Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has admitted that the commission lacked the capacity to monitor the funds being spent by candidates and political parties in the run up to next month’s elections, saying this is one area that the commission would strengthen after the elections.

The Federal Government has been enjoined to show commitment towards the plight of Nigerians living with autism by funding epidemiology research on the condition which has been found to be common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and paediatric AIDS combined.

PERSONS seeking comprehensive healthcare in private hospitals in Lagos and environs are now paying higher than usual to obtain such services

AN international oil service and engineering company, Technip Group, has indicated interest to work with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in its core areas of business.

INDUSTRIAL unrest is again imminent at the nation’s ports two weeks after the seaports were shut down by workers over the refusal of terminal operators to review their wages upward since June 2010 when the subsisting conditions of service elapsed.

Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, will on Wednesday, March 23, hold a one-day debate for governorship candidates in Lagos State.

Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Muhammadu Buhari, and his campaign team, Monday , defied the police and went ahead with their planned rally in the Plateau State capital.

Governor Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State yesterday made good his threat to confront former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the battle for political supremacy in Ogun State by formally joining the Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN, at a rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Hi Readers! The days are simply flying past! It seems a million years ago that we all went up to Jos for Heather’s traditional wedding. The couple have since paid a visit to Robert’s relatives in the West Indies and have returned to their desks in Britain.

The Makurdi Branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has named Unity Bank Plc the non-settlement bank with the most voluminous number of instruments cleared in the area in 2010.

NO fewer than 12 persons were feared killed in a communal clash, weekend, in some parts of Mbiabet Ikpe, in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, while the Village Head of Mbiabet Ikot Uwa, who was abducted on the night of the mayhem is yet to return to his community. Meanwhile, sources say he may still be alive.

The national women’s team, Super Falcons will play their 2012 Olympic Games qualifying match against Namibia at the National Stadium, Abuja on Sunday, 3rd April.

Former Minister of State for Transport, Prince John Emeka, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to shun the entreaties of some desperate politicians who are forging documents to get on its list for next month’s general election.

A United States of American trade delegation to Nigeria has pledged support for the on-going transformation project of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Nigeria’s number of 22 players for Sunday’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia in Abuja is retained despite the forced absence of World Cup dazzler and reigning Nigeria Footballer of the Year, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.