THE Southern Mandate, SM, a political pressure group, has restated its resolved to support Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, a governorship hopeful in the forthcoming re-run election in Delta State.

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed Monday, on an impressive note as the indices for measuring the performance of listed equities, the market capitalisation and the All share index both appreciated by 0.22 per cent each.

Nigerian Banks under the umbrella of the Bankers’ Committee have resolved to provide funding to critical sectors of the economy in a bid to ensure sustained economic development in the country by floating development bonds.

The volume of trade between Nigeria and China recorded a significant improvement, rising by 41.8 per cent to N540 billion ($3.67 billion) in the first half of this year.

AN appealed has gone to the Federal Government to give grant-in-aids to private universities in a bid to provide good education for the Nigerian youths.

GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State Tuesday said that opposition parties should forget about the state in the next general elections, insisting that the PDP would win all elective posts as recorded in the 2007 elections in the state despite the parties run of bad fortunes in the South West, warning the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, not to come near the state.

The proposed ban on refurbished phones and computers by the the National Information Development Agency (NITDA), has attracted mixed reactions among ICT vendors in the Nigerian market.

ANTHILL Digital Limited has made planning of trips by passengers easier, as people can now make their travel arrangement through mobile phones.

THE Computer Professional and Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) has equipped over 106 information and communications technology professionals and others on skills and knowledge needed to write proposals for international grants and research.

Nigeria’s leading corporate e-payment platform, Remita was in the spotlight recently when about 120 selected senior bank executives from 22 commercial banks met in Lagos.

TOUCHED by the plight of traders of Ngwa Road market, Aba, Abia State, whose wares were last week gutted by fire, Governor Theodore Orji has made a donation of N2 million to them to help ameliorate their problems.

Samsung Electronics West Africa (SEWA), a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., last week in Lagos announced winners of the inaugural application developers challenge tagged “Samsung Apps Development Contest” at an impressive reveal-dinner event held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Lagos.

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has promised to give automatic tickets to women vying for political positions in the party.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced that Dubi Blitt has appointed as Channel & Partner Manager for Eastern Mediterranean & Africa.

Whilst in Nigeria recently, at a risk conference for bankers sponsored by Oracle, I learnt there is clearly a change taking place amongst the banks in the country and one that the Central Bank is very obviously strongly encouraging. The number of banks that exist today is less than one third the number which previously existed. The number of rules and regulations that banks must respect is increasing.