To such Nigerians, since President Buhari was sworn into office on Friday, 29 May 2015, his ministerial list should have been submitted to the Senate on 30 May 2015 for confirmation on the 31st. Since they were racing against time, it would have made no difference that at that particular time the nominees would have been confirmed by the Seventh Senate.

The state government had, in a white paper on the report of the visitation panel into the crises in the varsity, handed down various sanctions including outright dismissal of the services of some staff of the institution, which the affected staff have faulted, saying it failed all normal norms and asked the state government to take another look at their sanctions.

GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the military to, as a matter of urgency, step up their actions in the fight against members of the Boko Haram sect that have continued to engage in massive killings and wanton destruction of property in the north-eastern part of the country.

The Lagos State National and State Houses of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja yesterday dismissed an application filed by candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tony Omotesho Akala-Bakare, who in the last elections (March 28 & 29) contested for the seat of Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

Workers at the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) yesterday continued their protest over what they said was unlawful sack and poor wage by the management of the company.

EPIDEMIC is looming in Warri, Delta State as heaps of refuse have taken over major areas in the oil city.

Benue State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised concerned over the murder of six of its chieftains in the state, and called on security agencies and Governor Samuel Ortom’s administration to unravel the masterminds of the heinous crime.

IT is a fact that since former governor of Abia State and now senator representing Abia Central district, Theodore Orji (Ochendo), parted ways with his predecessor, Chief Orji Uzo Kalu, there has been no love lost between them. Prior to that, Kalu the godfather, had lorded it over Orji, the godson, in the running of the affairs of the state for almost four years of Orji’s first term in office. Orji was then tagged a Bishop without a cathedral by Abia people.

“The Nigerian-centric resources have been specifically developed to meet the requirements of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) in achieving Universal Basic Education curriculum compliance” adding that “New curriculum resources from Pearson’s popular United Kingdom series are now also available in Nigeria”.

Be aware of your real interest rate – Surprisingly often, people who think they know how to calculate interest rates often don’t. For example, if you borrow N1,000,000 and pay N1,100,000 back over three months on weekly instalments, your interest rate wasn’t 10 percent, as simple math would dictate. Taking a closer look at the time frame for the note and your average principal outstanding reveals that it’s actually closer to 80 percent. That’s a difference of 70 percentage points in your financing cost.

THE Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is acknowledged globally as the oil that lubricates the engine of socioeconomic transformation of any nation. The sector is strategically positioned to create up to 80 percent of jobs, improve per capita income and contribute significantly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

“If there is anything a child needs in life, these are the basics, and if we should have these qualities in the leaders of tomorrow, I think this nation will be the better of.” She said. Guests at the event were entertained with cultural dance, musical display and others fun packed activities by the pupils of the school.

Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) said it has disbursed N267 million under the Employees Compensation Act, ECA, in the last four years. Speaking on the performance of the programme at the 58th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) in Lagos , Managing Director of NSITF, Alhaji Umar Munir, said that the amount disbursed so far covered 2,800 employees, who have suffered one degree of injury or the other in the line of duty.

The new Managing Director of Lafarge Africa Plc has assured that the just concluded merger of Lafarge Group and Holcim will hugely benefit the Nigerian economy, the company’s shareholders, host communities and other stakeholders. These benefits range from more taxes to the government, high returns on investment to shareholders and more corporate social responsibility in host communities.

The Gabonese government have denied claims that Barcelona’s Lionel Messi was paid €3.5m (£2.5m) to visit the country to take part in a ceremony at one of the venues for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Messi, who has yet to link up with his Barcelona team-mates on their US tour, was pictured at the weekend in the country’s second largest city, Port-Gentil, where he helped to lay one of the first stones for the planned 40,000-capacity venue.