Yenagoa—President Goodluck Jonathan has called on African countries to close rank and formulate policies that will attract critical investments to the continent.

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has returned to the country after a short vacation in the USA where his family resides.

In a bid to ensure transparency in the procurement of government-owned projects, the Federal Government signed the Public Procurement Act into law in 2007. The Act established the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP as the regulatory authority responsible for the monitoring and oversight of public procurement, harmonizing the existing government policies and practices by regulating, setting standards and developing the legal framework and professional capacity for public procurement in Nigeria.

Francis Abu has never been to hospital to treat malaria. “I think it’s a waste of money and time going to the hospital because of malaria. Whenever I feel feverish, I go to the Chemist shop.”

Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Dizengoff (West Africa) Nigeria Limited, Mr. Richard Hargrave, in this interview, revealed that Allis-Gleaner Corporation, AGCO, the world largest manufacturers of tractors, is already in talks with the Federal Government of Nigeria and states in the country to help increase mechanization and improve the number and qualities of agricultural support and service centers.

Against the backdrop of housing shortfall estimated at over 16 million units, a former military President, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has called on the government to provide affordable shelter to the vulnerable and low-income group.

David Oso: Some of the brokers are very fraudulent in their operations and dealings. For instance, few years back when I planned to buy shares for my granddaughter, I gave money to my broker but for several months, he failed to issue me a receipt for the shares. In fact I pressurized him for countless numbers of times, and even at a point threatened him before I was given receipt for the shares of my granddaughter shares.

…As Gov Ajimobi mourns
THE pothole-filled street (it appeared to have been tarred at some point in its life) that led to Pini Jason’s Surulere residence had an unfair share of ponds after the early morning shower. You drove with care or ran the risk of splashing murk on passers by. The other thing more challenging was getting a parking space. It is a busy close.

The Joint Task Force, JTF, on Operation Restore Order ORO, said yesterday that it had arrested suspected killers of war veteran, Maj.-Gen. Mohammadu Shuwa, in Maiduguri, Borno State.

AT least 100 students of Lagos State Polytechnic have participated in the just concluded voluntary blood donation exercise which took place in the Ikorodu main campus recently.

PEOPLE of “Teera-Ue”, a community in Ken-Khana in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State have cried out over the total absence of health facilities in the area.

FEDERAL government has been urged to urgently develop and establish an effective strategy for the implementation of e- Health in Nigeria.

As professional bodies intensify the clamour for sustainable national development, the Nigerian Academy of Engineering has called for a strategy that would transfer technology either by domesticating imported technical-know-how or by moving the outputs of technological endeavours from the National Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation System.

GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State has said that his administration’s decision to collaborate with the church in the areas of education and health was to bring health services closer to the people.

Asaba—GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, has approved the release of over N1.6 billion to the 25 local government areas in the state for the implementation of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, at the grassroots.