ABIA State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has called on the people of the state to resist those he called unscrupulous revenue contractors who embark on collection of levies, saying the government frowned on multiple taxation.

Lagos State Waterway Authority, LASWA, has warned users of waterways in the state to observe all safety rules and regulations during this yuletide.

A member of Delta Waterways and Security Committee, DWSC, Warri, Delta State, Mr Omolubi Newuwumi, has faulted the amnesty granted militants from a particular tribe in the Niger Delta region by the Federal Government, saying that it was partly responsible for the current violence by the Boko Haram sect.

CARE of the newborn which is globally recognised as the most vital aspect of child survival has not received enough attention in Nigeria over the decades. Statistics do not lie. Within the first 28 days of life, that is, the neonatal period, about 700 babies (around 30 every hour) die every day in Nigeria, mostly due to preventable causes such as intrapartum-related injury. This is the highest number of newborn deaths in Africa, and the second highest in the world.

Nigerian banks are expected to cut down on operating expenses significantly from next year through a cost trimming process emanating from the deployment of cash-lite and e-payment transactions system.

Great Nigeria Insurance Plc, GNI, have instituted effective measures to ensure prompt processing and settlement of reported claims in their determination to regain the confidence of the insurable public.

FORMER Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Roland Owie, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore advisers urging him to remove subsidy on fuel, if he does not want to commit political suicide.

FOR the very first time since his political career assumed national dimension, Goodluck Jonathan is showing he could be a determined person if the need arose. For quite a long while, the President has shown himself as someone ready to capitulate before any determined opposition.

Agbor in Delta State came alive recently when the human rights community stormed the town to educate the people on their fundamental and inalienable rights. Led by Nollywood star, Ramsounoa and Executive Director, Social and Economic Rights Action Center, SERAC, Mr. Felix Muoka, the rally was part of activities to commemorate the International Human Rights Day which is celebrated every December , 10.

Ekiti State Government is to equip both teachers and students with laptops, even as the state has received textbooks worth N40 million from a US-based Non Governmental Organisation.