Reps move to declare Oloibiri oil well national monument
ABUJA- MEMBERS of the House of Representatives, Thursday, moved to declare Oloibiri oil well, the first in the country that had crude oil in commercial quantity, a national monument.
SON closes steel company over alleged sales of substandard products
Business activities were disrupted at the Ispat Steel Company Nigeria Limited in Agbara, Ogun State following the closure of the company by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) over alleged production and sales of substandard imported steel products.
Felled by robber’s bullet: Artiste dies on eve of album release
SAMUEL Uzochukwu Emelike A.K.A. J-Gangs like every youth of his generation dreamed of becoming a successful rap artiste.
House to assist AIB on air mishap investigation
LAGOS-The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation yesterday said that it would assist the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, to improve on its accident investigation in the country.
Ushering in the new hijri year
In the name of Allah, we praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (s.a.w) is His Messenger and the seal of all His Messengers.
Farida – Nothing To Applaud
THE anti-corruption campaign engaged a long awaited new gear with the sack of Mrs. Farida Waziri chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. There are no indications that the change in leadership had anything to do with any effort to re-invigorate a flagging fight.
Workers’ disengagement: Orji recalls non-South-Easterners
Umuahia-The disengagement of non-indigenes from Abia State Civil Service has taken a new dimension with the recall of affected persons outside the South-East geopolitical zone.
FG orders PHCN to release circular on 50% wage increase
THE Federal Government has ordered the management of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to immediately issue a circular on 50 per cent salary increase which takes effect from June 1, 2011, as well as letters informing workers of the increment.
Rep donates motorcycles, building materials to churches
A member of the House of Representatives, Ambassador Kingsley Ebenyi, has donated motorcycles and building materials worth millions of naira to Anglican churches in Isi-Uzor Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Ijaw wants Ibru immortalised
Ijaw Monitoring Group,IMG, has called on the Federal Government to immortalise the late business icon and publisher of The Guardian Newspapers, Dr. Alex Ibru, as a mark of honour for his contributions to the growth and development of Nigeria.
Akanji calls for enhanced financial inclusion for informal sector
Dr. Omolara Akanji, former Director, Trade & Exchange Department, CBN, has called for enhanced financial inclusion stating that a significant portion of transactions in the informal sector is yet to be captured by the banking system data base.
