$61.5m ECOWAS shipping line set to take off
The Sealink initiative of the Nigeria Export Import Bank (NEXIM) to boost trade within Economic West African Sates (ECOWAS) sub-region through shipping of goods would commence operations before the end of the year, at an estimated cost of $61.5m.
LUTH’s first kidney transplant patient leaves hospital
Mrs Funke Oladeji, the 38-year-old recipient of the first kidney transplant at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), was on Wednesday discharged from the hospital.
NACCIMA tasks FG on power supply
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Thursday, urged the Federal Government to give priority attention to the speedy realisation of the target of increasing power generation to 10,000 megawatt by 2012 and the expected 30,000 megawatt and above by 2020.
Court dismisses suit seeking to stop probe of bank’s fraud
Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos High Court has refused the application to stop police’s investigation into multi-million naira fraud allegedly committed by some officials of Diamond Bank Plc, recently uncovered by the bank’s auditor.
Royal Eagles rule Gulder Delta Zone
Royal Eagles football club have emerged champions of the Gulder 5-A-side Delta regional zone, which ended during the week in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta Zone.
Forum accuses ACN of sidelining Lagos indigenes
THE Lagos State Indigenes Political Emancipation Forum, LASIPEF, an umbrella body for indigenes of Lagos, has accused the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, of appointing non-indigenes into juicy positions at the expense of the indigenes.
