Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu has expressed disappointment over the Eagles 3-1 defeat by defending champions Egypt at the on-going Nations Cup in Benguela, Angola.

The Federal Government has been advised to put measures in place for massive production of biofuels in the country in order to create more jobs, to make the economy viable for greater growth and development.

In furtherance of its strategy to reposition the industrial sector to make Nigeria’s economy export driven, the Manufacturers

Beyond the ravaging global economic crisis Nigeria now has a lot of issues to contend with as it must strive to make a difference to rebuild its battered economy and image, There are strong indications that things have really fallen apart.

Assistant secretary general, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Mohammed Tukur, has dismissed allegation by some players in the aviation sector that government’s policy in 2009 brought about Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) initiative in favour of foreign flag carriers to the detriment of local carriers.

There is no doubt that Ocean Bank International plc, is poised for greater growth this financial year, as the bank has successfully repositioned itself for viable economic activities, despite the rancor between the former bank management and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which led to the exit of the former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru.

In line with the policy of Federal Government to curb smuggling of contra-band items into the country through the borders, the Customs officers at the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Lagos , have recorded 2,200 seizures with the Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N2.4billion in 2009 economic year.

All through my days as an employee including the periods with the multinational corporations, it was not common to see workers who are genuinely happy. Even when the pay is generous, at least compared to many others, you still find many grumbling, unhappy and sometimes terribly insecure.

For the first time in the history of Nigeria, the movie industry popularly known as Nollywood on Thursday endorsed the candidacy of Prof Chukwuma Soludo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 6 polls in Anambra State .

Dr Ayakoroma made this promise while, receiving the executives and Steering Council of the Association of Bayelsa State Indigenes resident in Abuja (ABSIA) who recently paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. He also promised to network with the association in all their cultural activities.

ATTEMPT by officials of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) to commission electricity projects in Oben community in Benin-City was yesterday resisted by youths and elders of the community who were invited to witness the commissioning ceremony.

In one breadth, it was discovered that part of the reason why students and some lecturers called for the removal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Lateef Akanni Hussain, was to cover up heaps of shady acts perpetrated before the VC took over the mantle of leadership at LASU. Thank God that the governor used his wisdom to circumvent the call to sack the VC. Instead he opted not to be stampeded or railroaded into taking action which will have a negative backlash.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, as well as current Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola are among dignitaries that will honour ex House of Reps member, who was also ex-president of the Association of Nigerian Author(ANA), Dr Wale Okediran.

TWENTY –ONE days to the governorship election in Anambra State , one of the 25 candidates jostling to become the next governor of the state, Chief Victor Anigbata of the National Solidarity Democratic Party (NSDP) has thrown in the towel and decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with his supporters.

An Ijaw pressure group, Niger Delta Nationalities Forum has urged Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore the court orders asking him to take over as Acting President.