Kwara state Police Command has advised politicians to base their campaigns on issues and avoid provocative statements that may likely lead to violence and thuggery.

In a bid to put to rest the reported kerosene scarcity being experienced in some parts of the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, through its subsidiary the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited, PPMC, has injected 50 million additional litres of Household kerosene into the market.

FOLLOWING recent cases of kerosene explosion in some parts of the country, the federal Government through the Department of Petroleum Resources has announced the sale of contaminated kerosene around the country.

Fifteen people were arrested across Niger State for different electoral offences committed during the just concluded voters’ registration exercise.

Business activities at mile 12 area of Lagos, were, Wednesday, brought to a halt when a bus belonging to the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Agency, LAMATA allegedly killed an Okada rider while trying to escape from being apprehended by the men of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA.

Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has imposed pre-qualification fees on bidding to insure its assets. This is coming on the heels of
insurance operators accusing government and its agencies of lack of patronage. The electoral body has asked for bidding fees of about N 100, 000.00 from insurance companies and brokers before they are qualified to tender to insure its assets for 2011 if they win the bid.

The Federal Government has been enjoined to give more listening attention to economic policies being advocated by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).

The Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry has inaugurated its Procurement Planning Committee (PPC) and Ministerial Tenders Board (MTB) for the 2011 fiscal year.

Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA), said plans has been concluded to organise its 32nd Kaduna International Trade Fair (KITF).

The President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (LCCI), Otunba Olufemi Deru, has been elected into a 50-member General Council of the World Chambers Federation (WCF).

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry, Ms. Evelyn Oputu , has disclosed that the bank’s lending to the SMEs has climbed to 96 percent as at December 2010 from 35 percent in 2005.

Dear Sir,A careful watch of the drama resulting from the recent presidential election in Cote d’Ívore(Ivory Coast), a sovereign country in West Africa raises more questions than answers.

The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) has blamed the regulatory authorities for the slow pace of recovery of the Nigerian capital Market.

Lagos – The Egbin Thermal Station is now generating and distributing power close to its installed capacity, its Public Affairs Manager, Mrs Esther Udo, has said

The Hague – Former Liberian president Charles Taylor refused to attend his war crimes trial for a second day on Wednesday, prompting judges to adjourn the case until Friday.