The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on Election Observation and Monitoring in Nigeria, which monitored the recent governorship primaries of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State has said that its recommendation that the exercise be repeated was due to alleged anomalies it observed during the exercise.

Last week, Access Bank management team led by Agboje Aig-Imoukhuede unveiled its plans for the next five years. In the interactive session that followed, the bank said it plans to become the most respected Africa bank come 2017. Aig-Imoukhuede said very soon, the bank will introduce a multi-channel solution that will enable the bank customers manage several accounts from their living room or bedroom through mobile phones.

Certain beers can be more hazardous to your health than others, new research has suggested.

If you are a sceptic about what agriculture can do to Nigeria, what Nigerians are doing in agriculture or what governments in Nigeria are doing about agriculture, you will no doubt leave the 19th Nigeria Economic Summit convinced, that very soon the country may regain its eminent place among the top players in the global agriculture business.

Mr. Pedro Chukuka is of KADCON Consulting (KC), a management consulting firm with focus on human capital management and job creation initiatives.

Armed with a first degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Ibadan, a master’s in Business Administration from the University of Benin and another master’s in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern Denmark, Chukuka worked in the banking sector, environmental management and oil and gas services before he decided to venture into human capital management.

A VICE President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and General Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, weekend called on Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC, to abide by it’s rules and release the alleged authentic results of the re-run local government election in Offa Local Government Area.

An Enugu-based female hairdresser, Ifeoma Obike, who allegedly combined her business with the illicit trade of baby factory, has been arrested by operatives of Anti Human Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of Enugu State Police Command.

Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) believes in homegrown solutions to Africa´s food security challenges through building capacity across the whole of agricultural value chain. The programs of the body reveal immense avenues through which different players in the sector from scientists to farmers, government officials as well as other policy makers implement solutions.

The consciousness of sensitive Nigerians is often assailed by the undignifying sight of senior citizens and other such retirees, who wearily wait in distress for verification of their identity or eventual payment of pension entitlements from government agencies responsible for disbursement. The unsightly juxtaposition of such horrid spectacle against the background of impunity in the misapplication of pension funds is obviously also lost on our current political leadership; worse still, in spite of the reforms enacted in the 2004 Pension Act, there has been no single conviction of anyone for the reckless looting of pension funds.

There are fears that Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, may become transit route for drug traffickers as screening machines and other essential facilities that would enhance smooth operation were yet to be provided at the airport, which commenced international commercial flights on August 24.