BRITAIN’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has widened its investigation into Rolls-Royce to examine allegations of suspected bribery in Nigeria, the Financial Times reported yesterday.

NO fewr than 2000 primary school children reported for the maiden catch-them-young talent hunt programme which commenced yesterday at the National Stadium, Lagos. It is an initiative of the Lagos Liaison office of the Ministry of Sports, aimed at identifying and grooming youngsters in five different sports.

THe management of Max Air has assured all intending pilgrims for this year’s hajj exercise from Jigawa state that all night flights will land and take off from Dutse Airport. As against what obtained in the past where all night operations were diverted to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, flights will now land and take off from Dutse airport, Jigawa State. Max Air served as the major air carrier for Jigawa State pilgrims during last year’s hajj operation but had to divert all night flights to Kano international airport.

No doubt Muslims wait in pious anticipation for Ramadan, in full expectation of the sighting of the moon to usher in Ramadan. In the recenting past, the commencement of Ramadan had been laced with dissent voices. Some would say, we have to follow Saudi Arabia, others would kick. Some would querry the astronomical calculations and fault the decision.

Malnutrition not only contributes to close to 50 percent of deaths in children under five, but also results in a massive cost for the nation: according to the World Bank, Nigeria loses over US$1.5 billion in GDP annually to vitamin and mineral deficiencies alone.