National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has said it recruited and placed either in training or transient jobs, about 15,000 persons nationwide in the last four months.

DELTA State chapter of Association of Registered Political Parties, ARPP, has threatened to drag the state House of Assembly to court should it pass the proposed bill before it to elevate the Clerk and Deputy Clerks of the House to be at par with the Head of Service and Permanent Secretaries respectively, into law.

Despite the relatively high level of awareness about HIV/AIDS, Nigeria may still be far from achieving zero new infections, zero deaths from AIDS – related illnesses and zero discrimination. Almost four decades after the HIV/AIDS pandemic hit the world, stigma and discrimination abound. Current statistics show that even though millions are in need of HIV treatment, only 500,000 are on treatment.

The decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week has interesting implications for investors. While the decisions portend bad news for some type of investments and investors, they, however, indicate good news for others.

The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo, has said that the Commission is addressing some of the issues that led to retail investors’ apathy in the capital market.

The governorship primary for Taraba state was moved from Jalingo to Abuja with no explanations offered whatsoever. Darius Ishaku who had just resigned his position as minister in the federal cabinet, was handpicked as the PDP flag bearer for the Taraba governorship election even as 750 delegates of the party from different local governments in Taraba, were locked out of the venue of a party primary that never was. The venue of the primary election was of course the PDP’s rarefied Wadata Plaza in Abuja.

Nigerians love powerful cars even when the roads are not there. They cherish and admire their cars especially when such cars stand-out. Such powerful cars are seen as status symbols. This, no doubt must have informed the success of Rolls-Royce in Nigeria. To most owners of Rolls Royce, the brand is not just a car. It has no comparison, nor competitor in the automobile world. It is simply in a world of its own.

The Managing Director of Elizade Motors, Mr. Demola Ade Ojo has promised to bring his company’s wealth of experience in Toyota business to bear in their new dealership of JAC brand in Nigeria. This was just as JAC Motors was crowned the ‘New Auto Entrant of the Year’ by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Awards in Nigeria recently.

Regarded as the People’s Car, Kia Rio, one of the locally assembled cars by Kia Motors Nigeria has truly lived up to its name as it emerged winner of the Car of the Year (COTY) Award at the 2015 edition of the annual Nigerian Auto Journalists Award,(NAJA).

Hyundai Motor Company has launched of the Creta, a new sub-compact SUV, in Africa and the Middle East market. This addition to the Korean manufacturer’s car line-up marks the brand’s debut in this fast-growing segment and is set to appeal to buyers looking for an affordable SUV in a stylish, high quality package. The launch which took place in Mauritius was preceded by a test-drive by Journalists from Middle East and Africa.

Over seven thousands members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, shut down markets and all commercial activities in Nnewi, Anambra State in solidarity protest for the release of the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who has been incarcerated by the Directorate of State Services, DSS, for over one month.

Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has explained that he introduced the idea of Homeowners’ Charter to solve the problem of unemployment in the state.

Chairman of State Waterways Security in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Bello Bina yesterday advanced reasons for what he said was the increasing support coming the way of Governor Seriake Dickson for a second term.

The Federal Government has blamed the nation’s over dependence on oil for the economic downturn and high level of corruption in the country.

ABEOKUTA—There was anxiety yesterday, in Ogun State following the arrest of three women with 26 underage children wearing veil (Hijab). They were alleged to have come from Kano State and were heading to Lagos State.