Abuja — MEMBERS of the House Committee on Works, Tuesday, commenced inspection of the state of federal roads in the South East and North Central geo-political zones of the country.

FBN Holdings Plc has reported a growth of 22 per cent profit after tax in its unaudited IFRS compliant results for the first quarter ended March 2013.

MARKET leaders in Anambra State, under the aegis of Anambra State Markets Stakeholders and Elders Forum (AMSEF), have vowed to protect traders in the state against all forms of extortion, intimidation, harassment and manipulations from anybody, organization or groups, no matter how highly placed. They said they must do this against all odds.

In case the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola or his aides, are reading this piece, their attention is urgently needed at Community Secondary School, Bayeku in Ikorodu area of the State. Reason? The school is an academic embarrassment.

Last week, we presented the judgment of the Investments and Securities Tribunal, IST, in respect of an originating application filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, against Union Bank of Nigeria Plc – UBN and 19 others. The presentation covered the trial and the submissions of the parties.

Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Engr. Andrew Yakubu, has said that Nigerian oil and gas community was at the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference, OTC, to display the technology available in the country as well as tap from latest technology globally.

The House of Representatives, Arewa Youths and Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State were among other Nigerians, who Tuesday, urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, to investigate the Presidential Adviser on Niger-Delta Amnesty Programme, Kingsley Kuku, as well as the former leader of Niger Delta Volunteer Force, NDVF, Alhaji Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo, over alleged “inciting statements” capable of causing disaffection in the country.

The Police, yesterday, arraigned a 19-year-old boy, Kabiru Ibrahim, in a Kano Magistrates’ Court for killing his 75-year-old master, Alhaji Rabi’u Goga.

KIDNAPPERS, last week, invaded Olo Community in Ezeagu local government area,Enugu state and abducted a young man that just returned from Europe together with his maternal brother.

TOP information technology firm, Signal Alliance is going into partnership with SAP on Enterprise Assets Management. The partnership was announced last week in Lagos at a briefing held by representatives of both firms.