GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State, yesterday, said his administration would attract investments of $1.9billion (about N320 billion) to the state by the end of this year.

IN an effort to propel the genius in young Nigerians, Team Nigeria, the ‘Special Ones’, makers of the Eaglemobile 9JA BOLT solar car, billed to represent Africa at the 3,021km long World Solar Challenge, come October 2015 in Austria, have pledged unending support to the improvement of quality science education in schools.

The Borno Government said yesterday, that it had granted pardon to 22 prison inmates in Maiduguri as part of the celebration of Nigeria’s 54th Independence.
Governor Kashim Shettima made the announcement during an unscheduled visit to the Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison.

Millions of pilgrims yesterday, departed Madinah for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform the main Hajj rites in accordance with Islamic injunctions.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the faithful moved to Makkah to observe the Arafat Day, slated for Friday.

AS political activities continue to increase in preparation for the 2015 general elections in the country, Senate President, David Mark, has cautioned politicians to be wary of what they say in order not to put the nation on fire.

THE immediate past Edo State representative in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Henry Okhuarobo, has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants of the party ahead the forthcoming general elections.

Super Falcons foreign based forwards Desire Oparanozie and Francisca Ordega have said that the team will use the forth coming African Women Championship (AWC) to redeem their image.

THE West African Post-graduate College of Pharmacists,WAPCP, organised a symposium to canvass for precautionary measures on Ebola, in order to prevent the continuous spread of Ebola disease.

BY and large, they are turning out graduates who could not possibly be employed by the Organised Private Sector or multi-nationals and who can only find employment within their own states.

IN its quest to eradicate corruption in Nigeria, the Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Akinsola Okebukola has tasked educationists to fight against corruption in the education sector.