THE Senate, yesterday, declared that the purported order of the Federal High Court in Lagos stopping the National Assembly from carrying out further amendment to the 1999 Constitution was not binding on the National Assembly because no court of law can stop the legislature from carrying out its constitutional functions.

IT was the lot of the United States (US) Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton last week to render a similar soul-wrenching apology as her husband, Bill Clinton did 13 years ago on behalf of ‘God’s Own Country’. In 1997, the humanist Clinton stood before the world and profusely apologised for White America’s use of Black Americans as guinea pigs during experiments on syphilis.

The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, has commended the Akwa Ibom government for its preparation for the hosting of 2010 National Festival of Arts and Culture in October.

Chief Press Secretary to Ekiti State Governor, Wale Ojo-Lanre, has lauded the reappointment of the trio of Segun Runsewe of NTDC, Munzalli Dantata of NIHOTOUR and Professor Tunde Babawale of CBAAC as a step in the right direction.

A people with a written Constitution incorporating a Bill of Rights, a free judiciary and a robust civil
society should be in a position, as we are, to blame its Judiciary, at least in some sense of being an accomplice, if such a country misgoverns, or aborts the dream of its original founders.

The improving fortunes of the naira continued yesterday bouyed by $420 million dollars autonomous supply from Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and ExxonMobil. Consequently the interbank foreign exchange rate dropped further by 73 kobo to N151.65 per dollar from N152.38 the previous day.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria is never responsible for its failed policies. It is always depositors that suffer. Whether it is the failed banks in 1994 or the collapse of community banks, the CBN walks away from it all, pretending everyone was at fault, except it.

The Chief Operating Officer, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), Mr. Isaac Orolugbagbe, has declared that the courier industry in Nigeria has a lot of abounding opportunities yet untapped.

It is possible to get away with anything in Nigerian if you can pay the bill. Police and even some Military officers are now rented for all manners of ridiculous or condescending activities including using them as temporary aide de camp to smart guys to impress their girlfriends, as recently exposed by some soft-sell magazines.

The Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN) has urged the Federal Government to provide necessary technical facilities and funds to improve aquaculture business in the country.

The European Union (EU) has provided €20 million to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), to work with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in developing a coordinated response to increasing food security in the region by improving access to food.

Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) said the corporation has in the last few years being engaging in activities that have direct impact on the nation’s economy.

The issue of data collection and processing in Nigeria has always been a serious challenge due to scattered sources of information from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Federal and State governments specially on food and agriculture in the country.

The National President of NANTA, Mr. Dayo Adeola in an exclusive interview with NANTA news bares his mind on the latest development in the Association, the Nigerian travel/tourism market and many other burning issues.
Excerpt.

The Nigeria office of the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA) will later this month hold its ‘Celebration of Membership’ evening; an event dedicated to honoring the Association’s Members, as well as celebrating trainees who emerged tops in the 2009 June Diet exams.