“Friend chocolates” gain as Japan Valentine gifts
Tokyo - Valentine's Day in Japan is celebrated with a twist, women buy chocolates and gifts for men, including bosses and colleagues as well as lovers and spouses, instead of the other way round.
INEC begins voters’ verification
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will begin the verification exercise of the voters’ registration throughout the country today.
Fashola condoles Jonathan, Amaechi over deaths in P-Harcourt stampede
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has expressed his condolence to President Goodluck Jonathan, Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi and families of those who lost their lives at weekend’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential campaign rally in Port Harcourt.
NLC set to picket Union Bank today
Presi-dent of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, and other officers of Congress, yesterday, relocated to Lagos, to begin a four-day mass action and picketing of all the offices of the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, UBN across the country including the Marina Head office, today.
Ogun PDP crisis: Badru urges Egba elders to intervene
PPARENTLY worried by the endless political crisis rocking the Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaja Salimot Badru, weekend, urged the kinsmen of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to intervene in the imbroglio that has divided the party.
Rascals: Jonathan quoted out of context – Ekiti govt
Ekiti State Government has said President Goodluck Jonathan might have been quoted out of context over a statement credited to him that governors in the South-West who are not members of his party are ‘rascals’.
Wema Bank leverages on transformation gains for efficient services
Wema Bank is leveraging on the gains from the recently concluded transformation process to render quality services to members of the banking public.
2011: Don’t make empty promises, Bankole warns politicians
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, yesterday warned politicians contesting elections into various political posts in the country to mind the promises they make to the electorate for the sake of winning the coming elections.
April elections: Candidates to commence debate March 30 in Imo
The debate being organized by Imo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, for candidates of the various registered political parties will commence with the governorship candidates on March 3, 2011, at Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri.
Isheri spill: NNPC evacuates 450,000 litres of petrol
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its subsidiary, Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, said they have successfully drained over 450,000 litres of premium motor spirit, PMS, or petrol from an oil leak site at Isheri-Olofin along the Iyana Iba-Igando road in Lagos.
China-Africa linkage to spur economic growth
China is now a clear leader in the race for Africa’s resources and can be expected to continue developing these interests for the mutual benefit of both Africa as well as China’s surging economy. Its interest varies from infrastructure, mining, banking and oil and gas which Nigeria must take advantage of to develop its vast mineral resources.
