The Nigerian Ambassador to Lebanon, Amb. Oluwole Idowu has called on the Lebanese business community to exploit Nigeria’s transformation agenda to strengthen existing trade relations between Nigeria and Lebanon.

The winner of the MTN Project Fame West Africa, Chidinma and Mo’Hits Star, Dr SID were among other popular Nigerian musicians that entertained Nigerian youths at the the ongoing MTN Power of 10 Concerts, a ten-city tour and part of activities to mark MTN at ten anniversary.

The furore, anger and emotions the planned removal of subsidy next year has evoked shows that Nigerians are yet to embrace the concept of change.

ABUJA-FCT Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has restated the commitment of the FCT administration on the provision of affordable houses. He spoke, weekend, when the Governor of Taraba State, Mr. Danbaba Danfulani Suntai, paid him a visit.

Theoretical studies and empirical evidence have shown that countries with better-developed financial systems enjoy faster and more stable long term growth. Well developed financial markets have a significant positive impact on total factor productivity, which translates into higher long term growth.

One might wonder the importance of knowing what is not business, but this is necessary because you need to know the kind of business you should not go into, and businesses that are prohibited by law. Not every business is a genuine one and I will be taking you through a list of businesses you must not be found doing.

Professional builders have called for the adoption of the local content law in the construction sector, so as to positively harness the benefits of using foreign expertise for growth of the sector.

AS we rode from Ikoyi towards Third Mainland Bridge, a friend remarked that this area looks like Washington, DC. Yes, it looks like the area outside of Washington, DC, leading into Crystal City, Virginia. But then, it is all about looks. Nigerians are obsessed with copying Americans and Europeans. Abuja, I was told, was planned to look like Washington, DC. And the Nigerian constitution is modeled after the constitution of the United States of America.

Mr Zakari Mohammed a former journalist is presently the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity. Mohammed who represents Barauten/Kaiama Federal Constituency in Kwara State, in this interview speaks on various issues including the process that led to the constitution of the new committees of the House. Excerpts:

Senator Abubakar Umar Gada was a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and represented Sokoto East Senatorial District during the Sixth Assembly. He lost the bid to return to the Senate during the April polls but recently declared his intention to contest the PDP primary with incumbent Governor Magatakarda Wamakko for the governorship of Sokoto State. He spoke with Vanguard on how improve the legislature and why he wants to govern Sokoto State. Excerpts:

ABUJA-FORMER Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, Sunday condemned the manner former governors were being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The housing deficit in Nigeria is huge, estimated to be about 16 million housing units by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the United Nations agency for human settlements, in 2007.

Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to promptly implement the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for the benefit of Nigerians and for the country to have a comprehensive health care.

ABEOKUTA- OPERATIVES of Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Commission, ICPC, have stormed Abeokuta, Ogun state capital to comb the 20 local Government areas for documents on past contracts executed during the immediate past administration of Gbenga Daniel.

Engr. Patrick Ekpotu is the immediate past Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State. He, like other deputy governors of Akwa Ibom State since the advent of the Fourth Republic served only one term in office. A fellow of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, he was the running mate to Governor Godswill Akpabio in the 2007 election but was dropped from the ticket ahead of the 2011 election.Ekpotu who affirms an abiding friendship with Governor Akpabio denies any form of bitterness but nevertheless says Akpabio is surrounded with hawks. In this interview, Ekpotu speaks of on Niger Delta, his emergence as Akpabio’s running mate in 2007, his stewardship as and how he left office. Excerpts: