Residents of Owerri, Imo State capital, have been held hostage for the second day running by physically challenged persons protesting alleged insensitivity of the state government to their welfare.

THE National Teachers’ Institute, NTI, has taken further step to boost staff productivity, following its introduction of sporting activities as part of efforts to create mutual relationship between management and staff.

An FCT High Court, yesterday, granted an order of interim injection restraining the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, from further demolishing a property belonging to Sahara Estate in Kafe District, Abuja.

CHAIRMAN of Delta State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Mr. Ifeanyi Obi, yesterday, gave assurance that drivers had been instructed not to increase transport fare because of the Christmas rush.

THE Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, in the South South, yesterday lamented the deplorable state of roads in the region and appealed to the Federal Government to find solution to the problem.

The Director General, Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO), Dr. Gloria Elemo, said that availability of funds has limited the scope of the institute’s research and ability to deliver effectively.

Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, has refuted a newspaper report that claimed there was a clash between members of the institution’s governing council and the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole.

As repeated in this column many times, the country‘s problems are many, varied, complex and fundamental. And like the United States of America‘s balance of payments, would always end in fundamental disequilibrium. The main reason is that as a watchdog of the world, its foreign exchange expenditure is always more than the surplus on its balance of trade.

The Adamawa State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs. Arziki Sawa has debunked news reports that she backed away from the collective decision of the Adamawa State executive council to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Nokia’s designs and innovation are not escaping the recognition of those that value smart innovation. That may have accounted for the Most Innovative Smart Mobile Phone of the Year award it received last week at the 2013 African Product Forum organized by the Institute for Government Research and Leadership Technology (IGRLT) at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos.

BY EGUFE YAFUGBORHI PORT HARCOURT—THE International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights, ISSJHR, has expressed disappointment at members of Rivers State House of Assembly, RVHA, for signing Police undertaking to be of good conduct as precondition for reconvening the House which had been shut since July. Chancellor of ISSJHR, Omenazu Jackson, expressed the group’s […]

NIGER Delta Patriotic Initiative, NDPI, has called on the newly constituted Niger Delta Development Commission,NDDC, board to avoid the mistakes that led to previous controversies in the commission.

In continuation of effots to push for the signing into law of the Nigerian Violence Against Person’s Prohibition Bill, the Wellbeing Foundation teamed up with the National Orientation Agency, The Orange Foundation for Women and Children for the Eradication of Domestic Violence at the First Domestic Violence Summit.

NDOKWA National Union, NNU, the apex body of Ndokwa nationalities, yesterday, said the emergence of its indigene as the next governor of Delta State would create confidence and trust among the generality of the people of the state.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that effective January 2014 pension fund would be funded in line with the Amended Pensions’ laws to give room for the 7.5 per cent contribution by employers and 7.5 per cent by employees to be managed by Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF.