In a bid to fashion out a way of providing housing finance that would make low cost houses available to low income earners in the country, the Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has initiated a discussion with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other relevant stakeholders.

Ebonyi State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Mr Ben Igwenyi, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to establish anti-corruption courts nationwide to ensure quick disposal of graft cases pending in the regular courts.

PORT HARCOURT: THE Isoko people have rejected what they termed unilateral sale of oil wells in their area by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria limited, SPDC.

President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to urgently address the issues raised by the various health professionals on the National Health Bill and other issues currently strengthening the long time disharmony in the health sector.

ABUJA — Determined to make housing accommodations affordable to the masses as well as low income earners in the country, the Federal Government has promised to review the mortgage finance system, to enable this group of Nigerians build or buy their own houses.

Yenagoa-In what appears to be a practical step in curbing the menace of flooding, a perennial problem in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital, after heavy rainfall the state government last week commenced the clearing and demolition of structures on the right of way of the natural canal that criss-crossed the capital city.

Experts have stressed the need to ensure that Nigerian laboratories conform with the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard laboratory practice with a view to eliminating poor result outcomes.

Investors’ interest in Federal Government of Nigeria’s, FGN, Bonds declined last week, as the volume and value of bonds traded in the Over-the-Counter, OTC, market both dipped by 3.54 per cent and 4.29 per cent respectively.

Yenagoa – Bayelsa State government and the Yenagoa Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (YECCIMA) have reached an accord to work together to harness and promote the abundant agricultural potentials in the state.

Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited, authorised distributors of Hyundai passenger cars and light trucks has restated its commitment to speedy and efficient after sales service support for Hyundai vehicles that are two years old and above.

STACO Insurance Plc has joined forces with Saramus Consulting and John Tschohl Service Quality Institute in United States of America to train her workforce to offer quality and exceptional services to her numerous customers first time and every time.

A NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisation – Sapphire Crest Youth Foundation, last week donated medical equipment, including four brand new incubators to the Paediatric Department of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, Lagos.

PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has warned that import-driven deregulation will ruin the nation’s petroleum industry, even as it asked government to provide the necessary succor and palliative measures to assuage the impact of import-driven deregulation within a set time-frame.

NATIONAL Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has accused Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, of spearheading the casualisation and outsourcing of workers in the nation’s oil industry.

NATONY, an indigenous construction firm and one of the major contractors to SPDC was recently awarded the contract for NIS/ISO certificate. In this interview with Godwin Oritse, NATONY’s Chief Executive, Mr. Nath Agbonifo said that the ISO certification has opened the organisation to limitless opportunities in the Oil and Gas industry.