The Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System, ELPS, Gas Pipeline at Inikorogha, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, has been ruptured by suspected vandals resulting in significant reduction of generated power to the national grid.

Nollywood superstar, Genevieve Nnaji is billed to host eleven outstanding Theatre Arts students across the country at an exclusive pre-AMVCAs mentorship date holding this weekend, courtesy of Amstel Malta.

LAGOS — International Monetary Fund, IMF, in its assessment of the Nigeria economy released, yesterday, endorsed the Federal Government and the Central Bank’s fiscal and monetary policy positions to cushion the effect of falling oil prices on the economy.

LAGOS— The Federal Government, yesterday, tasked advertising practitioners in Nigeria to be more involved in its social re-engineering and economic development programmes.

THE stage is set once again for another battle as the third edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards,(AMVCA) holds tomorrow evening at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. This year’s AMVCAs has been highly competitive not just in the number of entries for the awards but also, in the quality of entries.

Amidst several upsurge of acts of terrorism in some parts of the world including Nigeria, the Saudi government has planned a major exercise to sharpen a battle ready internal security forces against any act of terrorism.

ABUJA — MEMBERS of the House of Representatives, yesterday, finally adopted the conference committee report on a Bill for an Act to further amend the Electoral Act No.6 of 2010 to create room for a level playing ground for all parties in the electoral process in the country.

Barely 24 hours after the House Committee on Sports berated the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for allegedly ignoring its invitation to appear before it to defend their 2015 budget, the Senate Committee on Sports yesterday refused to entertain the leadership of the NFF who had gone to defend its budget before the upper legislative committee.

BENIN—THE University of Benin, UNIBEN, community has been thrown into mourning, following the death of a senior staff of the university’s Audit Department, Mr. Godwin Emualosi, and his wife after their cooking gas cylinder exploded.

BENIN—THE Primate of the Orthodox Anglican Communion, Archbishop Christopher Umane, has warned against any plot by the Presidency to remove the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, saying that such an action will plunge the nation into avoidable crisis.

No fewer than 9,208 birds have been killed, following outbreak of Avian Influenza, popularly called Bird Flu, in three local government areas of Bauchi State.

AGRICULTURAL scientists and researchers from over 30 nations gathered at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan during the week for the International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture.

AKWA Ibom indigenes in the United Kingdom, UK, have thrown their weight behind the candidacy of the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Mr Udom Emmanuel.
The group, Akwa Ibom Consolidation Alliance, ACA, said that the qualities and experiences of Mr Emmanuel prove that he knows what it entails to ensure a re-engineering of key sectors of the state’s economy in order to move it away from absolute reliance on oil revenues.
Addressing newsmen, Coordinator of the group, Mr Imoh Umoetuk, said that the emergence of Mr Emmanuel as the flag-bearer of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State has attracted a number of UK companies to partner the group to establish profitable ventures in the state.
He said: “Supporting Udom was an easy choice based on his credentials, achievements, and past antecedents in the private sector. His track records in the management of human and material resources make the group confident that Udom will not only maintain the continuity and sustainability of the present development of the state but will also add value to the well-being of Akwa Ibom people.”

Tourism is becoming a critical instrument of furthering economic growth in developing countries, generating a large share of worldwide employment , it is estimated that over 10,000 new direct jobs will be created through tourism development programme.

Ekiti State Government has commenced work on the dredging of 32,350 metres of waterways in Ado Ekiti metropolis.