FORMER President of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Comrade Wariebi Kojo Agamene, will be buried this Saturday at his home town, Amasoma, Bayelsa State

WORRIED by the continued increase in joblessness in the country, The Ogun State Governor, Otunba Olugbenga Daniel has advised students of tertiary institutions to learn a trade that would make them self employed

The attempt by the Chief Justice of Nigeria to remove Justice Ayo Isa Salami from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court is an act in extreme bad faith, which will weaken the Judiciary and compromise its integrity, dignity and effectiveness

It new scale shows that the least of the workers, a messenger or cleaner will be earning almost N19, 000 per month, higher than the federal governmentN18,00 minimum wage scale.

Legal regulation is an integral component of economic reforms. It has been recognised that certain legal and institutional frameworks are conducive and enable economic growth. Without enabling laws and laws to regulate economic reform and development, little progress will be achieved. This will result in the existence of weak institutions and poor regulation, the Nigerian story.

A new era for Nigerian football appears to be on the horizon as Coach Samson Siasia’s new-look Super Eagles, last night at the Teslim Balogun stadium, soared to a deserved 2-1 win over the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. Taiye Taiwo converted a penalty and Warri Wolves’ Ekhigo Ehiosun clinically scored the second goal for Eagles. Sierra Leone pulled one back late in the second half.

The official list of registered voters in the country would be published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on March 2, chairman of the commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said.

NIGERIA needs more rascal Governors in the mould of the four ACN Governors for rapid development, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, said, yesterday, in sharp rebuttal to President Goodluck Jonathan’s depiction of its Governors as rascals.

MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed, said yesterday that the on-going Airport/Kubwa roads rehabilitation and expansion will be delivered on schedule to put to rest permanently the perennial traffic currently being experienced on the road.

In a bid to develop a new database on drivers’ licences that would conform with international standards, the Federal Government has concluded plans to commence upgrading of all categories of drivers’ licences issued by the authorities across the country.