Obi, Ameobi for Eagles recall
Inter Milan ace Joel Obi and Shola Ameobi are likely to make the 25-man Eagles squad for a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Kenya later this month.
PIB splits senators
ABUJA—THERE was a sharp split in the Senate, Tuesday, between the Southern and Northern Senators, when discussions on the new Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, commenced on the floor of the Senate.
How northern governors split Boko Haram
…C’ttee recommends amnesty, compensation
LAGOS—The recent split in the ranks of the Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram, leading to a division over a ceasefire, has been traced to a recent peace initiative spearheaded by the Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF.
How third party insurance works
In Nigeria, it is compulsory to have motor insurance before using or keeping a motor vehicle on public roads. However, since most Nigerians buy insurance just to get cleared from law enforcement agents on the roads, they choose to go for third party motor insurance which is a lot cheaper than comprehensive policy.
BPE reads riot act to bidders over Kaduna DisCo, Afam
ABUJA—Acting Director-General, DG, of Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has warned that he would not bend the privatisation guidelines for any prospective investor with respect to selling the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc and the Afam Power Plc to private operators.
MTN gives 238 less privileged students N47.6bn worth of scholarship
About 238 Nigerian students in public tertiary institutions in the Northern zone, were recently presented with N200,000 scholarship awards, each, by the MTN foundation.
