WHEN President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Stakeholders Retreat on Housing and Urban Development, promised that the Federal Government will revolutionalise the housing sector by translating the National Housing Policy and National Urban Development Policy into a road map for housing development, it was expected that many would be enthusiastic.

On the top ten performing stocks last week were Jos International Breweries Plc, Vono Products Plc, Portland Paints & Products Nigeria Plc, IHS Plc, Courteville Business Solution Plc and Ikeja Hotels Plc.

A 50-year-old artisan, Christopher Ozor, was, yesterday, arraigned by the police, before an Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos, for allegedly using a broken bottle to stab his neighbour, Mr. Ikenna Chukwudi, on the head during a scuffle.

DELTA State Commissioner for Special Duties in charge of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Mr Tonye Timi, has charged oil producing communities in the state to monitor projects being executed by the commission in their areas as a way of checking abandonment of projects.

Stakeholders in the maritime industry have appealed to the Lagos State Government to exclude petrol and kerosene trucks from wharf landing fees because “such fees affect the availability and price of the products in certain parts of the country.”

International Treaty on Biosafety last week marked its 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the international agreement governing the movement of living modified organisms, LMOs across national borders.

Mercedes-Benz is putting up a remarkable performance at the on-going Frankfurt Motor show where it is dazzling visitors with its array of exciting new products. Displaying its range of passenger cars at the show at Hall Two, the German auto maker stunned everyone with its new models and concept cars ranging from the multi-talented compact GLA SUV, B-Class Electric Drive, S-Class Coupe, The F-Series concepts, S-500 plug-in-Hybrid, new S63 AMG and S-500 Intelligent Drive. Also on display were the smart range like Smart Fourjoy concept car and Car2go.

Midwestern Oil and Gas Limited, said the reason for the recent attack on its production facility at Umusadege, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, is still unknown, even as it admitted to receiving a strange letter from youths in the area prior to the attack.

Ex-international, Tajudeen Disu has warned the Super Eagles to be wary of Ethiopia, who they have been drawn to play in the round three final playoffs for the 2014 World Cup.

IMAGINE buying a plot of land for half a million naira and somebody comes to claim that his ancestors bequeathed the land to him and insists that you must pay certain amount of money to commence work on the land.