Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha has restated that Governor Rochas Okorocha misappropriated N175 billion fund belonging to the local governments in the state and as such Imo people have rejected him for a second term in office.

Over the years, both the Legislative and the Executive arms of government have consistently demonstrated their faith in the popular axiom that “he who fails to plan, plans to fail”; consequently, they have, always ensured that an Income and Expenditure plan is passed into law annually; nonetheless, inspite of their apparent loyalty to the concept of planning, public expectation for improved infrastructure and enhanced social welfare has, ironically remained unfulfilled, such that some cynics may suggest that our economic and social welfare couldn’t be worse even if we ignored the need for a formal plan of action.

Nigeria has made several futile attempts to use Public Private Partnership to build infrastructure that it so badly needs. But each of the attempts has failed to achieve the desired goal. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Local Wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport and Lagos-Epe Expressway are a few of such attempts.

The officials of the National Automotive Council (NAC) and WesBank of South Africa have met in Abuja on the proposed roll-out of made-in-Nigeria vehicle finance scheme later in the year. A statement by the NAC said its Director-General, Mr Aminu Jalal, led the Director, Policy and Planning, Mr Luqman Mamudu and Director, Industrial Infrastructure, Mr Waheed Odetoro to discuss the scheme.

Technical education is a planned programme of courses and learning experiences that begins with exploration of career options, supports basic academic and life skills, and enables achievement of high academic standards, leadership, preparation for industry-defined work, and advanced and continuing education.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Plateau State, Mr Simon Lalong, has cancelled his scheduled interactive session with stakeholders in the justice sector and the campaign rally in Jos South Local Government Area slated for weekend.

‘Who goes there?!’’ they hollered. Those seated at the same relaxation spot with him were taken aback by this. Indeed, many could not help but wonder aloud what could have prompted a group of powerfully dressed young men to erupt into such a reckless outburst. It was at this point that a slim, dark complexioned man walked in.

Crusader Pension Limited, a pension fund administrator has lamented the low number of people in the pension scheme in the country, as pension funds hit N4.5 trillion. The Managing Director, Crusader Pension Limited, Mr. Adeniyi Falade, who disclosed this at the NASD OTC Private Equity Conference held in Lagos said “ N4.5 trillion of Pension Fund is available at the moment and this money needs to be invested.

The House of Representatives is set to investigate what happened to $14.9 billion ( about N3 trillion) profit from the Liquified Natural Gas, LNG paid to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC from 2004 till date.

MasterCard and Grooming Centre have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see electronic payment solutions extended to 500,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in suburbs and rural parts of Nigeria.

Organisations, especially a global bank, in its legal battle with an individual, are generally assumed to be the aggressors. When Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Snr, 1809-1894, in exasperation, exclaimed that, “An organisation has no pants to kick and no soul to damn.

In actual fact, we have sent a mail to the JP Morgan, James Marshall that only an entity in Nigeria today can tell you the liquidity of the market. Last year, we got the market, all the dealing members reporting their activities. So, JP Morgan, and I think another by Standard Chartered research said the liquidity in the market had gone very low and they were concerned and that was what led to that negative outlook.

Often times taxpayers have little or no knowledge of the basic requirements for filing their tax returns as well as the consequences for late filing on these returns. Below is a breakdown of the requirements for filing your tax returns, their due dates and penalties for late filing as it applies to various tax types.

First City Monument Bank Limited is set to provide funding to the Tractor Owners & Hiring Facilities Association of Nigeria (TOHFAN) for the acquisition of 100 tractors to boost agricultural production this year.

Against the backdrop of the massive air bombardments and artillery pounding of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East, military authorities have issued a security alert warning of plans by the group to carry out suicide bombings in several parts of the country.