Former Super Eagles stars, Ben Iroha and Alloy Agu, have been earmarked as assistants to Super Eagles’s new coach, Samson Siasia, and his Surinamese Dutch assistant, Simon Kalika by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

The school Administrator, Holy Child College, Ikoyi, Rev. Sr. Sophia Onuoha has said that only the combine efforts of the government, mission and private ownership of schools can lead to healthy competition which will eventually bring out the best in our students adding that the country has developed beyond the level of handing over the entire school system to mission.

THE Federal Government has expressed appreciation to the organised labour for suspending the ongoing three days warning strike over national minimum wage.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) received allegation which suggest that the affairs of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “NSE” or “the Exchange”) may have been managed in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of the investing public.

A retired Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Mr. Adenigba Fadahunsi has decried the frequent changes of managements of the Nigeria Customs Service, a development he said could stall the performance of the service.

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has linked its computer system to the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) with a view to monitoring the movement of petroleum products and collecting the 2% Cabotage levy.

It has been revealed that less than one percent of Nigerians make use of insurance services in spite of the passage of the Local Content Act.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has expended $40,791,198 (about N6.118 billion), on 181 industrial projects in Nigeria over the past two decades.

SA Insurance has announced a gross premium of N3.3 billion for the year ended 31 December, 2009, indicating an increase of N300 million or 10 percent over the N3 billion posted in 2008.

NIGERIA has the highest child mortality rate in Africa as it has been scientifically confirmed that no fewer than 90,000 children die yearly through pneumonia related disease.

By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN CITY-THE three day warning strike embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), turned bloody in Edo state Wednesday, when a trigger happy mobile police officer attached to a Judge from a neighouring state, shot at the state chairman of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Comrade Godwin Ehikioya, […]

THE three-day warning strike called by Organised Labour to compel the Federal Government to implement the N18,000 new minimum wage begins today even as Labour confirmed that it met with President Jonathan last night in a desperate move by the Government to halt the nationwide strike that is expected to have far reaching effects on the economy.

ALHAJI Dauda Birmah, former Education minister in the Abacha regime and commissioner, Federal Character Commission between 1995 and 2001, is currently aspiring for the position of president on the platform of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP).

PETROLEUM Tanker Drivers, PTD, yesterday in Lagos, handed down a 7-day ultimatum to the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, to produce and bring to justice a soldier, who allegedly killed a tanker driver, Comrade Mohammed Saidu.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faction in Ebonyi State has accused the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, of allegedly opting to play politics of secret endorsement of aspirants, instead of insisting on creating equal playing ground for all contesting in 2011 general election