THE Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru has appealed to oil pipeline hackers to desist from such nefarious act which according to him is not only harmful to the environment but equally hazardous to the pipeline vandals and the economy.

THE Miners Association of Nigeria, MAN, has hailed the Federal Government’s arrest of 16 Chinese and eight Nigerians over illegal mining activities in Plateau State.

FOREIGN investors appear to be finding Nigeria’s oil industry unattractive due to the high cost of production, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, stated.

HOPE for long awaited improvement in Nigeria’s power generation is in the offing as the Obiafu/Obrikon – Oben, popularly known as OB3 gas transmission pipeline is nearing completion.

FORMER minister of power, Prof. Barth Nnaji is considering various options against the Senior Special Assistant to his former boss, Goodluck Jonathan, over what he described as unguarded statement linking his exit from the administration of president Jonathan on account of corruption.

Rwanda’s Football Association (Ferwafa) is preparing to finalise its bid to host the 2019 Under-17 World Cup.

Treatment of  cancerous diseases received a boost last week as MeCure Healthcare Limited, MHL, trained over 67 newly graduated Nigerian radiographers on the use of high-end medical equipment to aid the treatment of cancer diseases in Medical facilities across the country.

Unless there is urgent intervention, Jude Ikegwuonu, a journalist, who was involved in a ghastly car accident in July, 2013 may not practice again.

The birth of a child normally comes with excitement and joy for the family, but the reverse was the case for Victoria Emmanuel. Since her birth two years ago, Victoria cannot walk and her breath was inconsistence.

THIS column joins other Nigerians in welcoming President Muhammadu Buhari back home after 105 days’ medical sojourn in London. During his absence, his loyal and faithful deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, did his best in steering the ship of state.

Succour came last  week for premature babies as scientists   successfully used an artificial womb to incubate healthy baby lambs for a period of one week.

Nigeria basketball coaches, referees, technical commissioners and statisticians have distanced themselves from the politics that have torn the Nigeria Basketball Federation into two and warned that no club, referee or technical official should suffer any sanction for participating in the Kwese Premier League Conference 6 and the Final 8 coming up next month.

THE Nigerian Institute of Building, NIOB, professional builders in the country, have been charged to brace up for innovative construction practices in order to be able to  respond to the 21st century challenges in the building/construction sub-sector of the nation’s economy. The challenges include urbanisation, productivity, resource constraints and sustainability.

With over $1billion expended on medical treatment overseas, Management of CEDARCREST Hospitals, Nigeria, has said it is determined to halt medical tourism through the provision of world class health services in the country.

CRISIS have erupted in most local government areas of Enugu State following the on-going selection of candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the scheduled November local government council polls.