Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has urged the state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to look critically at the various components of the cost of doing business in Lagos state, with a view to bringing down this cost. The President of LCCI, Alhaji Remi Bello, who made the call, said the state offers tremendous opportunities for business, but a great deal still needs to be done to bring down the cost of doing business in the state in order to allow the private sector to support the government in the delivery of its mandate especially in the area of job creation and revenue generation.

“To this end, the NMDC has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Centre for Automotive Design based in Zaria. We will be producing some steel parts for them such as crane shaft, crankshaft, connecting rods, block engines, brake drums, and wheels. These will all come to fruition very soon. “We will be able to produce corrugated roofing sheets which are made from Electroplated Zinc and other items,”

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu-North senatorial district, has appealed to other zones in the state to support the nomination of Okey Ezea, governorship candidate of the party in the April 11 election, for ministerial appointment.

UMUAHIA—LEGAL luminary and lead counsel to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at Abia State Election Petition Tribunal in the just concluded governorship election in the case against Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Chief Amaechi Nwaiwu, SAN, died yesterday in Owerri, Imo State.

In partnership with Global Healthcare Foundation, the Anambra State Association World Wide, (ASA-World), has arrived Nigeria for the 2015 free medical mission for the people of Anambra State. Already , about nine towns, including Ihembosi, Oko, Orama-Etiti-Anam , Ozubulu, Obosi, Agulu-Uzoigbo, Abagana, Oba and Ichi have been selected as the center for the medical mission.

Wife of HRM Bini Pere III, Agadagba of Egbema Kingdom, Delta State, Queen Charity Tiemo, the Ibe-Yin 1, has called on the Federal and Delta State Governments to address the neglect and marginalisation of oil producing kingdoms in the state.

The national women leader of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Mrs. Amaka Agbiogwu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to include more women in political positions in line with the 35% affirmation for women in politics.

The member of the House of Representative representing Amuwo Odofin federal constituency in Lagos State Hon. Oghene Egoh, has canvassed for support from the Federal and Lagos State governments towards provision of amenities for the area.

The Department of Conservation and Ecology in the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment, on Monday said that environment conservation clubs should be established in all schools in the state, to ensure a healthy environment.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, declined to restrain the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from arresting the former Governor of Adamawa State , Admiral Murtala Nyako over his alleged complicity in money laundering.
Nyako was alleged to have siphoned over N15billion from the Adamawa State treasury while he held sway as its governor.