The Nigeria Air Force has re-inducted six Alpha Jet fighter aircraft into its operations, five years after the entire squadron was grounded as a result of lack of funding to carry out periodic depot maintenance, PDM.

Last week, the issue here was about connecting rural communities with ICTs, wherein it was stated that the issue is part of the objectives of the Geneva Plan of Action of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS).

THE Redeemed Christian Church of God, Dominion Sanctuary, recently con-cluded a month-long series of seminars, treatise and interactive sessions on the marriage institution. The theme of the programme which ran throughout the month of May, was: ‘One Flesh.”

A female lawyer, Mrs Laura Ajoiyi, has asked an Abuja High Court to nullify the election of officers of International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Abuja branch, arguing that the said election was conducted contrary to Article 11, Sections II and III the bye-laws of the association.

The Taskforce on Trade Facilitation in Nigeria has said that the number of checkpoints between Lagos and Seme border contradicts ECOWAS protocol as signed by member countries in the region, just as it seeks support of NEXIM Bank.

Research In Motion; makers of the Blackberry phone have lunched it’s much anticipated Blackberry reader and Mileage Tracker pro applications to it’s world market especially it’s rapidly expanding African and in particular Nigeria markets.

Ahead of the National IT Public-Private Partnership, NITPPF, organized by the Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, the Chief Operating Officer of QAI Global, leading global consulting and workforce development organization, Mr. Tom Ticknor is expected to facilitate the IT industry quality awareness & improvement workshop during the event slated this month in in Benin, Edo State.

For the benefit of travellers from Nigeria and other parts of the world, British Airways has declared open the third phase of Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport in London.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a new requirement for listing on the Nigerian capital market, declaring that, henceforth, companies seeking listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) must adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

AS part of its mandate to promote access to quality basic education, the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria, ESSPIN, of the United Kingdom Department for International Development, DFID, has approved N48 million, under its Challenge Fund Scheme, to provide support for 1,200 pupils from poor families in rural communities and urban slums in Enugu State for a period of two years.