NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, asked the Federal Government and its agency, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to stop punishing Nigerians with fuel scarcity, warning that any attempt to increase the pump price of fuel would be resisted by organised labour.

Next week March 11, will be observed another World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace and Dialogue. This day was created in 2010 by Javed Mohammed of San Francisco who proclaimed the day as a special observance to share and discuss Muslim culture.

Academic staff of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, AIFCEO, have described as “most unfortunate” the Federal Government’s alleged refusal to address the problems hindering effective teaching and learning in the system.

BENIN—THERE are indications of restiveness in the University town of Ekpoma, administrative headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State and its environs, over alleged sudden release of two out of six kidnap suspects arrested in the town.

First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Mike Umeh was one of thousands of Nigerians that stayed awake in the early hours of Thursday to watch the Super Eagles take on fellow World Cup qualifiers, Mexico in Atlanta, USA.

OLA OGUNDIPE writes that the new national tax policy and Taxpayer’s Identification Number ,TIN, is gradually gathering momentum,

IN his first reaction after being suspended as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi made some profound statements. In making reference to the allegations of profligacy and financial recklessness levelled against him by government, he strenuously drew a comparison between his compliance to rules and that of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dr Dauda Abdullahi has said that harnessing the nation’s irrigation potential was the key to its food security. Abdullahi, who said this in Bauchi, added that it would be difficult for the country to meet its food needs by depending on rainfall.

Less than 50 days to the Ekiti governorship election, former Ekiti State governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has advised the people of Ekiti State to go out and register their names for the voter’s card

A 12-year-old boy (names withheld) was remanded in Oregun Correctional Home for Boys over alleged murder of his friend, Musa Tajudeen.

The trial of Mr. Abayomi Adesanmi, the prime suspect in the 2007 bomb blast that rocked the Osun State Government Secretariat, Osogbo which claimed one live would commence today at the State High Court sitting in Osogbo.

Reigning Nigeria’s highlife musician, Flavour Nabania recently shut down the neighbouring country of Gambia in a concert tagged, “Independence Flavour Concert” which held at the Banjul National Stadium in Gambia.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, dragged the Senate President, David Mark, and 11 other serving Senators that were elected on its platform but defected to All Progressives Congress, APC, before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, asking that their seats be declared vacant

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, gave reasons it rejected a N10 million donation from Taraba State Government.