Which kind of government is this that has repeatedly failed to perform its primary role of protecting its citizens?

FOLLOWING recent killings in the country, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, declared his readiness to lead fight against killer herdsmen.

Touched perhaps, by the obvious scarcity and indigence currently sweeping across the land, the wife of  Enugu State Governor, Mrs Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi has conducted a one-day free medical outreach in Nsukka for the purpose of attending to the health challenges of women of the area and repositioning them for better productivity in their various areas of endeavours.

A member of Imo State Judicial Service Commission, JSC, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, has expressed regret that judicial officers, in this day and age, still use long hand in recording proceedings in most Nigerian courts.

Akwa Ibom State Civil Defence Corps said it has secured the conviction of 122 persons for criminal cases and successfully prosecuted and won 50 cases since 2016.

THE South  West Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the party’s Elders Committee, yesterday, decried the persecution of leaders of the party in Ondo state over the N500 million 2015 Election Logistics Fund. 

Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON Dr Osita Aboloma has called on manufacturers and owners of industries to emulate the rigorous efforts displayed by Rite foods limited in getting the International Standard Organisation, ISO 9001:2015 certification.

A Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Joan Agha Foundation, has brought smiles to the faces of young entrepreneurs, who are determined and focused to make positive impact in their environment, irrespective of the Nigeria’s dwindling economic situation with N1.1 million donation.

IN a rapidly changing business environment, businesses are under pressure to not only comply with constantly changing regulations but also to modernise their processes and systems.

The Naira, yesterday, appreciated by N1to N359 per dollar in the parallel market even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected $210 million into  the forex market.

Rural areas have been identified as where cases of children being forced to take up careers against there talents are dominant. As a result of this development, parents and guardians in Imo State have been cautioned against foisting on their children especially the girl-child, careers which do not bring out the best in them. 

THE National Pension Commission (PenCom), has recovered unremitted contributions with interest penalty from the private sector amounting to N14billion.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that car owners should see insurance as the most important part of owning a car. Speaking during a lecture on financial literacy at a media workshop in Lagos, Deputy Director, Development Finance Office of the CBN, Mr. Adedeji Adebisi, said that in a robbery attack, car owners with insurance covers do not hesitate to surrender their cars rather than their lives.

Immediate past governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, four former ministers from the state and four serving senators from the state are among prominent elders who, yesterday, threw their weight behind House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, ahead of the 2019 election.

Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs service, NCS, yesterday, declared it had generated over N8,070,570,235.37 revenue, higher than the projected target of N7,389,024,423.42, over the past six months.