First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc in collaboration with the Mission for Vision – Tulsi Chanrai has commenced this year’s edition of free restoration of sight to visually impaired Nigerians in three geographical zones of the country.

GLObal Homes, publishers of Global Homes magazine has inaugurated the maiden edition of what would be an annual property awards ceremony. The award is to reward those who have contributed positively to the growth of the real estate sector.

MAKURDI-No fewer than 100 disabled women, weekend, benefitted from the free distribution of wheelchairs by wife of Benue State Governor,Mrs. Yemisi Suswam, to mark the fifth edition of Celebrate Benue Woman, in Makurdi.

The Nigerian Marketing Research Association, NiMRA, has said it is working towards improving professionalism and enhancing better understanding of the market research industry in Nigeria, especially among its members.

FOR successful adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the country, changes would have to be effected in the nation’s taxation laws and regulations.

KADUNA-The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has declared a week-long prayer session for Nigeria, starting from today, saying only the Almighty could help solve the suffering of Nigerians.

NIGERIAN Association of Petroleum Explorationists, NAPE, a body of geosciences professionals, has said its 29th National Annual International Conference and Exhibition, NAICE, will now hold in Lagos, instead of Abuja, the nation’s capital as originally planned.

Worried by the spate of road traffic crashes across the country; involving convoy drivers of Governors and other public officers, the Federal Road Safety Corps has concluded plans for a nationwide training programme for Governors’ convoy drivers in collaboration with the Governors’ forum.

The new Kia Rio has been awarded the maximum five stars for accident safety from leading European road safety organization, EuroNCAP.

With a maternal rate of 1,000 per 100, 000 live births, a group known as Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, WHARC has called for urgent attention to issues concerning a women and girl- child, blaming the high rate of maternal mortality in the country on failure of government to ensure a functional Primary Health Care system.

THE African Petroleum Producers Association, APPA, has revealed that it is working out a production sharing formula for its member countries, which it expects would be adopted by multi-national oil and gas explorers and other operators within the countries.

KADUNA State Governor, Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has decried the prolonged delay in completing the Kaduna Eastern Bye-Pass, while calling on the Federal Ministry of Works to expedite action on the project to ensure its early completion.

In support of the Seeing is Believing Initiative, SiB, Standard Chartered Bank, SCB, Nigeria has doled out a total of N10 million to Nigeria Society for the Blind and Sight Savers International.

Ilorin- The National Assembly is to use legislation to tackle the ecological and environmental problems ravaging the country.

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, last week successfully carried out a valve repair in the heart of a patient. The surgery which was carried out by a team of seven surgeons was completed after few hours of the exercise at the surgery department of the hospital.