The Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has called for re-erection of toll gates at strategic locations on highways for additional security reasons.

…To present a popular presidential flagbearer, meets tomorrow
DETERMINED to beat the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP at the 2015 presidential polls after suffering a series of defeats collectively and individually since 1999, opposition party leaders engaged in merger negotiations will meet in Abuja tomorrow barring unforeseen circumstances.

…Expert traces CDMA’s problem to unfriendly taxation
Since liberalization of the Nigerian telecommunications sector in 2001, the sector has unarguably become the most competitive in the entire sector of the economy. The four major GSM operators: MTN, Airtel, Globacom and Etisalat have since dominated the stage claiming over 90% of the entire market.

Prof. Isaiah Ibeh of the University of Benin, on Tuesday announced the development of a new drug that can allegedly ‘cure’ HIV and AIDS. Ibeh, who is the Dean of the School of Basic Medical Sciences of the university, told reporters in Benin that the herbal drug had undergone “series of successful tests”.

ELDERS and youths of Ikara community in Ikpoba Okhai Local Government Area of Edo State, yesterday, disrupted activities at Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, oil flow station in the area over alleged neglect by the company.

THE Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, currently before the National Assembly appears to have reawakened the historical North/South dichotomy over the appropriation of Nigeria’s vast economic resources. In view of the argument that PIB would generally improve the operations of the oil and gas industry, the question on the lips of many is: Is the North really afraid of PIB? CHARLES KUMOLU writes…

UMUAHIA—Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has said no local government election would be conducted in the state until the mess created by the last council chairmen were cleared and the system sanitised

THERE were about three big trends; mobility, virtualization and cloud computing which increased cyber threat, created changes and affected the way many organizations approached IT in 2012. Indications have also emerged that these trends may still continue to drive change in 2013.

Godfrey Gaiya, Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Sports, said on Tuesday that Nigerian footballers lacked the discipline and commitment to win the FIFA World

MRS. Obioma Imoke is 50 years old and I wish her well, just as I wish all the fellow citizens who marked their golden anniversary on earth that same day. Mrs. Imoke is the wife of the governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, formerly a senator. The whole world knows about her birthday because half of the eighteen local governments in her state bought full-page adverts in a national daily on Saturday, 5 January 2013, to congratulate her.

Given the fact that petitions in this country have often been used as a form of blackmail by disenchanted folks, many of such petitions that come to the public domain are often dismissed.

To fully prepare for the challenges of the 21st century based learning, Laptops4Learning in partnership with Leventis Foundation have empowered Lagos Mainland Local Government primary School Ijero, with 28 laptops, 14 tablets for technology based learning

Britain’s blue chip index fell on Monday for the first time this year, balking at technical resistance levels having reached its highest close for nearly two years in the previous session.

The House of Representatives has denied allegation of witch hunting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its refusal to appropriate funds to the commission for the year 2013.

Shares of companies listed on the consumer goods and banking sectors of the Nigerian Stock Exchange will continue to lead activity in the market within the year, analysts at Vetiva Capital have said.