Multiverse Plc has announced plans to expand its operations to the six geo-political zones of the country in the next couple of months.

As parts of activities marking Nigeria’s 50th independent anniversary, First Bank Plc has rewarded 200 of its loyal customers with cash and gift prizes in its new promo tagged: ‘First Bank Golden Promo: Celebrating Nigeria at 50’.

Investors woes heightened last week, as the value of their investment on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) declined by N122.65 billion.

The need for health professionals to strive to provide quality healthcare to clients through the provision of safe, effective, timely and patient centered care was at the front burner during the 2nd Annual Conference of the Society for Quality Health Care in Nigeria (SQHN) last week in Lagos.

GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan has revealed that he had wanted to pull out the state funds lodged in one of the troubled banks, when the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, dropped the hammer, which sent some of the chief executives of the banks packing.

The Office of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, yesterday said so far, about N1.04 trillion had been spent on the scheme since 2006.

CRISIS almost marred a forum of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Eku, weekend, as supporters of some of the aspirants who were to declare their aspirations at the forum engaged in a fight. Problem started when the main entrance into the hall of the event was shut against one of the aspirants by some youths.

A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Patrick Obahiagbon, has described as unacceptable, the alleged plan by the Federal Government not to consult lawmakers when siting constituency projects in their areas.

THE Nigeria Institute of Building, NIOB, has called for the enforcement of minimum standard in the building industry in the country.
Delivering a keynote address during the 40th Annual General Meeting, AGM of the Institute, Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Engr. Nduese Essien, decried the increase in the rate of collapsed building in the country, urging the institute to put machinery in motion to check the influx of quacks into the building industry.

ACADEMIC activities in the three Delta State Polytechnics of Ozoro, Ogwashi-Uku, Otefe-Oghara and the three Colleges of Education of Agbor, Warri and Mosogar have been grounded following the over two weeks strike action embarked upon by academic staff of the institutions.

ABUJA – The harmonized version of the 2010 cash call budget for projects in the gas sector has been presented to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison_Madueke.

FOR its commitment to quality, leadership, technology and innovation, a Nigerian firm involved in the supply of animal health drugs and livestock feed supplements — Kony Nigeria Enterprises have been given the international quality summit award in the Gold category by the Business Initiative Directions (B.I.D) in New York.

It’s no longer news that there are millions of unemployed graduates, mainly the youths, in Nigeria who are walking aimlessly in search of whatever means of livelihood. Nigeria probably has the highest number of unemployed graduates in the world, which has contributed to social ills like youth restiveness in the Niger Delta and armed robbery

The World Bank has said the recently released result of its study on doing business in Nigeria should not be seen as guide for investors  but only as a window to stimulate reforms where weaknesses are noticed. Mr. Williams Kingsmill, the Special Assistant to Dr Oby Ezekwezili, the African Vice President of the World Bank […]

With the benefit of historical hindsight, the ill-fated Nigerian FOI Bill resonates with fervour, and underscores the fact that freedom of information acts (FOIAs) had never been won anywhere without a sustained and protracted fight. Even in the US from which the FOIA model was exported to other countries, it came about after much pressure from media groups and organisations, consumer groups, etc spanning 20 years from 1945 to 1965. The American Congress passed the FOIA in 1966.