The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has said that the revenue drive of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, and other considerations tipped it for the metre distribution pilot programme.

THE Uyo Confab ought then to have this present condition of the Nigeria society as the reference of all its deliberations.

The first thing that makes cooperative societies appealing as means of investment is that any group of people can come together to form one. That is why cooperatives exist in the formal sector and informal sector. In the formal sector, there are cooperatives formed by employees of the same company. In the informal sector, there are cooperatives formed by traders and artisans in the same business activity.

It was a welcome development for Nigerian cricket, particularly, for the newly elected Nigeria Cricket Federation board led by Engineer Emeka Onyeama as the Nigerian team to the ICC World Cricket League Division 6 competition in Jersey gained promotion to Division 5, alongside hosts Jersey after a week-long competition.

Britain’s Home Office, yesterday, confirmed that it will demand a 3,000-pound ($4,630) refundable bond for visas for “high-risk” visitors from six countries including Nigeria — a pilot scheme that has brought warnings at home and abroad that it will damage trade.

BENIN CITY—SECOND Republic Senator, Senator Francis Okpozo and a socio-cultural organisation in Edo State, Benin National Congress, BNC, have accused the senate of attempt to destroy the country’s democracy by its failure to back autonomy for Local Governments, just as they hailed the House of Representatives for listening to the cries of Nigerians.

Propertygate Development & Investment Plc, last week, celebrated the fifth anniversary of its successful foray into the property industry with a pledge to churn out products and services that will address the value and functional needs of its teeming customers.

ENUGU—All Progressives Congress, APC, has resolved to invest in public infrastructure, especially on electricity, modern railway, roads, coal mining, bitumen and other minerals, if voted into power in 2015.

29 fun seekers were feared dead in the multiple blast that occurred at Christmas quarters, Monday night, in Kano

MALAWI FOOTBALL: Flames coach Tom Saintfiet met his predecessor Kinnah Phiri at MountSoche in Blantyre on Friday in a consultative meeting ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.

Chairman of the Society for Quality Healthcare in Nigeria, SQHN, Professor Ade Elebute, has called for best practices mong healthcare providers in the country.

General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, Professor Innocent Ujah has said that building capacity of Nigerian researchers in grants writing and mentorship development would strengthen the nation’s health research as well as fast- track development.

BENIN CITY—THE Senator representing Edo Central senatorial district of Edo State, Senator Odion Ugbesia, yesterday, said that contrary to allegations that he voted in favour of the bill for teenage marriage, “there was no child right bill before us,” noting that the allegation against him was false and misleading.

The Young Women Christian Association, YWCA, of Nigeria has called on the Senate to be sensitive to the yearnings of Nigerians and reconsider their resolution to remove the age limitation on child marriage in the country.

Paris, France: To celebrate an outstanding second victory in the Tour de France for Team Sky, Jaguar has rewarded race winner Chris Froome with a very special Jaguar F-TYPE sports car.