The first edition of the Abuja Carnival was held in 2005, and many have continued to relive the dazzling displays in their minds. Abuja residents and people across the country can be heard discussing the carnival very passionately because of its yearly unique sights and sounds.

Plans to promote East African Community as a single tourism destination are hindered by Tanzanian’s unwillingness to confer on how the partner states are to cooperate within the project.

STANDARDS Organisation of Nigeria(SON), said , Tuesday, it ‘s on the move to investigate the alleged importation of 3,190 units of a brand of tricycles called ATUL at the cost of Nl,435,500,000 which were brought into the country as KEKE NAPEP.

The Chief Executive Officer, Executive Motors Limited (EML), Dr. Ayodele Ogunsan, has suggested how the moribund local vehicle assembling plants across the country can be revived through Public-Private sector partnership.

The shareholders of John Holt PLC have endorsed the restructuring process put in place to revamp the company by the Board of Directors.

Former Green Eagles attacking midfielder, Adokie Amiesiamaka has condemned the process that resulted in the choice of a new coach for the national team.

Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Chris Green dismissed fears yesterday that the Committee were under pressure to appoint Samson Siasia ahead of Stephen Keshi.

Perpetua Nkwocha followed up her opening day hat_trick with a brace on Thursday as Nigeria got one foot in the semifinals of the African Women’s Championships.

In a seeming reaction to the protest on the rejection of the accreditation of Vanguard man, Patrick Omorodion for the 2018/2022 World Cup host announcement, FIFA yesterday confirmed his accreditation for the event.

UMBRELLA body of Christians in Nigeria, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has condemned the recent seizure of deadly weapons, including rocket launchers, at the Apapa ports, saying the share magnitude of the deadly consignment has again exposed the porosity of the nation’s land and sea borders.

OVERWHELMED Chief Coach of Falcons, Uche Eucharia ran of words yesterday in praising her sharp-shooter, Perpetual Nkwocha after the Sunana of Sweden player hit a brace that sank Banyana Banyana of South Africa in their second match of the African Women Championship in Sinama, South Africa.

FIFA and CAF instructor, Adegboye Onigbinde came out from the interview session yesterday refusing to comment on why Samson Siasia got the job ahead of Stephen Keshi.

THE Federal High Court, Ikoyi, presided over by Justice Abang, Tuesday, took arguments from lawyers to Little Heroes Ltd and Ernest Orji, one of the recently suspended directors of FinBank Plc, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, over the ownership of Ikoyi Hotel which is currently known as Southern Sun.

FOR the nation to boost its export potentials, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has been urged to create a new additional criterion weight of 40 per cent Export Expansion Grant (EEG) for goods manufactured with over 65 per cent local content in order to encourage additional investment.

INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is calling on governments to ensure that implementation of a newly adopted, international agreement on access and benefit sharing, supports the investment and innovation necessary for the creation of benefits from genetic resources.