In an effort to woo more or-eign investors into the country, Vice President Namadi Sambo, yesterday, met with Forbe’s fifth richest man in the world and Saudi Prince, Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Foremost Leasing company in Nigeria, C&I Leasing Plc has added two new vessels to its fleet. The vessels, Masud Defender and Magen Defender are both 25 crew carrier boats, and built in South Africa

By Olasunkanmi Akoni RESIDENTS of communities in the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, recently had cause to celebrate following the commissioning and handing over to them of some development projects. This was at the occasion of the commemoration of the 2,000 days in office of the council’s chairman, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan. The projects commissioned […]

FORMER Minister of Finance, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Al-amin Dagash, Ex- Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Babagana Kingibe yesterday called on the Federal Government not to extend the the state of emergency declared in the Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states of the North East states following insurgency in these states.

BENIN—GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged the representatives of labour movement at the ongoing national conference to speak for Nigeria’s unity and not ethnic agenda as being championed by some representatives at the conference.

A former Controller General of Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr. Akanam Effiok, has urged Nigerians and families of victims of the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment tragedy to ignore calls for the sack of the Internal Affairs Minister, Comrade Abba Moro.

UMUAHIA — AN Umuahia Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued a bench warrant against Mr. Ebere Wabara, an editor with The SUN newspapers.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, has explained why Nigeria did not sign the trade liberalisation agreement being pushed forward by the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with ECOWAS, saying the signing or not signing of the agreement was not in the overall best interest of Nigeria.

At the resumed session yesterday, plans by the chairman, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi and other principal officers to appoint the chairmen and Vice Chairmen was uncovered.

DELEGATES to the on- going National conference yesterday began discussions on the inaugural speech of President Goodluck Jonathan with the unity of the country, restructuring and true federalism in the front burner.

Conference chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi was stretched yesterday as delegates saw the other side of the normally convivial chairman over what was seen as the unruly effort by delegates to get his attention to be recognized at the ongoing National Conference.

Globe Motors Holdings Nigeria Limited has entered into partnership with Higer Bus Company of China to build a N19.8 billion ultra modern vehicle assembly plant in Lagos.