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.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — NATIONAL Assembly would soon get its own broadcast station saddled with the responsibility of disseminating to the public its activities if the Senate  Ad hoc Committee set up to draft the Legislative Agenda for the 8th Assembly completes the assignment and the report adopted at the end of the day. […]

*Some knew about BVN scheme weekend By Babajide Komolafe, Favour Nnabugwu, Jonah Nwokpoku, Mildred Ibrahim, Ojo Babatunde, Usuwa Olachi & Efughi Favour The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, will tomorrow meet with chief executives of banks to review the ongoing enrolment of bank customers for the Biometric Verification Number, BVN, and decide whether to extend […]

THE moment we become fixated with our past, our ability to move forward positively is handicapped. Fixation with the past; that has been the Achilles heels of successive Nigerian governments. It began with the military coup plotters of the ’60s up until the Sani Abacha regime. They begin by reeling out the so called rot in the system caused by the outgoing (overthrown) regime and by the time they have stayed two, three, four years, the situation remains the same until another coup takes place, a new government takes over and the whole process is recycled again.

When in October last year, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture promised to significantly boost commercial agriculture among Itsekiri communities in Delta State, skeptics had taken it as empty political statement. Last week Tuesday, however, that promise was partly fulfilled in no small measures as the Ministry boosted commercial fishing among Itsekiri communities with provision of fishing boats, nets and other gears to fishermen in the area.

Pandemonium broke out, yesterday, when students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye stormed the premises of the company which they believed owned the truck that killed their colleagues, pouncing on the workers and destroying property.

Yenagoa—Rresidents of Bayelsa State were yesterday forced to stay away from their normal haunts as they battled to bail out water from their homes, following last Sunday’s heavy rainfall in Yenagoa and its environs.