Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta, is a two term Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District. In this interview with Vanguard, the Comrade Senator as he likes to be known expresses concern that the collapse of the education sector and unemployment is directly linked to the increasing insecurity in the country. He also blamed the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill on too many versions of the bill in circulation and expressed fears that the amnesty programme may fail if the problem of power is not addressed by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Another set of 30 Access Bank Plc customers, comprising 15 corporate organizations and 15 individual account holders received lifelong certificates, courtesy, the bank’s Customer Engagement Campaign (CEC), as they were exempted from bank charges.

British born Bukola Damola (Ebisan) debuts with ‘Love Story’.
Ebisan first hit the airwaves with her 2006 single, What Women Want – A song which featured DM Squared and was on the UK Top 20 Gospel Charts.

Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Dr.Samuel Ortom has said that the law establishing the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, will be strengthened to give it more powers to effectively fight the war against production and importation of substandard products.

Over 500 youths under the aegis of Unemployed Youths Association of Nigeria, UYAN, yesterday, went before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, asking it to invoke its original jurisdiction and sack the re-instated Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Prof Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem from office, citing alleged breach of section 154 and 155 of the 1999 Constitution.

Following complains about dredging activities in the country and its likely effect on the environment, Dredge Skills and Marine Training Centre is to hold the 5th edition of the Nigerian Dredging Summit slated for Calabar this month to discuss the issue extensively.

Hennessy Artistry, the innovative musical platform launched by Hennessy worldwide in 2006 announced today, an impressive list of artistes who will participate in this year’s edition.

The ECOWAS Commission and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have scheduled a consultative meeting at the commission’s Secretariat in Abuja from September 8 to 9, 2011 to address the problem of volatile and soaring food prices in West Africa.

It was a simple invitation that was to end with a relationship many say may outlive the tenure of the deputy Governor of Lagso State Mrs. Orelope Adefulire.

The World Bank ’s fight against corruption needs to focus more on helping borrower countries build the institutions and policies that make them accountable to their citizens, an internal audit said.