By Tordue Salem ABUJA — Members of the House of Representatives yesterday blamed the the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) for failing to push through reforms in the marine transport sector. The lawmakers passed the blame at a public hearing on the Ports Act (Amendment) Bill.

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—Contrary to opinions of some Nigerians that the celebration of 10th Anniversary of the country’s Democracy is a charade, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi said, “there is something to celebrate”.

Senator Olajumoke, accompanied by Senators Tanko Ayuba, John Shagaya, Suleiman Adokwe and Sidi Alli to Delta State, maintained that the committee believed that militancy and its criminal activities in the region should not be condoned in any form, noting that “you just can not close your eyes and allow criminals to take over. It is not done anywhere in the world”.

By  Franklin Alli The President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture NACCIMA), Dr. Simon Okolo, yesterday, decried the spate of  kidnaping of businessmen in the South East zone.

The circular stated, “In the continued effort to meet legitimate foreign exchange demand in the market, Authorised Dealers, Class ‘A’ Bureau de charge operators and the general public are hereby informed that with effect from the date of this circular, travellers on business trip who are entitled to BTA can no longer buy PTA while on the same trip and vice versa. Consequently, this circular supercedes the provisions of paragraph (ii) of the circular ref. No. TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/112 dated September 14, 2007. Please ensure compliance failing which appropriate sanctions shall apply.”