The Petroleum and Natural Gas Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN has decried the non commencement of construction works on the three Greenfield refineries two years after the government promised to build the refineries.

THIRTEEN years after the famous “Abuja Declaration”, African Heads of States and and Government are set to converge for the Abuja +12 Summit on HIV/AIDS TB and other Infectious Diseases which opens in Abuja, July 15-19, 2013.

CALABAR—THE Etuboms’ Traditional Council, the Efik King making body has said it would appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Calabar, which last Thursday, nullified the processes through which the Edidem Abasi Otu was crowned Obong of Calabar.

Travelling in Nigeria, especially by road, can be quite challenging, if not traumatic. The challenges these days are many and travellers are always afraid of possible danger lurking on the road. Apart from challenges like bad roads which most often lead to accidents, there are other dangers like kidnapping and armed robbery on the highways. But there is another ugly hurdle that often confront travellers to the East at the Benin By-pass.

The number of passengers patronising the Lagos to Kano inter-city rail service has significantly declined.