The use of Ni-geria’s earth observation and imagery satellite (Nigeriasat-1) system for national land use and cover mapping has saved the country about N45 billion($300m).

THIS excerpt from Kathryn Kulhman’s God Can Do It Again, is an excellent example of the philosophy of Christianity and a good contrast to the Gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ.

IN an ethnically-alert Nigeria, the people of the Niger-Delta, particularly Bayelsa, must feel proud of the achievement of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who was three days ago sworn in as Nigeria’s 13th president.

FORMER Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, yesterday, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to concentrate on ensuring that power is stable in the country, saying that if that was the “only thing he is able to achieve in four years, he will be the greatest President the country ever produced.”

FEW days to the inauguration of the Edo State House of Assembly, a lawmaker-elect into the state legislature to represent Esan Central Constituency, Mr. Victor Sabor Edoror, has been accused of using fake credentials to gain admission into the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.

PRESIDENT GoodluckJonathan’s order to his pre-inauguration cabinet to tarry on was a major hiccup in the vicious campaign by political stakeholders aiming to position themselves in his next cabinet.

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has started inviting some of the governors whose immunity expired on Sunday as new helmsmen took over the administration of their states.

THE governorship candidate of Peoples Progressive Party PPP, in the April 26, governorship poll in Delta State, Prince Obaro Unuafe, has asked the 3-man Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba to allow forensic and biometric analysis to be conducted on some of the result forms, which were declared during the election.

THE challenge would have been met square and there would have been better results as far as government performance was concerned. A recent World Bank report confirms unequivocally that corruption is responsible for instability, violence and underdevelopment and that a weak government or a government with weak institutions cannot fight corruption effectively.

South African Airways (SAA) would introduce new flights to Abuja in Nigeria, Madagascar, the Republic of Congo and Burundi, in its drive to rev up its African expansion plans, while also growing in South America, Asia and India.

Following President Goodluck Jonathan’s directive to cement manufacturers to bring down to a reasonable level, the price of cement within 30 days, the price of the product which went up to N2,500 per 50 kg bag has started crashing.

ABUJA – The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, have constituted a delivery committee to actualise Federal Government’s gas revolution plan through a Public Private Partnership initiative.

Sterling Bank Plc has been recognised for its human capital development activities by Industrial Training Fund (ITF)

A medical expert has asserted that prioritising medical research would improve the country’s poor health indices and drive development in general.

Shareholders of RT Briscoe Nigeria Plc have approved proposed plans by its Board of Directors to diversify its operations to non motor business activities.