Since 1992, thousands of companies around the world have set aside the first full week in October each year to celebrate the Customer Service Week. The week-long celebration is traditionally devoted to recognising the significance of customer service and to honouring the people who serve and support customers with the highest degree of care and professionalism.

Alhaji Modu Aisami is the Caretaker Chairman of Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno state. In this Interview with INUSA NDAHI in Maiduguri, he bares his mind on the achievements recorded in his council.

To many Nigerians, the message of the President to the nation on October 1, 2011 to mark the 51st year of the country‘s independence was assuring and pleasing.

Members of the Board of Directors of African Cancer Centre, meant for Okorisun in Epe-Lekki area of Lagos, have appealed to the state government to urgently intervene to ward off owners of a Chinese firm (names withheld) encroaching on the land donated by the government for the project.

The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Nigeria will hold its convention from 10th-13th October, 2011 in Abuja.

WHENEVER there is talk of domestic violence, a common standing joke is of women who beat their husbands up. Definitely a very uncommon phenomenon, there is every possibility of seeing a rise in the phenomenon in our society in the near future.

It is estimated worldwide that one out of every seven couples has problems conceiving. There are many causes of infertility, most of which are treatable by medical and alternative therapies.

No fewer than 300 Nigerians last week benefitted from the free heart screening by the Chike Okoli Foundation in Lagos as part of activities to mark the Annual 5th Annual Foundation’s Week to mark the World Heart Day.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, distanced the presidency from insinua-tions by the opposition that Nigeria 51st indepen-dence anniversary was celebrated in Aso Rock, office of the President, due to insecurity. He said no such celebration ever held in the Presidential Villa.

I HAVE never for one moment believed that Nigerians have short memories. When they appear to be so, it is only by choice in order to suit their whims, and this means they know what they are doing.