THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has expressed worries over the low sentences usually passed on drug convicts by judges, saying the trend was encouraging illicit drug trafficking in the country. Aside that, the anti-drug agency said judges were equally trivializing drug offences by granting an ‘option of fine’ to suspects, adding that the action was capable of discouraging the fight against trafficking in hard drugs

The Greece embassy, having established diplomatic ties with Nigeria since 1970, with an embassy in Abuja and a Consulate in Lagos, to serve

Greek President, Karolos Papoulias

intending Nigeria travelers owing to the mutual relationship the two Countries enjoy, Greek owned Companies in Nigeria have interestingly and remarkable invested in the Nigeria economy which led to development of what one may call a small Greek business Community

Broadband and Broadband Divide (BBD) is here! Download, Download, Download – when will Nigeria start to upload creative digital content into the global IT knowledge space? The first equation for today’s knowledge-sharing lesson is: “Broadband without accelerated indigenous software engine, applications and local content equals 21st Century Digital Slavery”.

In this interview, Mr. Victor Azebiri, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Assembly aspirant, who contested the party primaries to represent Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, spoke on the primaries, his disappointment at the party not providing a level playing ground for every contestant and other issues. Excerpts:

The British Government recently, published its Trade and Investment White Paper, an ambitious strategy aimed at nurturing International Trade and Investment relationships, which are billed to strengthen and enable developing Countries, build their own paths to growth.

“PEOPLE resident in urban centres in Nigeria, especially Lagos, the Centre of Excellence, have no business with certain disease conditions especially those caused by stress as they see enough everyday to help them de-stress,” said Ngozi as the Ikeja-bound commuter bus wove its way through the peak-period traffic

It was announced last November during a press meeting with the United States consular officers at the public Affairs section of the US Consulate lagos, that 6000 Nigerians were targeted to scale through the US 2012 DV lottery

Members of the organised private sector have raised yet another alarm and concern over the lopsidedness of the amount government intend to spend on salaries, wages, allowances and other running cost of governance as against the amount set aside to build roads, railways, power etc, stating that members of the National Assembly should check the rising debt profile which is a cause for concern.

ACTION Congress of Nigeria, ACN, senatorial candidate for Abia North for the April election, Rev. Jerry Eze, has lamented what he called long neglect of the area.

Ekiti State Government is to employ not less than 20,000 people into the various sectors of the state economy between now and 2014.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, commenced the display of names of registered voters in Imo State in only two out of the 27 local government areas of the state.

FOR rapid development of rural communities across the 18 council areas of Ondo State, the state government is to expend over N2.3billion on projects suggested by the stakeholders in the communities.

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, stormed Ilorin, Kwara State capital to mop up fake drugs from the open markets, catching many unsuspecting patent medicine stores operators and pharmacy stores unaware.

THE Federal Government through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, has directed the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim to investigate the orgy of violence that pervaded the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Oyo State.

PRESIDENT of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami, yesterday, instructed his lawyers to terminate the legal proceeding he initiated against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu, following plans to elevate him to the Supreme Court bench.