NIMASA Records 83 piracy incidents, 8 deaths in 2011
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said that it recorded a total of 83 pirates attacks on vessels that sailed in the nation’s territorial waters in 2011.
N2.19trn spent on fuel subsidy last year – FG
MINISTER of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, told the Senate, yesterday, that the Federal Government spent a total of N2.19 trillion on fuel subsidy last year.
NGO educates grassroots women about personal hygiene
HUNDREDS of widows in Lagos have been educated on the basics of personal hygiene as key to total health in a programme tagged: “Wealth and Health” organised by Support for Widows Ministry in collaboration with Promasidor Nigeria Limited The activity held as part od the 2012 International Widows Day, was aimed at enlightening women particularly widows on the need to pay attention to their personal health despite the trauma they go through daily.
Microsoft to take $6.2 bn writeoff for online unit
Microsoft said Monday it would take a $6.2 billion writedown to reflect the slump in value of its online services division.
Qatar Airways named official sponsor of Qatar Olympic Team
Lagos, Nigeria – Qatar Airways and the Qatar Olympic Committee yesterday announced a strategic partnership with the national airline named Official Sponsor of the Qatar Olympic Team.
Court awards N100,000 to ex-bank chief for illegal arrest
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has declared as illegal, the arrest and detention of former Chief Financial Officer of Bank PHB Plc (now Keystone Bank), Mr. Ugo Anyanwu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
