Banks operating in the country have been advised to fully embrace digitalisation as a way forward to woo customers and thus improve their profitability.

The Senator representing Borno Southern Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, has said Nigerian security operatives have been at the receiving end in fight against insurgency in Nigeria, especially in the North East.

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Umar Ghali Na’Abba, has enjoined Nigerians to be patient with the Federal Government over its current efforts to secure the release of the abducted Chibok school girls by the Boko Haram sect.

THE Leadership of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has refused to yield to the pressures mounted on it by the Senate President, Senator David Mark, Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, to call off the on-going strike.

BABATUNDE Raji Fashola, BRF, a barrister, is one of the front liners among the 36 governors, especially the outgoing class of 2007 – 2015. There are those who like his handling of Lagos, especially his determination to recreate the mega-polis from a sprawling former federal political capital of the 20th century to a new, modern city; a befitting economic capital of the biggest economy in Africa.

Owerri—The immediate past governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has warned politicians in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, that the party would only loose the next general election, if dirty politics against fellow members did not cease forthwith.

ABRAKA—POLICE in Delta State have arrested nine suspected political thugs for allegedly invading three Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, registration units in the state, snatching 1,301,000 permanent voter’s cards, PVCs, in the last 48 hours.

The Governorship aspiration of the Minister of State for Trade and Investments, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has received a boost following the endorsement of his candidature by political stakeholders, youths and women groups in the state.

PROFESSOR Oyesoji Aremu, Deputy Director, Aca-demics, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan, has called on the Federal Government to without further delay, declare a state of emergency in the education sector. The call is coming on the heels of the mass failure recorded at the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results recently.

MultiChoice Nigeria has urged female students in tertiary institutions to prepare themselves for hard-work on the completion of their studies to ensure their success in life.

Forte Oil Plc has disclosed plan to commit N14.40billiion (about $90 million) in overhauling its recently acquired Geregu Power Plant, GPP, to fully achieve the 414 mega watts installed capacity of the plant.

DELTA State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has commended the pragmatic initiatives by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the state towards the development of the educational sector and ensuring that every child gets access to education in the state.

Systems Applications and Products, SAP, in Johannesburg, South African announced plans to invest $500 million to up-skill local African talents and drive sustainable innovation and growth in five African countries.

HALITOSIS or bad breath, is an unpleasant odour of the mouth present on exhaled breath. According to medical experts, this very embarrassing condition which can be acute (occasional) or chronic (long-lasting), could be caused by several factors including food, poor dental hygiene, tobacco products, health problems, dry mouth, mouth infections, dentures or braces and medications

THE Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe, has urged Nigerians to pay more attention to personal hygiene which include hand washing with soap and running water to prevent the spread of the ebola virus and other water related diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery and typhoid fever