Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, has constituted a committee to review the concession agreement between the Federal Government and private operators of the nation’s port terminals.

SPEAKING last week at the Chatham House in London, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki, suggested the postponement of the February 2015 elections by three months, in order to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) distribute outstanding Permanent Voters Cards (PVC). The figures being bandied around say that about 30 million of such cards were yet to be given out to prospective voters. The NSA who spoke during a Q-and-A session, told his audience that he had suggested to the INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, that a postponement by three months was allowed by law and that it would be a good idea to delay, to give INEC more time to distribute millions of biometric voters’ cards to voters.

NATIONAL Teachers Institute, NTI, has commenced an enhanced Mathematics and Science teacher training programmes with a view to arresting the failure rate of students at Ordinary Level examinations in Mathematics and Science subjects.

A Deputy President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and a candidate for the presidency of the Congress, Mr. Joe Ajaero, has promised that workers’ welfare will be the main thrust of his administration if elected in next month’s NLC election.

The Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has said it will be a disservice to deny the nation another four years of the great vision of President Goodluck Jonathan, if he is not re-elected.

Artists are known all over the world for using anything around them to address some of the problems in the society, since they have no power to fight and always draw their sword in the theatre and this was what young Ibukun Fasunhan did with his new play titled Maybe Tomorrow, which was presented last week at the nations culture home, Terra Kulture, Lagos.

Tayo Oyetibo was conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2003, which is a rank reserved for legal practitioners who have attained distinction in the practice of law in the country. He is a consummate advocate, reputed for his integrity and professional skills in the area of dispute resolution, particularly litigation and arbitration. In this interview, he spoke on the usage of enforcing judgement of the court, appointment of Supreme Court justices from the Bar and lawyers failure to report to the Chief Judge any judge who fails to sit or who sits late

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has disclosed that plans were under way to ensure the country excels at the 2015 All Africa Games and the 2016 Olympics.

Just before the nation goes the polls for the national elections, members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will go to the polls to elect national officers to run the affairs of the central labour organization for four years.

ZONKWA—A Fulani gunman, Tuesday night, opened fire on a crowd at the traditional celebration of life for an 87-year-old woman, late Mama Hauwa Bello, at Yangal village, 200 kilometres South of Kaduna metropolis.

Owing to several scholarly studies in recent times in various parts of the world including Nigeria, triggers/causes of election and post election human and material violence have substantially been linked to the electoral commissions or bodies that organized such polls.

Analysts have predicted that the naira will be further devalued to N215 per dollar saying the current official exchange rate does not reflect the fair value of the currency.

NEW Pension Reform Act, PRA, 2014, has reduced the waiting period for accessing benefits in the event of loss of job by employees, to four months from the six months provided by the amended PRA 2004.

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos has upturned the judgment of a Lagos High Court which recognised Alhaji Jimoh Ajose as the Baale of Kuje Amuwo in Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos State.

IF Nigeria is ours, we should protect it; we should place the interests of Nigeria above personal ambitions. We want to see such thinking in action during the elections. Change in our attitude is more important than who wins and loses the elections. The most important attributes of the elections should be the equanimity, grace, humility with which contestants accept the results. It is the responsibility of contestants to lead their supporters to change that would ensure there is no violence during and after the elections. It is an important change that would secure the lives of Nigerians quicker than the long speeches we hear.