Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women, NNEW, weekend said it planned to set up a Micro Finance before the end of January 2015, to cater for the business needs of women without asking for collaterals.

The Nigeria Football Federation has concluded all arrangements to send the best of Nigerian referees to the United Kingdom for a special refresher course beginning in the first week of December.

BENIN CITY—Elders and leaders of Urhonigbe community in Orhiomwon Local Government Council of Edo State, have disowned the lawmaker representing Orhiomwon South constituency in the state House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Ogierakhi, for decamping to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the All progressives Congress, APC.

The European Union has unveiled plans to award N210 million grants to civil society organizations, CSOs and non-government organizations, NGOs for the implementation of community-based actions that will boost sustainable water supply, sanitation and hygiene services delivery in urban and small towns in five Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Rivers.

As Nigeria intensifies efforts at bridging her housing deficit, a major player in the real estate sector and Managing Director, Grenadines Homes, Mrs. Noimot Olatunji has called on government at all levels to urgently put measures in place to fast-track timely and cost effective housing delivery in the country by simplifying the approval processes of land titles.

ASABA—THE Academic Staff Union of Union, ASUU, Delta State University, Abraka branch, has condemned the suspected kidnap of one its members, Dr. Nyerhovwo Tonukari, an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology by suspected gunmen.

The Performing Musicians’ Employers’ Association of Nigeria, PMAN, has sent an SOS to President Goodluck Jonathan, calling for the immediate liberalization of collective administration in Nigeria.

Nipco Plc, an integrated indigenous operator in the nation’s oil and gas industry, has identified its staff as a key component in its success story since it commenced commercial operations in 2004.

KOLAGBODI Memorial Foundation, KMF, will hold its 18th Annual Kolagbodi Lecture on The Fight for Women’s Rights and Prospect for Effective Participation of Women in the Trade Unions, today in Lagos.

TRUSTBond Mortgage Bank Plc, one of the recapitalised national primary mortgage institutions, PMIs in the country, has assured its shareholders of uninterrupted operations in its real estate activities.

Senator Lee Maeba has announced his intention to contest Rivers State governorship election in 2015.

Mamelodi Sun-downs midfielder Lindokuhle Mbatha is confident that Bafana Bafana will qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations next year.

A US official on Monday confirmed that a ceasefire deal appeared to have been reached between Nigeria and Boko Haram militants, but said talks to release some 200 kidnapped girls were ongoing.

lagos—The Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola has said that Lagos State would get 2,400 additional polling units ahead of the 2015 general elections.

An Abuja Federal High court on Monday granted an order to amend a suit seeking to challenge the legality of the National Assembly to probe the Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.