The Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested a 50-year-old man following his attempt to defraud the Canadian government of N89.9million.

Values of equities listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) revived last week with N32 billion appreciation driven by price gains by blue chip companies led by Total PLC and Guinness PLC.

Jos—As the strike by workers in Plateau State government-owned tertiary institutions enters the fourth week today, they have rejected the setting up of another committee by the state government to look into their grievances.

The embattled national chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh was recently sacked by an Enugu High Court over irregularities in his election. The court pronouncement which is now the subject of judicial appeal is only one of the entanglements that have recently caught up with Umeh who at one time was indomitable in the affairs of the party.

Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN), the umbrella body of primary mortgage banks (PMBs) in Nigeria, has initiated moves towards the development of mortgage default insurance, in collaboration with UBA Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Limited.