Bush burning is illegal and works against the preservation of the ecosystem, Anambra State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Mike Egbebike, has warned.

GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State Monday presented the 2011 budget proposal of N80, 244,414,540 billion to the state House of Assembly for consideration, with a promise that the 2011 revenue profile would witness remarkable increase.

The World Bank has said it is backing the bid by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, to achieve compliance by the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI.

The Special Military Task Force in Abia has recovered 48 more empty magazines of AK 47; 3,848 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition; 538 rounds of 7.62 mm Nato.

The Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, has charged international oil companies, IOCs, operating in the country to invest in renewable energy development, as one of the ways of mitigating the impact of climate change.

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described as a pipe dream and an unnecessary dissipation of energy President Goodluck Jonathan’s exhortation to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to win Lagos in the 2011 general elections.

The President of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, NSE, Mr. Olumuyiwa Ajibola, has warned that the nation may not reap the benefits of the ongoing reforms in the power sector due to the absence of the “right professionals” in its conception and implementation.

POLICE in Lagos have arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly beating his wife to death. The man simply identified as Kunle Adeola reports say, was in the habit of beating his wife to a state of coma for any slight provocation.

Some aggrieved members of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, who are dissatisfied with the alleged arbitrariness with which the party congresses were conducted in Lagos have instituted an action against the party.

The Federal government disclosed that it spent over N2.7 trillion on subsidy for importation petroleum products into the country from 2006 till date.

The management of Oceanic Bank International Plc has said its sponsorship and unwavering support for the prestigious annual Calabar Festival has contributed to tourism and economic growth in Nigeria.

PROSPECTIVE home owners who desire coloured roofing but cannot afford aluminum roofing products now have cause to smile. This is because Messrs Nigerite Limited, a leading building products manufacturing company in Nigeria has launched two new products to meet coloured roofing needs in Nigeria.

AFTER initial opposition by some aggrieved stakeholders which prompted the postponement of the flag-off of tolling on the Eti-Osa -Lekki Toll Road, the concessionaire of the 49.5 kilometre expressway, Messrs Lekki Concession company limited (LCC), last week announced that tolling at the first toll plaza will commence on Monday, January 3, 2011.

AFTER what was dubbed a very rigorous selection process, the board of the re-developed 1004 Estates Limited has appointed four facility management companies to manage the massive complex located in the highbrow Victoria Island area of Lagos.

The Joint Task Force has recorded a major success in its fight against crude oil theft with the inception of two vessels loaded with 138,800 litres of illegally refined petroleum products in Bayelsa State worth millions of naira.