One of the six persons abducted by militants from Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, in Eredo Local Council Development Area of Epe, last Thursday, has fallen ill at the captors den, Vanguard gathered yesterday.

Abuja—The United States government has restated its commitment to economic growth and stability in Nigeria. US Chargé d’Affaires in Nigeria, David Young, who made the remark at a Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce Conference on SME Financing and Franchising, stressed that America shared Nigeria’s goals for a prosperous economy.

A 41-year-old man who was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly stealing a phone and N600 from a commercial bus driver at Ojodu Berger area of Lagos, weekend, has blamed his indulgence on addiction to hard drugs.

INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation, ILO, has told Nigeria and other countries grappling with economic recession that decent work was key to reducing poverty, inequality and slow economic growth.

“The report of 14 Nigerian banks which were appointed by CBN as “Asset Managers” of Nigeria’s reserves was carried on back page of The Guardian Newspaper of the October 5th, 2006. Festus Odoko, the CBN’s Head of Corporate Affairs, confirmed in the report that “already deposits worth $7bn representing part of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s “share of foreign reserves” presently estimated at about $38bn had been released to the banking consortium”.

THE global war against polio virus has been waged on many fronts for more than half a century with punctuated accelerations and decelerations. Over time, the geographical theatres have shifted remarkably, warranting boundaries to be redrawn or descaled.

Still basking in the excitement of its success at the recently held Africa Pension Awards, Premium Pension Limited, one of the pioneer Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in Nigeria said it is positioning for more growth, the present economic realities notwithstanding.

Decorative building materials market in Mile 3 area of Port Harcourt, Rivers state last week got a boost with the inauguration of the ROYAL Exclusive Showroom, a one-stop mega tiles and sanitary wares showroom.

Anchor Insurance Company Limited has said that its gross premium income grew by 23 percent for the financial year ended December 31, 2015.

Real Estate stakeholders have advised the present administration to assemble a competent team that will hit the ground running towards addressing the huge housing deficit facing the country, adding that by building 500 houses in each of the 36 states across the nation, the administration can create over one million jobs in Nigeria.