Can insurance industry self regulate operations ?
As the country celebrates independence, the federal government believes that the insurance sector is old enough to stand on its own. However, ROSEMARY ONUOHA writes that opinions are divided regarding government’s stand.
Ex-employee drags bank to court over sack
A former employee Mr Abubakar Abudulahi, on Monday dragged the bank before the National Industrial Court over termination of appointment.
4-year-old stolen boy found in Onitsha
The Enugu State Police Command has found a four-year-old boy, who was allegedly stolen at his school three months ago.
Electricity workers protest handing over of PHCN to new investors
Some disengaged workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in Lagos and Edo on Monday staged protests over non-payment of their terminal benefits before handing over to the new investors.
ACF asks Boko Haram to lay down arms
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has again asked the Boko Haram insurgents to lay down their arms and embrace peace, saying that although the country was experiencing hard times, the situation was not bad enough for some people to lose the will to live in the mistaken belief that it is better to die but not alone.
Rain sweeps away bridge in Cross River
Torrential down pour late last week swept away the Akrieha bridge in Aliforkpa, Yache in Yala local government area in the northern part of Cross River State.
World holds breath as US government shutdown imminent
Hundreds of thousands of US government workers came to work Monday without knowing whether they will be needed on Tuesday, as federal agencies faced a devastating shutdown.
Oil spill: Villagers appeal for alternative sources of water
Residents of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State have appealed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to provide them with alternative sources of water.
Jonathan’s re-election bid: Let the conversation continue
I READ the Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie extensive interview in The Guardian of Sunday, September 22, 2013 in which he spoke on the 2015 presidency and the bid by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to seek re-election for a second term in office.
Executive, legislature responsible for economic failure – Senator Enang
As controversies continue to trail the state of the nation’s following allegation by the splinter group of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Ita Enang, has said that if there was any problem with the economy as being alleged, both the executive and the legislature should all take the blame.
ASUU Strike: Jonathan calls for review of labour laws
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday advocated a review of labour laws to curtail the excesses of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other labour unions.
Vatican sets to make late popes John Paul II, John XXIII saints
The Vatican on Monday said late popes John Paul II and John XXIII would be made saints at an unprecedented joint ceremony on April 27, 2014 in a bid to unite Catholic conservatives and liberals.
Fresh fighting breaks out in Mali rebel bastion
Fresh fighting broke out in the streets of the Malian rebel bastion of Kidal on Monday, the local government and residents told AFP, after Tuareg separatists and the army exchanged gunfire the night before.
Adult smoking rates high in Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia etc- Journal
Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.
Kogi Deputy Gov survives road accident
Kogi Deputy Gov escapes unhurt in road accident
Court resumes trial of alleged ‘Thisday-bomber’ today
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court will today resume trial of alleged kingpin of the Boko Haram sect, Mustapher Umar, who allegedly bombed office of the Thisday office in Kaduna State with 12 camp gas cylinders.
