Traders under the auspices of Traders’ Rights Protection Initiative have decried the negative impact resulting from increasing influx of foreigners and their goods into Nigerian markets.

The Concerned Environmental Health Graduates (CEHG) has called on the Federal Government to implement policies that help promote environmental health. The Group spokesperson, Mr. James Abraham, made this call at an event to mark the World environmental health day at the College of Health Technology in Lagos recently.

The Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) has endorsed the yearly Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF) International Taekwondo Open, as teams and athletes arrive Abuja for the tournament holding this weekend.

Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime has approved the dissolution of the state Christian and Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards with effect from October 14, 2013.

THE Campaign for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Delta State, has called for a thorough investigation into penultimate Thursday clash between two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Agbor, which left one person, Isa Alika, dead.

Newly formed Champs FC , the latest addition to the growing football academicals industry in the country is embarking on a recruitment drive.

Determined to make the 2013 UAE FIFA Under-17 World Cup a spectacle, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in Al-Ain has been given the carte-blanche to bring as many fans as possible to watch the matches here.

The rating, which was announced by the global rating agency in London Wednsday, came a few days after another respected international rating agency, Standard & Poor’s also affirmed a strong and positive rating for Nigeria’s economy with a BB-

One yet to be identified person died, Wednesday, while two policemen were also injured. at Oko-Oba area of Lagos State, following a bloody clash between policemen and hoodlums in the area.

OVER 100 armed policemen, Wednesday, prevented members and executives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ebonyi State University, EBSU, Abakaliki chapter, from protesting the crisis in the education sector.

Civil servants in Akwa Ibom State are lamenting delay in payment of salaries, particularly that of September.
The delay, which the civil servants said was as a result of the state government failing to save for the rainy day, has been partly attributed to the Federal Allocation Account Committee’s inability to remit allocations to states.

MUSLIM faithful in Adamawa, Tuesday, observed the Eid-el- Kabir amidst tight security, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports. Adamawa is one of the three north eastern states affected by the emergency rule proclaimed by President Goodluck Jonathan due to terrorist activities.

FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday urged the 76,000 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to pray against insecurity in Nigeria. A statement issued from Saudi Arabia by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, Mr Muhammad Sule, said the minister gave the advice when he addressed some Nigerian pilgrims in Mount Arafat.

Following the influx of sophisticated cars into the country from different parts of the world, auto mechanics in Nigeria have called for special training on the use of computers to repair faulty vehicles

OVER 100 armed policemen dispatched under the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, Maigari Dikko, yesterday, prevented members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ebonyi State University, EBSU, Abakaliki chapter from peacefully protesting against Federal government’s inability to address critical issues surrounding the education sector in the country.