Onitsha-NO fewer than 360 widows in Ifitedunu Community, near Onitsha, are to receive N4 million from an NGO, Mike Okoye Ezezulu Foundation, to take care of their health and expand their businesses.

Education is the largest programme of all as UNESCO holds its 36th General Conference (October 25-November 10) in Paris, France, which will determine UNESCO’s work, policies and fix its programmes and budget for 2012-2013.

Ahead of the 2011 Christian pilgrimage, a member of the Federal Capital Territory delegation to Israel, Reverend Fr. Innocent Jooji, said, Wednesday, that of the 1,500 intending pilgrims screened, only 1,000 were qualified to undertake the exercise.

THE Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Delta State branch, says it has named its proposed N750 million secretariat after the former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori.

Former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Supo Sashore, has sought for an overhaul of the current process of registering limited liability companies in Nigeria by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

MAKURDI-After days of negotiations and lobbying, Mr. David Iorhemba, representing Guma Constituency, has emerged the new “consensus” Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly. He will be inaugurated today.

AWKA-AUTHORITIES of Federal Government-owned Nnamdi Azikiwe University have solicited the assistance of Anambra State government to enable it execute some projects being slowed down by lack of funds.

A GROUP of entrepreneurs and stakeholders of Rivers State have sought collaboration with the Governor of the State to organize an Investors’ Forum to display the investment opportunities in the state and its environs.

HAVING spoken my mind on the award of the highest National Honour ever bestowed on a non-governmental functionary (Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON) to Nigeria’s richest man and industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, I offer the reading public a chance to say theirs today.

The immediate past National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Dr. Simon Chukwuemeka Okolo, said, Tuesday, science and technology education is critical for the attainment of government’s vision 20-20-20.

IN another 48 hours, Edo State shall be three years old. Anyone who claims otherwise simply puts on himself a burden similar to that of a Bini man who kills a lion in any part of Benin Kingdom.

The President General, Unity Schools Old Students’ Association (USOSA), Mr Albert Okumagba has disclosed that the association would use the 2011 plenary session of its stakeholders to brainstorm, make recommendations and align forces with the Federal Government on how to improve secondary school education in Nigeria.

Jigawa State Government has announced that it requires the sum of over N3.8billion to resourcefully address all the problems it inherited from the past administration.

The Federal Government will this week mobilise contractors for the immediate commencement of almajiri schools across states of the North and selected states of the South.

Players and officials of Warri Wolves F.C have dedicated their 2-1 victory over Gombe Utd to the Delta State governor, Dr. E Uduaghan whose daughter Orode is getting married this weekend in Warri.