Judiciary in a classical show of shame …. How far can NJC go?
The judiciary may not have witnessed much controversy than has befallen it in recent times! Call it “Salami-gate” or “Alu-gate”, the bottom-line remains that the Nigerian Judiciary is entangled in an uncanny cyclone of scandal that will go into the annals of this country as the worst of its kinds!
NSE queried over role in banks’ nationalisation
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has been called upon to explain its roles and the circumstances surrounding the nationalisation of Afribank Plc, BankPHB Plc and Spring Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, especially as the non-inclusion of the NSE in the consultation and processes leading to the action is likely to lead to an erosion of confidence in the capital market.
Berkshire, Transatlantic still in talks: source
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated’s $3.25 billion offer for reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings Incorporated has expired but the two sides are still in talks over a deal, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Open sores of Hopeless Nation…
Our Nation Our Hope is a 200 page book, written by a retired Senior Broadcast journalist, James Egbuchulam, which documents exhaustively, contemporary Nigerian life beginning from the birth of the Nation in 1914.
Ex-envoy advocates review of educational system
FORMER Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia and founder, African Refugee Foundation, AREF, Chief Segun Olusola has stressed the need for an immediate review of the nation’s educational system in order to address the decay in the sector.
I was not Kudirat’s personal assistant – Sofolahan
Alhaji Lateef Sofolahan, an alleged informant to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who is presently standing trial alongside Major Hamza al-Mustapha, over the murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, wife of Chief M.K.O. Abiola, in 1996, yesterday, denied ever stepping into Abiola’s house while he worked as protocol officer with the Abiola’s presidential campaign organisation, ‘Hope 93’.
First Bank clinches best telecoms financing bank award
First Bank of Nigeria Plc has been named the best telecoms financing bank in Nigeria at the 2011 edition of the Nigerian telecoms awards by Logica Media Group.
18 high schools for maiden National Quiz Championship
Eighteen senior secondary schools selected from the six geo-political zones of the country based on outstanding WAEC/NECO performance are to participate in the maiden National High Schools Quiz Championship (NHSQC). Both private and public schools are involved in the competition termed as “The Champs.”
Agents, lawyersbesiege Customs office over arrested touts in port
LAWYERS and licensed Customs agents yesterday besieged the office of the Federal Operations Unit ( F . O .U ) of the Nigeria Customs Service to effect the bail of their clients,friends and family members who who were arrested along with touts raided by the officers of the service last in Apapa.
Ekweremadu at ECOWAS
The election of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy President of the Senate as Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament at the same time Nigeria’s President Jonathan is chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government gives Nigeria an opportunity to consolidate its dominance of the sub-region
Omenka Gallery, committed to production of knowledge
A line in the Nigerian national anthem reads:“the labours of our Heroes past shall never be in vain.”As a manifestation of this prayerful wish, the family of one of the first generation and greatest artists of the Nigerian art, late Prof. Ben Chukwukadibia Enwonwu in honour of the indelible archievements left by the accomplished artist of pioneer contemporary art in Nigeria, established the Omenka Gallery as a place of research, exhibition and production of knowledge.
Association enlightens students on entrepreneurial skills
In a bid to curb the rate of unemployment among youth in the country, the National Association of Business Administration and Management, NABAMS, Lagos City Polytechnic, has disclosed that the association is doing everything possible to inculcate in the students the need to become great entrepreneurs as well as job creators instead of job seekers.
3rd Achebe Colloquium on Africa holds at Brown University
The third annual Achebe Colloquium on Africa will be held at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA from 3-4 December, 2011.
Customs holds vessel to ransom in Lagos port
OFFICERS from the boarding and rummage unit of the enforcement department of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) last week held a vessel ‘M T Navigator Taurus’ carrying liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to ransom causing the ship’s delay to sail.
Nigeria, India trade grows by over 71%
The trade between Nigeria and India has hit $14.628 billion in March 2011, representing a growth of over 71 per cent compared to that of the previous year, according to the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Mahesh Sachdev.
NBA starts annual conference August 21
The NBA Technical Committee on Conference Planning was set up by the National Executive Committee of NBA to lead in an advisory capacity to the NBA Secretariat on matters relating to the planning and execution of the programmes of the NBA for the conference and also formulate the guiding principles and policies that would ensure a paradigm shift and deliver an intellectually rewarding and value assured conference for conferees.
