By Chris Ochayi ABUJA – The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) disclosed yesterday that a total of 46,340,000 Nigerians are illiterates. Acting Executive Secretary of NMEC, Alhaji Jibrin Paiko, who stated this in Abuja at a press briefing to mark today’s International Literacy Day celebration, said, the figure represented the […]

…safety standards last reviewed 1988 By Emeka Mamah Kaduna – About 65 Nigerians were electrocuted between 2007 and 2008, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said. It also said that it would soon embark on the clearance of structures erected on electricity transmission and distribution networks by some Nigerians. NERC’s administrator, Imamudeen Talba disclosed […]

There has been a lull in inter-bank money market activities as banks have shunned themselves due to uncertainty over the outcome of the on-going fresh audit of the banks ordered by Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
Investigations by Vanguard showed that though, there is sufficient liquidity in the market, it is not spread evenly among the banks.

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA – A group of lawmakers from the Anambra State House of Assembly, under the aegis of  Igwebuike forum led by Chief Ebere Ezechukwu, yesterday called on the state and national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to give automatic ticket to former Governor of the state, Dr Andy Uba, if the […]

It reports that workers of SPDC were barred from entering the flow station and Gas compressor station to carry out any activity.