IN reaction to various  agitations, kidnapping and other heinous crimes, the Nigerian Army in Ohafia has set up an indoor telephone battle exercise entitled “Ex Quick Dragon” to douse apprehension and create a sense of urgency among units and personnel across its units and command.

LATE  Kenyan political scientist Ali Mazrui once described Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana as “a Leninist Czar”.  He argued that Nkrumah had his positive side as a revolutionary leader committed to justice and social transformation, but was also a despot who brooked no opposition. That sobriquet captures the moral paradox of Paul Kagame’s statecraft in Rwanda.

Nnagbogu Obichukwu, 43, a father of four may not live to fulfill his good promises to his children except there is urgent financial assistance to save him from his present predicament.

NIGERIAN Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has concluded plans to disburse $100 million Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, CVFF, to indigenous ship owners at a single digit interest.

STAKEHOLDERS in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry have disagreed over the amendment of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Act expected to compel the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited to remit three per cent of its budget for the development of the Niger Delta through the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

THE Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has indicated its willingness to collaborate with the Lagos State Government in their quest to develop a road map for oil and gas in the state.

THE suffering of electricity consumers has worsened as Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) lack adequate funds to procure prepaid meters for distribution.

THERE are indications that rural communities without power supply would smile as Azuri Technologies Limited has emerged with its PayGo solar systems. The company’s executives disclosed in Lagos that since its launch in 2016, Nigerians have been enjoying its services.

A Professor of Paediatric Hematology, Prof.  Adekunle Adekile has called on the  Federal government to support efforts geared towards mitigating  the burden of Sickle Cell Disease in Nigerian  communities, even as he urged the National Assembly to revisit the Sickle Cell Act brought before the House four years ago with a view to passing it.

The  Minister of  Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has reiterated Federal Government’s committment toward reducing mortality and morbidity from road crashes in Nigeria. Adewole made this known when he received  the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of United Nation on Road Safety, Mr. Jean Todt, in Abuja.

The general opinion is that each geo-political zone should control its resources with certain percentage as may be determined by the zone to Federal Government

THE fortunes of the local pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is set to be further boosted as not less than 10,000 delegates representing about 200 pharma and related sectors across Africa, gather at the  Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers Expo (NPME 2017) which opens August 30th – 1st of September, 2017 at the New Haven, Oba Akinjobi Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State.

DETERMINED to make housing finance easy and affordable, the Federal Government has initiated Nigeria Housing Fund Programme, NHFP, which is under the Social Investment Fund of the Federal Government in which N100 billion has been set aside for its take off.

THE challenge of accommodation for Nigerians, especially civil servants in the FCT will soon become a thing of the past, as a real estate firm, Kanis Construction Limited, has flagged off the construction of a 333 unit housing estate known as Kanis Homes at Karsana district, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed four of its officers who were found culpable in the importation and clearing of the 661 pump action rifles seized at Tin Can Island Port earlier in the year.