OWERRI – The precarious security situation in Imo State was again jolted weekend as two of the four policemen said to be on escort were gruesomely murdered by armed bandits at Egbeada, Mbaitoli local council area of the state.

Empower a woman and you have empowered the nation,’ so goes a saying. In line with this saying, and to ensure a better society for Nigerians, the President/Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Smart Development Foundation, Dr. Evelyn Omawumi Urhobo has said that her foundation will do its best to continually empower women to enable them impact the society positively.

Operators of primary mortgage banks (PMBs) in Nigeria, under the aegis of Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN), have opposed a call to scrap the National Housing Fund (NHF) scheme due to its apparent inefficiency at facilitating the provision of affordable housing to Nigerians.

Irked by rising number of deaths and diseases associated with smoking, health experts have stressed the need for government at all levels to adopt preventive comprehensive health education programmes on smoking cessation and control.

The Nigerian labour market may soon get massively bloated, if the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, does not quickly wade into the looming battle about to break out between the telecom operators in the country and their counterparts who provide value added services.