The Paramount Ruler of Qua people in Calabar Municipality, Ndidem (Dr) Ika Ika Qua 11, has assured the national team, that traditional institutions in Calabar, Cross River State and indeed Nigeria are in support of the team for victory in their World Cup qualifier against Namibia on Sunday.

On Monday, 28th May, 2012, a bill to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act came up before an Assembly of Stakeholders for Public Hearing. Held under the joint auspices of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions and the Committee’s counterpart on the Judiciary, the hearing attracted very many eminent personalities from the banking sector, captains of industry, organized labour, civil society groups, eminent lawyers and high level federal government officials.

The Director, Centre for Demographic and Allied Research (CDAR) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Professor Cletus Agu has stressed the need for government to put in place an effective migration policy targeted towards reducing income inequality between the urban and rural areas.

IN a bid to belong to a strong body where they believe their interest will be better protected, Unity School teachers in the country have returned to the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT. This came as NUT denied having anything to with the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASSUS.

Anambra State Government yesterday released N1 billion loan to farmers in the state to boost food production. Governor Peter Obi announced the release at a meeting with stakeholders in the agricultural sector.

Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has assured the nation that the Warri-Ajaokuta standard gauge rail line will be completed by March next year.

As a result of what they termed the inactiveness of the incumbent Student Union leaders of the Kwara State Polytechnic (KwaraPoly), Ilorin, students who stay off campus are now joining forces together to establish off-campus Student Union Government (SUG).

NON-ACADEMIC Staff Union of Educational and Related Associations, NASU, has called on the Labour movement to be the vanguard in the fight against looted pension funds.

RESIDENTS of Ibadan have appealed to the authorities of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to prevail on some of its staff to stop extorting money from them before rendering services.

The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, OGSIEC, has cautioned the state chapter of Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, or any group of persons in its efforts to conduct a hitch-free local government election fixed for July 21, vowing not to succumb to distractions from any group.

Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA has attributed its inability to dredge the channel leading to the ports in Lagos further than 13.5 meters to the nature of the port.

THE Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has collected a total of N 281,93 million as revenue for the month of April, 2012.

An American abducted in the West African nation of Benin is believed to have fallen victim to an Internet scam and a ransom has been demanded for their release, a police source said Wednesday.

A Joint Task Force Monitoring Team led by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has arrested a boat carrying over 2,645 litres of Automative Gas Oil (AGO) on board near the NNPC pipeline at Atlas Cove, Lagos.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has lamented the high-handedness of regulatory authorities in Nigeria, especially as regards to investors and businesses in the country.