The Bankers’ Committee and the Cross River State Government (CRSG) has commenced discussion on partnership to finance key infratrusture needs of the state, estimated to cost $833.3 million (N124.995 billion)

AMIDST contradictory claims on the authority to publish the list of candidates for the forthcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday invited the general public to scrutinize the eligibility of the nominees submitted to it by the political parties.

TWO children of a policeman, Saturday night, lost their lives in a fire incident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Dr Rita Inoma Abbey, gave the name of the policeman as Sergeant Maxwell Udoh, adding that he is attached to Aku/STB in the state capital.

NATIONAL Pension Commission, PENCOM, has issued a March 31 deadline to employers that are yet to submit copies of employees’ Life Insurance Certificates for the current year to the Commission and Employees’ Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, to do so to avoid its attendant repercussions.

Without enabling laws to regulate economic reform and development in the country, politicians will continue to shortchange Nigerians with unattainable manifesto, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has said.

The altercations over the promotion of President of Appeal Court, Justice Ayo Salami, to the Supreme Court yesterday attracted more reactions with the registered opposition political parties condemning the planned elevation by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, which they described as an unholy offer.

WORKERS in the nation’s downstream sector today begin an industrial action, code named “Work- to- rule-action” across the nation.

Investors in the Nigerian stock market , last week lost a total of N189 .5 billion or 2.17 per cent from their investment as the market capitalisation declined from N8.743 trillion recorded penultimate week to close N8.554 trillion.

Shareholders and stockbrokers bared their minds on the recent purchase of bad loans of rescued banks by Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON).

THE recent Delta State re-run election and the so-called results it spewed represent the most desperate, absurd and nauseous outing undertaken in politics in recent times. Knowing they were in for complete whitewash, the Ibori boys exercised themselves in what they know best: Crudity. If there is anything unexplainable, this is it.