government has set up a Fishing Academy.

CAMPAIGN for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has condemned harrowing and dehumanising treatment of pensioners by both the federal government and state governments and called on Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC’s counterpart, to quickly intervene and defend the rights of the pensioners who spent their productive life to work the nation.

AMIDST speculations that some ‘powerful’ members of the Delta State House of Assembly and Commissioners have hijacked the on-going recruitment into the State Civil Service by insisting that they be allowed to fill a good number of positions with their candidates, the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has kicked against the plan.

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Lagos Branch, has concluded plans to host this year’s annual Bankers’ Nite in Lagos, with the Finance Minister, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, pencilled to address the issue of infrastructure development and financing in Nigeria at the event.

TWO Nigerians took a journey of discovery about the role of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) since its inception in 1986 and gave the Directorate a pass mark. Speaking in Gombe, the Governor of Gombe State Alhaji Dajuma Goje said that he turned to the NDE to make a living in his earlier business pursuit and benefitted immensely from the Directorate assistance in the late 80’s.

Flour Mills Nigeria Plc has announced a dividend of N2.00 per share and a bonus of one ordinary share for every 10 ordinary shares held by its shareholders in its 2010 financial year.

Ofonime Hanson Edwin, is a technician from Akwa Ibom state. He works as a technician in Hydro-tech company, a subsidiary of African Fertilizer, which manufactures alum, sulfuric acid and acid, located in Igbesa in Ogun state. Tragedy, occurred recently in his place of work, which resulted in his being confined to the hospital bed for a long period of time.

Principal of the Nigerian Turkish International College, Mr. Kamil Kemanci, in his welcome address said that for the graduating student and their ever supporting parents, the graduation ceremony marks the completion of the second stage in their march towards a successful life career.

Computer Warehouse Group, one of Africa’s most enterprising ICT companies will be constructing a building dedicated for the appreciation and development of Information technology at the University Of Lagos.
This was disclosed recently by the Group CEO, Austin Okere when he alongside his team, paid a courtesy visit to the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. A.B. Sofoluwe.

IT was like the Chairman, Organising Committee, International Colloquium on Slavery, Slave Trade and its Consequences, Professor Abi Derefaka of the University of Port Harcourt read the mind of the inquisitive looking journalists that he resorted to making the rhetorical statement: “ Many of us may want to know why we are holding a colloquium on slavery at this time.”

Dangote Industries Limited has made a donation of N5million to the Ikorodu Divisional Resource Group, towards the actualization of its dream project of building a resource centre to boost the educational development of Ikorodu town.

The Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Professor Lateef Akani Hussein has said that he will ever remain committed to the less privileged and sound academic performed students to ensure that financing their education will not be a hindrance to their academic pursuit.