IDL expand distributors business with N200m
Intercontinental Distilleries Limited, IDL, has expanded its distributors’ businesses with over N200 million.
The company said the amount it gave as reward to the distributors in the 2013/14 trade partners award ceremony is the only way to help expand the distributors businesses, and eventually help employ more hands, thus reducing unemployment in the process.
Ogun students in free-for-all over slash in school fees
IT was a free for all Thursday, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as two factions of students from tertiary institutions in the state clashed over Tuesday reduction of school fees announced by the state government, leaving four persons injured.
NHRC decries rise in domestic violence
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, yesterday, said it was worried over the steady increase in the number of complaints on domestic violence across the federation.
RATTAWU demands reinstatement of Enugu Broadcasting Service workers
The Radio, Televisions, Theater, and Arts Workers Union, RATTAWU, has called for the unconditional recall of workers of Enugu State Broadcasting Service, ESBS.
The RATTAWU National President, Mr. Yemisi Bamgbose, made the call on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Enugu.
Anambra traditional council urges massive turnout for voter registration
Anambra Central Traditional Rulers Council has appealed to residents to turn out en masse for the forthcoming voter registration and permanent voter cards collection.
Chairman of the council, Igwe Chukwuemeka Ilouno, made the call while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Onitsha, Anambra, yesterday after a meeting of the traditional rulers.
Court stops swearing in of new ASPAM exco
A LAGOS High Court has restrained the newly elected executive council of Auto Spare Parts & Machinery Dealers Association, ASPMDA, Trade Fair Complex, from being sworn into office, following alleged controversies that trailed the election of the officials.
Lagos: Religious leaders call for cooperation btw law enforcement agents, residents
Religious leaders in Lagos State were yesterday unanimous in their call for harmonious relationship between the law enforcement officers and the public.
NAS commissions children’s library
IN furtherance of the education initiative of the National Association of Seadogs’ (NAS) Street Child Project, the Rainbow Deck of the association has commissioned a well furnished children library and a soft play area for children with disability to St. Anne’s Orphanage Home, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
NIS tackles challenges in e-passport reforms, calls for patience
Several weeks after President Goodluck Jonathan charged officers and men of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), at the official launch of the newly introduced 64-page Nigerian e-passport at the Presidential Vila, to work towards projecting the country in a positive light by conducting themselves in a more professional manner, NIS is employing appropriate strategy to tackle the challenges in obtaining e-passport
FG sacks resident doctors
The Federal Government, Thursday announced the suspension of Residency Training programme in all Federal hospitals across the country.
According to a statement by the Deputy Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Health, Alhaji Isiaka Yusuf noted that that the programme is suspended pending when all challenges in the health sector are addressed.
Adidas terminates deal with NFF
These are certainly not the best of times for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), following the decision of global sports merchandise giant Adidas to terminate its kit sponsorship deal with NFF.
