AKWA Ibom and Delta state governments have denied and faulted media reports that they are owing workers’ salaries, saying they are  up to date with the payment of salaries.

Justice E. A. Obile of a  Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has dismissed  a suit filed by UNICEM, a cement manufacturing company, challenging the powers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to regulate and control the exportation, importation, manufacture, advertisement, distribution, sale and use of chemicals in Nigeria.

World Health Organisation, WHO yesterday said despite an estimated US$ 2.7 billion invested in malaria control and elimination efforts globally in 2016 the world were still well below the target of $6.5 billion annual investment required to meet the 2030 targets of the WHO global malaria strategy.

Status quo was maintained in the female wrestling event which ended yesterday as the champions in their various weight categories retained their places at the Governor Nyesom Wike Wrestling Challenge holding at the indoor Sports Hall of the Alfred Diete Spiff Civic Centre, Port Harcourt.

FG approves movable assets as collateral for lending to SMEs

The administration of justice has received another boost with the introduction of an innovation aimed at assisting the Judiciary to effectively monitor judgments on appeal from the court of first instance, usually High Courts  to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

FMBN disburses over N7bn loan to 800 beneficiaries in 2017

Hope rises for MSMEs as FG rolls out growth plan

Plateau State government has sealed over 50 illegally-operated private schools in the state. It also realised about N15 million as fine paid by some of the penalised schools.

KEBBI State government has bought seven fire-fighting vehicles for the state fire service to tackle fire disaster re-occurrence in the state.