Access Bank Plc has entered into a strategic partnership with Nickelodeon, the global family entertainment brand, in the launch of a new retail banking product, ‘Early Savers Account,’ targeted at children in Nigeria.

President Goodluck Jonathan and Elder Godsday Orubebe, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, have been charged to complement the increase in oil production by fast-tracking development in the Niger Delta region.

PORT HARCOURT-FOLLOWING findings of United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, that ground water in Nsisioken Ogale community, in Eleme Local Government Area had been seriously contaminated with an agent having the capacity to cause cancer in humans, the Rivers State Government has commenced the supply of potable water to the community on a daily basis.

Frac Tech International wants to raise up to $1.15 billion in an initial offering of stock that will give investors a chance to back the booming development of oil and gas resources through hydraulic fracturing.

Determined to contribute to the reduction of the country’s housing shortfall put at a staggering 16 million units, Messrs Pilot Communications Limited, publishers of Pilot Property Magazine and Convergence Properties and Estate Limited, last week, unveiled plans to build low and medium income housing estates in Ikorodu and neighbouring Sagamu.

ENUGU-THE Chairman of Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Chief Uche Anioke, has been honoured with Paul Harris Fellow, the highest award of the Rotary Club for donating one thousand dollars to victims of hunger in the Somali crisis.

Against the backdrop of a recent protest to Government House, Alausa by about 130 homeowners in Ilamoshe Village in the Ejigbo Local Government Area of Lagos State, alleging that hoodlums had taken over their property, the Habdul Hamid Ojo popularly called Ojo Barber family last week, insisted that the protesters are trespassers who have no legal right on the land they built on.

Port Harcourt-Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, yesterday, said it plans to approach the National Assembly to seek an amendment to the Freedom of Information, FoI, Act, so as to remove sections that were in conflict with democracy and media practice in the country.

As the spectre of the HIV & AIDS epidemic in Oyo State is declining, the State government and other partners and stakeholders have been called upon to further build upon past and on-going efforts of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)

Union Bank Nigeria Plc has opted for the core investor option in its recapitalisation plans, in a deal that will ensure that the core investor controls 60 percent equity, while existing shareholders get 21 percent and AMCON keeps 19 percent stake in the bank.

President Goodluck Jonathan has again been called upon to assent to the National Health Bill as part of measures to improve the nation’s health care delivery service.

After its 32-day annual recess, the Senate will resume today to face the challenges of legislating for the country and ensuring that good governance is in place.

Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has assured the Lagos state government and residents of their avowed commitment towards enhancing tight security in all the borders even as it appealed to the state government for inclusion into the weekly State Security Council meeting.

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria has opened a new branch in Lagos, located on Isaac John Street, Ikeja.

Edo State government is planning to employ more doctors and nurses into the Civil Service with attractive remunerations and increased funding for the Central Hospital.