Catholic Bishops task Jonathan on killings, corruption
Even as the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, now doubt the ability of the Federal Government to resolve the current insecurity in the country, occasioned by the activities of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, it has asked the Federal Government to find lasting solution to the senseless killings of Christians and other innocent Nigerians in some parts of the North, warning that their patience was being overstretched.
2 Brigade soldiers ordered to restrict activities to barracks
PORT HARCOURT— BRIGADE Commander, 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Brigadier- General Tukur Buratai, has called on soldiers to restrict their social activities to the barracks.
Naira restructuring ’ll increase counterfeiting, hamper cashless policy – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has cautioned the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on the proposed plan to restructure the country’s currency, saying that the exercise will increase the risk of counterfeiting and threaten the success of the cashless policy.
Pension: Panel uncovers £2.204m PHCN fund in UK bank
An investigative panel set up by the Federal Government to audit existing financial activities around the controversial Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, Superannuation Pension Fund has uncovered about £2,204,814.18 million company’s total pension sum stashed away in a bank in the United Kingdom (UK).
Monarch flees coronation ceremony
WARRI—THE Police in Delta State, weekend, stormed the coronation ceremony of a parallel Ovie (traditional) ruler of Ughevughe community in Ughelli South Local Government Area and halted the ceremony, during which the supposed king, Felix Ofulu, fled the community.
UCH spends N30m to treat people living with HIV
The University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State, is spending over N30 million to treat people living with HIV every year. The tertiary health institution which by December 2011, had expended a total of N50 million on treating unknown patients admitted for various health conditions, is yet to be reimbursed by the Federal Ministry of Health.
