Lack of access of medium to long term finance has been identified as factor militating against the growth of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs.

THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has advised the Federal Government to adopt starvation tactics in the fight against the Boko Haram by blocking all the routes leading to the forests in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states where the sects operate from.

Contrary to what an expartriate colleague said to me in 1976 (after the coup that toppled Gen Yakubu Gowon from power and the bloody overthrow of his successor, Gen Muritala Mohammed) that “I am happy that I am not a Nigerian”, I am proud to be a loyal Nigerian citizen Nigeria is a country of absolute beauty and of continually changing phases. But I must confess that Nigerians are as unpredictable as the English weather.

MEMBERS of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly are dogged in their pursuit of ensuring that Governor Tanko Almakura is impeached on account of the 16-count allegations against him.

Dr. Gani Enahoro is Naib Amir south Eastern zone; the Vice President, African Veterinary Association, AVA and Immediate Past National President, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, NVMA.

Mr. Caleb Muftwang, the chairman of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State and the secretary of the state branch of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, in this interview responds to questions on his stewardship, the relationship between the state and the council and applauds the exceptional shrewdness and sincerity of the Jonah Jang administration in the matter of council funds Excerpts:

Executive Secre-tary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Hassan Bello, has warned that the Council as the economic port regulator will not accept any form of arbitrariness in charges or abuse of dominate position by any operator.

Generally, all acts of worship, through financial expenditure are by broader definition classified as Sadaqah. But by extension, good deeds and acts that tend to save or ameleorate the suffereings of another creature of God are also considered as sadaqah.

THE Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr Samson Osagie, yesterday, said those blaming Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over their exit from the All Progressives Congress, APC, were people who are lily livered in playing opposition politics in Nigeria.

By Gbenga Olarinoye OSOGBO—Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State and its candidate in the August 9, gubernatorial election, Senator Iyiola Omisore, yesterday formerly filed a petition before the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal at the state High Court, Osogbo, challenging the results of the election in 17 local government areas of the state. This came […]