Poor people hold more traditional values toward marriage and divorce than people with moderate and higher incomes, UCLA psychologists report in the current issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family. The findings are based on a large survey about marriage, relationships and values, analyzed across income groups. They raise questions about how effectively some $1billion in government spending to promote the value of marriage among the poor is being spent.

Determined to find a lasting solution to the problems encountered by commuters and motorists who ply the Sagamu/Ore expressway, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency FERMA, has put in place programmes that would ensure continuous monitoring of the ever-busy expressway and other Federal roads in the country, with a view to identifying the bad spots and fixing them immediately.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has emphasized the need for shareholders to play active and critical roles at the annual general meetings of their companies, so as to ascertain the true position of things and also promote good corporate governance in the companies.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee yesterday named Chika Chukwumerije as captain of Team Nigeria to the London 2012 Olympics, beginning Friday, July 27.

Less than three months to the introduction of VAT on listed property, many home owners are frantically trying to complete alteration and restoration work to their listed properties to save thousands of pounds and secure the property’s future for generations to come.