TWENTY suspected terrorists were killed weekend in Maiduguri, Borno State during a shoot-out between them and the Joint Task Force. It was also gathered that the JTF lost a soldier while two others sustained gunshot injuries in the duel.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), at the weekend changed the travel plans of the senior national team by bringing it forward to Sunday evening after considering the logistics and security implications of the team traveling by road through Sokoto to the Nigerien capital; Niamey.

Uchenna Okwudinma is Marketing Manager and co-founder, O’m Modelling Management. In this chat with Financial Vanguard, he talks about the rising profile of the modeling industry, challenges facing agencies and the need for effective regulation of the industry to encourage professionalism among others.

Managing Director of Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd, Captain. Akin Oni has disclosed that his company spends more than 6 million dollars annually on training of its staff, especially Nigerians , in a conscious move to increase the skill of its workforce and make Nigerians take over most of the management positions in the company. This is coming as he advocates speedy passage of Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB.

Lagos State government has advised residents in the state to seek planning information with a view to obtaining approved development plan before building to avoid contraventions.