The Executive Director, Corporate Services, UAC Nigeria PLC, Mr Joe Dada has reiterated the company’s resolve to stem the tide of increasing deterioration in Nigeria’s education sector.

The Bank of Industry (BoI) and the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help cushion the economy following the current recession.

DENTSU Aegis Network Sub Saharan Africa, SSA, One of the global advertising networks has strengthened its footprint in West Africa with the signing of Noah’s Ark Communications Limited, a Nigerian creative agency as its affiliate creative agency in the market.

PORT HARCOURT—ALL Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to make public the alleged Federal High Court order issued against the release of result for the March 19 re-run elections in Tai Local Government Area of the state.

ASABA—SOME members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Delta State have been arrested by the police, following a violent clash by supporters of the two factions of the party in the state.

Abuja—Nigerian Police Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad attached to the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit at Force Headquarters, has arrested the kidnappers and killers of Reverend Father John Adeyi, Parish Priest of St. Bernard’s, Okpoga Parish, Diocese of Oturkpo, Benue State, who was abducted on April 24.

James Bala Ngilari, the former governor of Adamawa State, has been charged and remanded in Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s custody.

Rivers State House of Assembly has called on Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, to enter into a formal Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU, with the people of Oyigbo in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state.

THE ONE Campaign has announced the appointment of the President/Chief Executive, the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to its Board. A statement from the anti-poverty group, said Dangote, one of Africa’s most prominent business leader will bring his wealth of expertise and experience on how to encourage development and poverty fighting efforts.

Nations of the world figure their greatness in the caliber of youth it possesses. A docile, dormant and redundant youth is the encumbrance to the progress of any country.

THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has said that Nigeria will incur significant revenue loss through removal of tariff estimated at about $1.3 trillion if the ECOWAS/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), is signed into agreement.

As an entrepreneur, one should be able to assume, manage risks and create strategies to survive a tricky economic landscape/economic downturn.

The International Tobacco Growers’ Association of Africa is deeply concerned to hear reports that the UnitedNations (UN) intends to ban dozens of “appointed and elected officials from executive, legislative and judicial branches” representing tobacco-growing countries from participation in the next Conference of the Parties (CoP7)of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, billed for Delhi, India in November 2016.

No matter how good your product is, no matter how dedicated you are to providing good customer service, at some point, one of your customers is going to get angry about something.

Abuja—POLICE have arrested 19 suspected pipeline vandals and recovered 17 truck-loads of petrol and adulterated diesel in several operations carried out by the anti-vandalism task force under the leadership of Mr. Murtala Minjibir.