Former board member of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chief Emeka Inyama has declared that those calling for the resignation of the president of the nation’s soccer federation, Amaju Pinnick, following the failure of Nigeria to qualify for AFCON 2017 are not being fair to the youthful NFF leader.

Djibouti’s has announced plans to foster stronger trade ties with partners across the continent, including Nigeria with a view to encouraging economic integration and enhanced connectivity between Eastern and Western Africa.

LAGOS—The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Funds, said it generated N26.3 billion income in 2015, a 67 per cent increase over N15.77 billion total comprehensive income declared in the previous year.

NATIONAL Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has called on the Federal Government to concentrate on generating more electricity for domestic and industrial needs instead of increasing electricity tariff.

Fidelity Bank Plc has said that its gross earnings for the year ended December 31, 2015 grew by 7.9 per cent to N146.9 billion from N136.1 billion recorded in 2014 financial year (FY).

Last Monday I wrote wishing the Eagles all the best in Alexandria.

ONE of the first lessons I was taught in primary school was ‘the ingredients of good water’. We were taught that good water must be clean, colourless, odourless and tasteless. The best example of good water, was the public tap water. We were told that our parents pay tax in order for government to supply the citizens basic needs like water, education and good roads.

The president of International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, Dr Bernard Aliu has stressed the need for aviation agencies in the country to imbibe the culture of development of human capacity building.

lagos—Ecobank Nigeria Limited has urged the Supreme Court to set aside a Court of Appeal verdict on its winding-up petition against Honeywell Flour Mills Plc over an alleged 3.5billion debt.

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc said it is targeting profit before tax of N125 billion for its full year ended December 2016, and will also focus on the retail end of the market to optimize returns.

CHIEF Ahmed Bola Tinubu celebrated his official 64th birthday, symbolically, in the Presidential Palace (Aso Rock) Abuja, hosted by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, 29th March, 2016. This was the very first time a private citizen’s birthday (Tinubu is not an elected or appointed officer of the Federal Government) was held in the nation’s seat of power, and it may not happen again any time soon.

The Area Comptroller, Kiri-kiri Lighter Terminal Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Benjamin Aber, has said that the Mile 2 Apapa express way gridlock occasioned by petroleum truck drivers is scaring investors away.

lagos—IN line with its commitment to stop all unauthorised slaughtering activities in Lagos State, two illegal slaughter slabs in Oke Afa and Ejigbo areas of the state have been shut by the State Government.

ABUJA — The Federal Government has issued a 21-day ultimatum to Turkish Airlines to comply with the order of Consumer Protection Council, CPC, over abuse of rights of passengers on flight TK 623 of December 20, 2015 or face sanctions.

The latest survey by Nigeria Bureau of Statistics in partnership with Jobberman on employment trends in Nigeria, has shown a sharp fall in the demand for jobs posted online within the last quarter of 2015.