LAST week we addressed the issue of employer’s liability in the work situation, and the benefits stipulated by law when we cited the Workmen’s Compensation Decree No 17 of 1987. Today, we mov on to motor third party insurance.

Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) is set to collaborate with the Nigerian Police to develop housing units for men and officers of the Force across the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the Police Social Housing Scheme. The scheme is expected to lead to the development of a minimum of 150 housing units in each state and the FCT.

The era of collapsed buildings with the at-tendant human and material casualties seems to be coming to an end as Nigeria can now boast of those unique, luxury and very strong homes only seen in movies a few years ago. Haven Homes, the Real Estate subsidiary of Haven Global Resources Ltd., is in the business of not just providing solid structures that will stand the test of time, but also buildings that the occupants can call home.

A NIGERIAN, Mr. Uchenna Emelonye, has been appointed Senior Human Rights Adviser to the United Nations Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya.

It is rather unfortunate and ironic that in this shore, those who are supposed to make things better are responsible for taking us one step forward and many more steps backward because of personal aggrandisement. Those who are in position of authority would rather become the clog in the wheel rather than the enabler.

The House of Representatives on Thursday said the alleged N44 million bribery scandal would not deter it from continuing the probe of the Nigerian Capital Market. Rep. Zakari Mohammed (PDP-Kwara), the Chairman of the Committee on Media and Public Affairs, gave this assurance at a news briefing in Abuja.

Allegations emanating from the probe into the Police Pension scheme has raised questions as to whether the military has capacity to manage its own pension scheme

Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ms. Ama Pepple, has reiterated her commitment to the provision of low-cost housing for the teeming populace of the country.

The current leadership of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has indicted the erstwhile management and Council members of the NSE and the regulatory authorities for the near collapse of the Exchange and for the crisis that rocked the capital market from 2009.

Delta State Civil Servants were recently presented with the Group Life Assurance Scheme and the 2004 Pensions Reforms Act to enlighten and educate them on the workings of both schemes.