The Central Bank of Nigeria has been unusually silent on the widening gap between the official exchange and the Bureau de Change (BDC) rates of the naira to the dollar.

Super Eagles will face rivals Ghana on Tuesday without top stars led by Vincent Enyeama as they do not have visas into the UK.
Also without visas are Ehiosun Ekigho, Israel-based defender Efe Ambrose and Fengor Ogude, who is based in Norway.

President Goodluck Jonathan, weekend, lauded the effort of the people of Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, for commencing construction work at the Federal University sited in the community, though the Federal Government was yet to release grant for the take off of the institution.

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, has blamed building collapse on builders, contractors and technicians.

National Assembly elections petition tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has dismissed the petition by Mr Moro Dombraye of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the election of Mr. Oboro Preyor, Action Congress of Nigerian, ACN, representing Bomadi state constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly.

Two matches into the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria had banged in ten goals against Guatemala and Croatia respectively.

VEHICULAR traffic on one of the busiest highways in Nigeria, the Lagos-Ibadan Express-way, will increase from today as the 59th annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, be-gins at the Redemption Camp along the road.

For Octogenarian Pa Fatai Soneye, a native of Ikorodu in Lagos State, Thursday July 28 will remain an unforgettable day in his life. That was the day he had a narrow escape from death.

EVENTUALLY, the Chief Justice of Nigeria wrote a letter to the President, Court of Appeal on 18/02/2010 attaching the petitions and asking for comments on the allegations made and the President of the Court of Appeal was asked to ensure that further action on the judgment is put on hold.

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has promised that his administration would pay the new minimum wage to workers just as he assured that his administration would continue to accord greater attention to the welfare of workers in the state for improved performance.