WHEN Dr. (Mrs.) Cele Njoku was appointed the Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, some skeptics were of the view that her outing was going to be unimpressive, uneventful, drab and possibly agonizing for staff and students.

Joseph Okpoye: The half year reports of companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, (NSE) is nothing to celebrate about as the recovery recorded in the stock market in the last six months cannot be 100 percent justifiable, most especially, when you consider the fact that some companies have not declared dividend for the past five to six years.

NIGERIAN – BORN Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu cemented her reputation for leaving it late by snatching the 400 metres world title from defending champion Amantle Montsho with a desperate lunge to the line on Monday.

THE climate change phenomenon in recent decades has become a cause for global concern. Just like other nations, Nigeria has stepped up actions to mitigate and adapt to the threats posed by climate change.

In furtherance of its strategic objective to increase the local content of its operations in Nigeria, General Electric Company, a global technology leader in energy, healthcare and railway transportation, recently hosted a supplier fair in Calabar.

Oil revenue accounted for 86.67 per cent of gross federally-collected revenue from January to June 2013, as the Federal Government earned a total of N3.809 trillion from oil within the period.

In a country that daily grapples with high cost of building and construction, the challenge is always on how to reduce cost, build houses that are affordable for the majority of people and also reduce the burden taxpayers bear in getting the government to construct roads.

The Ogun State Police Command said it arrested three suspected robbers barely a day after it arrested 11 suspects in Abeokuta.

Concerned by growing incidences of silent killer diseases among Nigerians, EKO Hospitals last week offered free health care services simultaneously in its facilities at Surulere, Ikoyi and Ikeja in Lagos for over 1,500 persons.

Nigeria has been described as the second most popular destination for U.S Foreign Direct Investment in Africa, owing to Nigeria’s high degree of friendship, trust and cooperation with the United States government.

WARRI—FORMER Minister of State for Education and leading entrepreneur in Delta State, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has resuscitated his political structures in the three senatorial districts of the state, in preparation for the 2015 governorship race.

About 44 people praying at a mosque in Konduga town, some 22 miles outside Maiduguri, Borno state, have been gunned down by suspected Islamic militants, security agents said.

Courteville Business Solution Plc, CBS,Beta Glass Plc, Academy Press, NPF Micro-Finance Bank Plc, Multi-Trex Integrated Foods Plc and Northern Nigeria Flourmills Plc, were among the stocks that pooled enough investors’ patronage last week to make it to the list of the top 10 performing stocks.

Power Holding Company of Nigeria,PHCN, Ijora Business Unit has bought two operational vehicles and another for its staff social club to enhance service delivery and workers welfares towards effective revenue generation. The Business Manager of the unit, Mr Uzoh Obialeri, also assured customers within its network of complete quality service delivery to boost revenue drive.