CHAIRMAN of Zinox Group, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, yesterday, said his company can deliver the 120,000 Direct Data Capturing, DDC machines, INEC said it needed for the e-registration of voters, within seven weeks of contract award if it was awarded the deal.

The paramount ruler of Gbarain Kingdom, King Funpere Akah, and members of the elders council have waded into the impasse created by the emergence of two candidates on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the State House of Assembly bye-election for Yenagoa Constituency II with the conduct of a mock primaries that led to the emergence of Boloboua Orufa to represent the constituency.

THERE appears to be realignment between Governor Olugbenga Daniel and members of the State House of Assembly as the Speaker, Mr. Tunji Egbetokun yesterday said the House had started the consideration of the N100 billion bond being sought by the government.

LAST July 19, President Goodluck Jonathan made an important move towards stabilising the nation’s economy, by signing the law creating the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Wednesday signed an agreement with CZ Consulting, a security firm, to enforce safety compliance of armoured vehicles being imported to the country.

Following the increase in the series of damage to its pipelines by suspected crude oil thieves in Bonny area, Rivers State, the Shell Petroleum Development Company has called on the government and security agencies to check the disturbing practice.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is taking tool in business concepts world over, and the Nigerian situation is not different, as a result, The Nedola Initiative Limited (TNIL), said it is ready to provide management services to CSR initiatives.

First Bank of Nigeria Plc has doled out a total of N5 million as cash prizes to a total of 100 customers in the second edition of its ongoing Golden Promo.

The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Nduese Essien, has absolved himself from involvement in the allegation of fraud in the implementation of the ministry’s budgets in the 2008 and 2009 appropriation bills.

Bharti Airtel Limited has announced a 17.4 per cent growth in its first quarter revenue to N393.75 billion (US$ 2.625 million).

Management of Spring Bank Plc has declared a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N2.35 billion in its 2010 half year operations.
It is the second consecutive quarter that the bank will be posting a profit since its inception in 2006; having recorded a PBT of N636.0 million in its 2010 first quarter result.

Standard Bank has restated its commitment to Nigeria as one of its core countries for investment, according to an official. The official, however said that non-disclosure agreements with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on its expansion plans were guarding its pronouncements.

In a recent pronouncement, the Nigerian Central Bank announced the establishment of a federally-assisted programme specifically aimed at promoting agricultural enterprises.

A private estate development firm, International Business Bureau Limited (IBBL), has pledged to deliver a minimum of 2000 housing units in Kwara State before the end of the current administration in the state next year.

In the past, horticulture which is the science/art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants, was generally seen as an activity undertaken for pleasure/relaxation, usually done during one’s leisure time but today, that perception has changed.