Executive Director of the firm, Mr. Eric Fajemisin, who stated this in Enugu at a forum to celebrate retirees in the South-Eastern part of the country, said Stanbic IBTC Pensions currently pays over N600 million to over 14,000 retirees monthly.

The lawmakers, under the aegis of Lagos Caucus of the National Assembly, said the government was double dealing by mounting continuous oppositions on the creation of local councils in Lagos State since they were created in 2002, but has, however, given recognition to those created in other states.

By  Babajide Komolafe LAGOS—The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has called for a drastic reduction in the size of the Petroleum Bill, saying the bill is unnecessary voluminous.

Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Lawrence Ojabo, who announced the development through a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, however, did not give any reason for the untimely removal of Peters from office.

It has been exclusively revealed that EFCC actually has no adequate witnesses to sustain its charges against the accused, according to documents obtained from the Federal High Court, Asaba and sources close to the anti-corruption agency. This explained why Ibori’s lawyers decided to exploit that at this early stage of the trial to knock off the case.