Lagos—Taking a cue from the way dare-devil robbers struck in Ikorodu, a Lagos suburb last week, especially with their use of the waterways as their escape route, the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday focused on how to tighten security on waterways in the state.

Lagos—Professor Sylvester Monye, who served as special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on monitoring and evaluation has distanced the Jonathan administration from the failures of the Osun State government to pay salaries, saying Governor Rauf Aregbesola chose not to pay

The Kaduna StateGovernor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has warned the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria, QSRBN not to appoint retired judges and lawyers into its Arbitration panel. el-Rufai who gave the warning at the just concluded 5th Building and Construction Economic Roundtable in Abuja, noted that this is he only way to avoid prolonging proceedings unnecessarily.

If the recent enforcement strategy put in place by the Lagos State Government, to proffer solution to the unending traffic gridlock on major roads in the Apapa area of the state, is anything to go by, Lagosians may now heave a sigh of relief.

Neimeth Plc, led the cream of price gainers on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE last week as it appreciated by 11.72 per cent or N0.15 per share to close at N1.43 per share from N1.28 per share it closed penultimate week.

At the age of 50, when his contemporaries were getting set for, retirement, renowned cardiologist, entrepreneur and founder, Apollo Group of Hospitals, India, Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy, was already revolutionising the healthcare industry in his country. His singular goal was to prevent unneccessary death from preventable and treatable diseases.

UMBRELLA body of Christians in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday condemned the United States Supreme Court decision on Friday to legalize gay marriage across the 50 states of the United States of America which has generated concern among Christians across the globe who believe that marriage should be reserved for one man and one woman.

The Vice President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF),Ibrahim Zango has commended the federation President, Kenneth Minimah for his genuine interest in developing boxing in Nigeria.

Against the backdrop of several litigations which hamper the speedy execution of construction contracts in Nigeria, built environment last week, canvassed the use of arbitration as an alternative means of resolving disputes in the construction industry. The experts who brainstormed at the 5th Building & Construction Economic Round Table, BCERT 5, organised by the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria, QSRBN in Abuja, made a strong case for arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution because it provides for technical matters to be handled by those with the requisite technical knowledge of the subject matter of the dispute.

The Ford GT race car will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans – referred to by many as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency – starting next year. Revealed today at the famous circuit in Le Mans, France, Ford GT will compete in the Le Mans GT Endurance class for professional teams and drivers (LM GTE Pro).

A unique vehicle has been built to commemorate the UK production of the two-millionth Series Land Rover and Defender. With a bespoke design and an all-star cast of special guests helping to complete the momentous build, ‘Defender 2 000 000’ has been created to be a fitting tribute to almost seven decades of Land Rover production in the Solihull plant, UK. Those who were part of the build now have a very special Defender moment they can celebrate for years to come.

Coscharis Motors has unveiled the all new BMW X6 Sport Activity vehicle SAV into the market. The BMW X6, the world’s first Sport Activity Coupe was unveiled to the admiration of BMW customers in Nigeria at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos on Sunday.

BENIN—THERE are strong indications that the list of Principal Officers of the National Assembly that was said to have been compiled by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was after all the product of the governors of the party from each of the six geo-political zones of the country, where the seats were allocated.

Nigeria’s progress to end the burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTDs, such as schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), among others, could generate productivity gains to the tune of $11.4 billion between now and 2030.

ABUJA: The crisis rocking the power sector over the establishment of the Electricity Management Service Limited, EMS, and the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Authority, NEMSA, has taken a new dimension with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, calling on the Presidency to intervene.