THE Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria ERA/FoEN, has commended the federal government for keeping to its promise of commencing the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, assessment on Ogoniland.

Under-23 coach Samson Siasia disclosed that his team is not ready for the Brazil 2016 Olympics after his boys failed to live up to expectations at the Suwon Invitational tournament in South Korea.

AGAINST the backdrop of artisans in the country which is one of the major challenges confronting housing delivery in Nigeria, Lagos state government at the weekend officially announced its planned take off of Master Craftsman Project aimed at exposing craftsmen and artisans in the building construction industry to the training needed to offer suitable services to the people.

Kia Motors Corporation has announced that its May 2016 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recorded a total of 261,269 units sold. This figure represents a 3.4% year-on-year increase compared to the same month of 2015.

Ford’s tiny yet powerful 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has been voted best in class at the International Engine of the Year Awards for the fifth year in a row. Judges praised the combination of drivability, performance, economy, refinement and technology that continue to set the standard.

The on-going restructuring in Goldlink Insurance Plc will position the company for a reversal of fortunes, that is if it is successfully executed. Charles Fakrogha, Chief Executive Officer, Foresight Securities & Investment Ltd, said the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, have commenced efforts towards restructuring the company with the appointment of an interim management team.

In an effort to empower women and girls while connecting them to opportunities for personal growth, technology giant, Intel Corporation, has launched a new radio show and a features column on a top Nigerian blog.

BLOOD is a bodily fluid in human that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. The components of blood include plasma (the liquid portion, which contains water, proteins, salts, lipids, and glucose), red blood cells and white blood cells, and cell fragments called platelets .

It was a moving display of family unity: nine children with four women gathered around the bedside of dying Muhammad Ali.

Canadian smart phone maker, BlackBerry Limited has announced that AtHoc, a division of BlackBerry, has released a new version of its market-leading crisis communications platform.

Collated results from pre-Euro 2016 international friendlies on Monday

Italy, runners up at the 2012 European championships, tuned up for Euro 2016 with a 2-0 friendly win over Finland in Verona on Monday.

PRESIDEBNT Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment towards addressing housing problem in the country, just as the Shelter Afrique raised alarm over looming crisis in housing sector in Africa. The President stated that for the government to avert housing crisis in Nigeria by the year 2020, it had kicked start the process by earmarking N40b in this year’s capital budget for a comprehensive housing programme for the low income earners in the country, while still retaining housing standard.

Worried by the spate of building collapse in Lagos, members of the Lagos state branch of the Nigerian Institution of estate surveyors and valuers NIESV have taken the ‘fight’ to prevent building collapse in the state to Oba of Lagos, HRM Alaiyeluwa Rilwanu Akiolu 1 for his intervention.

BARELY 11 days to the primaries of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, a governorship aspirant of the party, Mr Don Obaseki, Monday, announced his withdrawal from the race, saying that he has lost faith in the scheduled primaries of the party.