ONDO State government has disbursed over N550 million loans to 1,460 workers in the Local Government Service as part of its commitment to the promotion of the welfare of its workforce.

Delta State Cultural troupe which performed to a rapturous audience during the celebration of Nigeria’s golden anniversary at Tokyo, the Japanese capital, returned a few days ago to Asaba with tales of pleasant experiences. The 30-member contingent that comprised 20 staff of the performing arts division of DSCAC and 10 officials drawn from the Directorate of Culture and Tourism, and Delta State Tourism Board.

In compliance with the directive of the Federal Government on the use of crash helmets by motorcyclists in the country, Bauchi State government has procured 10,000 crash helmet to be given to commercial motorcyclist in the state free-of-charge.

AN exhibition featuring four foremost and apparently oldest visual artists in Nigeria opened penultimate week at TERRA Kulture, Victoria Island as part of activities that marked the nation’s 50th anniversary.

The FIFA Ethics Committee, under the chairmanship of Claudio Sulser, yesterday provisionally suspend, with immediate effect, the members of the FIFA Executive Committee Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii from taking part in any football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) after examining their cases in relation to the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™.

FEDERAL Civil Service Pensioners have called on President Jonathan to sack the Head of Service, HOS, of the Federation, Mr. Steve Orasonya, for allegedly refusing to pay their accumulated pension arrears and other benefits despite the provision of such payments in the 2010 budget.

THE caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Enugu North Senatorial zone, (Nsukka zone), has denied involvement in the recent endorsement of Governor Sullivan Chime by some stakeholders of the party in the zone as the sole candidate of the party for the 2011 gubernatorial election in Enugu State.

As the race towards the 2011 elections draws closer, Political Leaders from the North Central Geo-Political Zone comprising, Benue, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa and Plateau States have asked their sons, including former military President Ibrahim Babangida and Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki to withdraw from the Presidential race, as they have resolved to support President Goodluck Jonathan for the presidency.

The State Security Service, SSS, has clarified that the Chairman of Daar Communications and Director-General of the Ibrahim Babangida Campaign Organisation, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has not been exonerated in the on-going investigations on terrorist activities in the country.

MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe Wednesday, described the attempt to link him with the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, Mr. Henry Okah who is standing trial in South Africa over his role in the Abuja twin bomb blasts of October 1, 2010, as malicious, rude and wicked blackmail aimed to tarnish his hard-earned image.

WEDNESDAY, October 13, 2010, for a long time come, certainly will remain indelible in the annals of labour movement in Nigeria. It was a day four officials of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) including the President, Comrade Hamman Gidado, met their untimely death in a ghastly auto-crash along Abuja Airport Road, on their way to catch a flight to Lagos.

Nigeria Premier League chairman, Davison Owumi was yesterday arrested, but later released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, over an allegation that he corruptly enriched himself while serving as Chairman of Enugu Rangers.

Addressing the workers in Lagos State University premises last week, during a rally organized by the university lecturers, the National Coordinator of ERC, Hassan Soweto expressed his sympathy with the striking workers for what they have suffered since 2009 the agreement was reached, insisting that their demand was genuine and worthy of attention of any government interested in the repositioning of what he called the nation’s battered education sector.

Former Nigeria Under-20 coach, Ladan Bosso, has said he could assist Eagles stand-in coach, Austin Eguavoen in the country’s Olympic team.

Despite losing 1-0 to Guinea in the Nations Cup qualifier, Nigeria remained rooted at the 34th position of the world FIFA rankings released yesterday.