THE newly elected President-General of Ugono Development Union, Ugono-Orogun, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. Ovie Onokpoma, has charged community leaders across the country to work in harmony with government to accelerate development in their communities.

A Chieftain of Action Congress (AC) in Edo State, Chief Evelyn Igbafe, has described the former Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Mike Ogiadomhe, as a lightweight and an inconsistent politician.

By  Oamen Areguamen Abuja—Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has approved the establishment of an international Helicopter school in Enugu. It has also endorsed the issuance of  approved Training Organisation, ATO, for the Nigerian Air Force existing training institution. Director General of the NCAA, Dr. Harold Demuren, gave the approval when a team of Nigeria Air […]

The Enugu Coal city and its environs will now be part of the 21st centuary knowledge economy as Zinox Telcoms is set to upgrade the Coal city with Wifi project following a buyout of the Enugu state Government in the Joint Venture.

THE Joint Task Force (JTF) yesterday said the soldier involved in the gruesome killing of three workers at Chevron’s Escravos-Gas-To-Liquid (EGTL) project site has been withdrawn. Similarly, a high-powered inquiry has commenced to unravel the circumstances behind the shooting.

The emergence of Nige rian insurance companies and banks in other countries like Ghana, Rwanda, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Tunis, Kenya and Cameroon have helped to boost the economies of theose countries.

By Adekunle Aliyu The Green Eagles and it water tight play pattern got  spanked  this evening by the Pharaohs of Egypt, at the ongoing African  Cup of Nations in Angola. The Eagles were defeated  3-1  by  the Pharaohs of Egypt. The Egyptian team showed their superiority all through the match even as they came from […]

As the commercial bus took off from Oshodi heading towards Mushin, a middle aged woman, Madam ‘Lara Kukoyi suddenly gave vent to her astonishment. She was surprised at the recent beautification that has taken place at the ever-busy Agege Motor Road.

AT the recently concluded 8th edition of the Inside Business Commendation Award (IBCA) 2009 which held at the Lagoon Restaurant, Anabel Mobile was once again honored by the telecoms industry and was rewarded for Exceptional Innovation in the Telecom Sector (Mobile Technology).

Nigeria’s first broadband forum will open in March 2010. The forum, slated to hold for two days in the first week of March, is aimed at drawing a roadmap for broadband band development and usage in the country.

Efforts by Nigeria’s as-sociation of insurers to get underwriters comply with market agreement reached last year may have suffered setbacks as unconfirmed reports say players do not trust each to play according to rules but are continuing the business of premium purchase this renewals.

The emergence of Nige rian insurance companies and banks in other countries like Ghana, Rwanda, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Tunis, Kenya and Cameroon have helped to boost the economies of theose countries.

Intercontinental Wapic Insurance Plc, has said that it total asset rose to N12.9bn in 2008, 6.6 per cent above of N12.1bn in 2007.

The former chairman of the defunct National Association of Microfinance Banks of Nigeria, (NAMFBIN) Mr. Olutayo Adenekan, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, not to use the same yardsticks in measuring microfinance banks, MFBs, and commercial banks.

Workers in the banking industry on Monday said they would picket banks that failed to recall workers sacked without due consultation with labour. In separate interviews with News the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the unions commended the Jan. 7 statement by the Federal Government criticising the sack.