Bayelsa Commissioner quits
Indications have emerged that all is not well with the Bayelsa State executive council following the alleged resignation of the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Asara A. Asara.
Senate orders Kpakol’s arrest over N2.4bn Keke NAPEP contract
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Tuesday, issued a warrant of arrest for the National Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, Dr. Magnus Kpakol, over his failure to explain the utilisation of N2.4 billion on the purchase of tricycles.
Multiple checkpoints on Lagos-Badagry Road worries Customs
Numerous checkpoints on the Lagos-Badagry Road is now worrisome to the Nigeria Customs Service.
Mr Gabriel Aliu, Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Border Command, regretted in an interview in Bagadry that the road blocks were getting out of his control.
Tax evasion: Delta revenue board’s boss reads riot act
The Executive Chairman of the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR), Hon. Joel Onowakpo, has appealed to the state judiciary for the speedy trial of tax-related cases in order to send very strong signals to defaulters.
Northern elders want Jonathan to implement post-amnesty deal
The Northern Elders’ Assembly, Tuesday, asked Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to implement the post-amnesty programme initiated by President Umaru Yar’Adua to sustain the peace in the Niger Delta region.
Federal Mortgage Bank expands lending channels
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) says it has expanded its lending channels to include other financial institutions. Mr Dauda Yusuf, Corporate Affairs Manager of the bank, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.
Offsite ATM: UBA, FBN, Diamond handover 1,116 Machines to ATM-C
First Bank Nigeria PLC (FBN), UBA PLC and Diamond Bank have handed over 1000 offsite ATMs to ATM Consortium (ATM-C).
Jonathan’s emergence, balm to the nation, says Anyaoku
FORMER Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, and other members of the council, yesterday, met with Acting President Goodluck Jonathan.
CBL seeks to uplift economic productivity
Professionals and entrepreneurs across various disciplines have created a platform to sharpen the skills and effectiveness of an average business minded person in the areas of finance, capital market and other sectors with the inauguration of Conference of Business Leaders (CBL) in Lagos last week.
DNTR showcases products at Kaduna fair
DN Tyre & Rubber Plc (DNTR) has disclosed its readiness to entice its customers at the 31st Kaduna International Trade Fair with its latest range of tyres.DNTR, which had manufactured Dunlop brand tyres as “Dunlop Nigeria Plcâ€, closed its manufacturing operations in December 2008 and now sells imported tyres.
Lawmaker lauds Appeal Court’s verdict on Uduaghan
THE recent Appeal Court judgement dismissing the petition of Chief Peter Okocha against the 2007 election of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan as Governor of Delta State has been described as victory for democracy and the ‘rule of law.’
