Making APC a credible option
AS we count down to the May 24 first national convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Party should explain itself more to the Nigerian electorate. The recently published manifesto of the APC has not managed to project the Party as a credible alternative to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Customs boss faults Adeshina over comment on smuggling of rice
Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi, has faulted statements credited to the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adeshina, that the service has not done much to curb the smuggling of rice into Nigeria.
UBA grows total assets to N2.6trn, loan book up 42%
United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc recorded impressive results in its financial year end, 2013 with the total asset growing to N2.64 trillion, an increase of 16.23 percent over the N2.27 trillion in 2012.
S-East traders lament ordeal at Nigerian ports
ENUGU — The South-East Amalgamated Market Traders Association, SEAMATA, importers and other stakeholders, yesterday, lamented the untold, harrowing experiences they go through at ports in Nigeria.
FIFA bans Barca for signing Nigerian teenager
FIFA on Wednesday banned Spanish giants Barcelona from buying players for the next two transfer windows for “serious” breaches of rules on under-age players.
School bus driver arrested over rape of students
ONE of the drivers of the popular ‘Uduaghan School Buses’ provided by the Delta State Government for free transportation of students to school daily has been arrested for allegedly raping two primary school pupils.
