By Patience Ogbodo The Bauchi State Children Parliament has urged the state House of Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the child rights bill into law.

The European-American University Commonwealth of  Dominica will confer honourary Doctorate Degree award on eminent Nigerians on July 11, 2009 in Lagos.

…as traders protest By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) yesterday shut the largest market in Abuja, known as “Monday market” over what the administration described as failure to pay a debt of N49 million for sanitation and maintenance services.

ABUJA— he Minister of Finance, Dr Mauzur Muhtar has emphasized the need for funding of long  term projects through the capital market,  saying the development of solid  infrastructure required domestic sources of financing rather than relying on public revenue.

The call is contained in a statement issued yesterday by the joint executive council of the group, which was signed by its National President, Benedict Oboidhe in Ughelli, Delta State.