THE number of payment cards globally increased by 8 percent in 2016 to 14 billion with one billion new cards issued in 2016, according to a survey conducted by London-based research firm, RBR.

RIVERS State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has again accused his predecessor, the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi of allegedly blackmailing the Supreme Court Justices because his appeal against the judgment of the Appeal Court on the Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry was before the apex court.

o fewer than 22 persons, including a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member, have been killed and five others missing in different flood disasters across Gombe State this year, the state’s Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, has said.

THE Acting Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Edet Bassey, has congratulated members of the party for their peaceful conduct, during Saturday’s state-wide congress for the election of three delegates from each local government area of the state, preparatory to the non-elective National Convention of the party coming up later this year.

No fewer than six students out of the 144 sponsored by the Presidential Amnesty Programme to pursue various courses in British universities have done Nigeria proud by emerging with first class honours.