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EFCC, ICPC to prosecute printing firms over fake documents

EFCC, ICPC to prosecute printing firms over fake documents

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have said that as an effort to tackle corruption in the country, they are ready to prosecute any printing firm in Nigeria which engages in production of fake documents.

Lagos International Trade Fair of sadness and joy

Lagos International Trade Fair of sadness and joy

The 26th Lagos International Trade Fair as organised by Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, may have come and gone but the memory lingers on among many Lagosians, especially those on Lagos Island given the proximity of the venue, Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS.

Halliburton: How millions of dollars bribe money were wired

Halliburton: How millions of dollars bribe money were wired

Following a directive by President Goodluck Jonathan that the $180 million Halliburton bribery scam be reopened and the principal suspects re-arrested for prosecution, Vanguard has uncovered a list of some of the foreign banks through which huge sums running into millions of dollars were wired to prominent Nigerians.

Tension mounts at Ladipo market

Tension mounts at Ladipo market

The lingering leadership tussle at the popular Aguiyi Ironsi International market, Ladipo, Lagos has taken a turn for the worse. This followed the unexpected incarceration of the President of the traders union, Jonathan Okoli, at the Ikoyi prisons over what his followers called ‘trumped up charges’.

Ritual Killings: Police list 4 black spots in Lagos

Ritual Killings: Police list 4 black spots in Lagos

The Nigeria Police Force has issued a stern warning to the public to watch their movements around certain areas across the country which are regarded as black spots where ritual killers operate.

DSTv Eutelsat tasks students on innovation, satellite technology

DSTv Eutelsat tasks students on innovation, satellite technology

DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, the pan-African competition sponsored by MultiChoice and Eutelsat Communications, records a milestone as over 1,000 entries from high school students across Africa were received for this year’s edition of the contest. The competition, now in its second year, is designed to provoke thinking on how innovation and satellite technology can propel Africa into the future.

Capital market rule bars stockbrokers from suing NSE

Capital market rule bars stockbrokers from suing NSE

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has warned that any stockbroker that dares institute court action against it shall be suspended from participating in the stock market pending the determination of such suit.

Lawmaker’s mum, 24 others injured as PDP, ACN supporters clash in Benue

Lawmaker’s mum, 24 others injured as PDP, ACN supporters clash in Benue

No fewer than 25 persons, including the mother of a federal lawmaker in Gboko, were reported to have been seriously injured in both Gboko and Makurdi, in Benue State, when supporters of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, clashed in the two towns.

Calabar Stadium wears new look for Golden Eaglets

Calabar Stadium wears new look for Golden Eaglets

The government of Cross River State is pulling all the strings to ensure that the Golden Eaglets’ last 2013 African U-17 qualifier home game against Mali on Sunday would be in a blaze of glory and fanfare as the U. J Esuene Stadium is now undergoing redecoration

Lawmaker empowers  constituents

Lawmaker empowers constituents

THE member representing Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. (Mrs.) Evelyn Oboro-Ojakovo, has given out 27 vehicles to party leaders and various empowerment materials to petty traders and other persons interested in skills acquisition.

‘Pension contribution can provide long term funds for developmental projects’

‘Pension contribution can provide long term funds for developmental projects’

As contributions into the new pension scheme continue to grow, stakeholders are canvassing that part of the fund should be set aside for repairing the country’s decayed infrastructure. In this interview, Managing Director of Stanbic IBTC Pensions, Mr. Demola Sogunle, said that utmost care should be taken in making such investment so as not to waste pensioners’ money.

ISPON 2012 Conference: A European perspective

ISPON 2012 Conference: A European perspective

For the first six years of my life I lived in Nigeria (Ibadan), but arriving on October 26, 2012 marked the first time that I’ve been back in the country in 23 years. It was clear instantly, right from the airport, how much had changed. As I last remembered, flights were much fewer (and some big names of the day then, such as Air Afrique – no longer exist. But, I was immediately taken aback by, not just one, but two, US airlines directly serving the airport.