Soldiers drafted to maintain security in Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Monday night, shot dead a member of the vigilante group in Anfana village, the District Head of the area, Mr. Kure Mallam, has said.

GOVERNOR Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has presented a N187.9 billion budget proposal for next year to the state House of Assembly for approval. The governor pledged to improve on the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of the state from N10 billion to N63 billion per annum by next year.

A group,Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described as retrogressive, unproductive and backward closure of all public schools within Abuja municipal area for 10 days by the Federal Capital Territory Administration to pave way for the ongoing Abuja carnival.

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole, and his erstwhile deputy, Mr Usman Bayero Nafada, will on December 14, open their defence against the 17-count charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Bauchi State Governor, Malam Isa Yuguda, has lamented the delay in the completion of the state Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, secretariat by the contractors handling the project.

THE latest effort at engaging our teeming youths and generating jobs for them is the recently-launched Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria, better known now as YouWiN.

Since the debut of the Global System for Mobile communications, GSM in Nigeria, one of its major equipment, the Base Transmission Service, BTS, has come to represent different things to different people.

Nigeria National Pertoleum Corporation (NNPC) says gas flare in the country has reduced significantly and stands at 19.54 per cent. The development was attributed to increased utilisation of gas for power generation, export and industrial applications.

The Court of Appeal, Lagos, has upheld the election of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, candidate for Lagos West Constituency, Mr. Ganiyu Solomon, after dismissing the appeal by People’s Democratic Party, PDP, senatorial candidate in same election, Mr. Moshood Adegoke Salvador.

The Nigerian local personal computer (PC) assemblers are expected to benefit from IT intervention from currently being pushed by the Nigerian Computer Society, (NCS).

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, bowed to pressure and refused to swear in the Chairman of the Board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC, Mr Francis Elechi, from Rivers State over what he described as “disturbing calls.”

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Ayo Adeseun, who is also a member of the Senate Committee on Sports, has condemned the lackadaisical attitude of the Government towards the Nigerian Premier League and the development of local sports at large.

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced its strategy to focus on mobile broadband and services and the launch of an extensive global restructuring program.

ABUJA- The Nigerian Navy, Tuesday, announced the elevation of 126 senior officers, following the approval of the recommendations of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice- Admiral Ola-Saad Ibrahim, by the Naval Council.

FOR most Lagosians, it was one disaster too many as they woke up on Monday to witness another shocking building collapse.