Nigerian Maritime Ad-ministration and Safe-ty Agency(NIMASA), has disclosed that it will help develop indigenous capacity in the Maritime sector to help local firms take advantage of the local content policy of the Federal Government.

Operators in the insur-ance industry have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to respond to fraud related issues in the insurance industry the way it responds to issues in the banking sector.

For two weeks running I have devoted my column to the need to give some attention to other sports.

I recall that, Late President UmarYar’Adua (God bless his soul) crystallized a 7-Point Development Agenda, which unfortunately, failed to impact positively on the social welfare of the critical mass in our country. Some critics believe that Yar’Adua would have done better if he focussed on two or three critical areas of deprivations for urgent attention and remedy.

Reflecting the surfiet of funds in the money market courtesy of AMCON bonds, government securties recorded 242 per cent over- subscription last week.

In the days of our forefathers, there existed unlimited flow of affection and trust, hence a little baby could be left in the care of another woman next door while the mother of the child proceeded to market or farm. That time there was no high fence demarcating one family home from the other.

The Rivers State Chapter of Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to shift implementation date of its policy on cash withdrawal by five years.

The Central Bank of Nigeria three weeks ago said that Nigerians will as from June 2012, pay for excess cash withdrawals and deposits. The apex bank pegged the limit of daily cash withdrawal at N150,000 per individual, that is about $1,000 by today’s average exchange rate and N1,000, 000 for corporate individuals.

Following allegations by customers of illegal disconnections, extortion, taking away customers’ cables, crazy bills and failure to deliver metres already paid for, officials of Nigeria’s electricity utility company, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), have advised customers to always direct their complaints to the appropriate quarters rather than patronising touts

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