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Shallow promise on Lagos canals

LAGOSIANS had been told the state government would do as much as it could to keep the menace of flood at bay, this year.


Access Bank rewards customers

ACCESS Bank, at the weekend, presented cars to the five lucky customers that emerged winners in its maiden on-going a oeTake the Leada promotion.


Border agency to tour states

THE Executive Secretary of the Border Communities Development Agency , Mr. Numoipre Wills, yesterday said that the agency had concluded an arrangement to commence a familiarisation tour of border communities in Lagos, Oyo and Ogun states.


Network Hitches Pull Banks To Days Of Manual Operations

UNLESS urgent measures are taken to stem the growing trend in Nigerian banking halls, manual operation system may resurface in no distant time.


Okonkwo... At 65, - All I ever want to do is serve and serve...'

Okonkwo... At 65, - All I ever want to do is serve and serve...' DR Mike Okonkwo is a very happy man.


INEC Approves SDMP As Party, Praises MP3

THE Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the registration of the Social Democratic Mega Party as a political party, Secretary to the commission, Abdulahi Kaugama has disclosed.


The People As Victims Of Lagos Executive-Legislature Disagreement Over Budget

TO many residents of Lagos State, Mondaya s rejection of the supplementary budget by the state assembly came to them as a huge surprise.


Still on revamping the railway

SINCE the Federal Government announced a concessioning programme to revitalise the moribund Nigerian Railways Corporation under a Public-Private-Partnership arrangement about seven years ago, nothing concrete has happened in that regard.


Kenya Airways and missing baggage scandal

EVERYONE knows the pain of losing a suitcase. Ita s not the clothes or the mementos that cana t be replaced; ita s the hassle of dealing with the airlines in trying to get a straight answer.


Cutting diseases risk with local vegetables

Nigerian and British researchers have confirmed that high intake of local vegetables can prevent, correct or treat health disorders such as diabetes, cancers, arthritis, obesity, high blood pressure, haemorrhoids/pile, gallstones, stroke, among ot...


Living dangerously amidst the tide

MANY residents of Owode-Onirin, Agboyi, Owodelede, Maidan, along the Lagos-Ikorodu Highway remember that it is almost exactly a year ago when the last disaster struck.


NDE, NETS to boost graduate employment

THE National Directorate of Employment and National Employment Training Scheme have commed a collaboration scheme to train graduates of higher institutions to meet specific industry needs.


Nigerian stock exchange sacks 95 workers

Lagos, Aug 27 : The Nigerian Stock Exchange has sacked 95 workers in what it termed as a 'cleansing of the nation's capital market'. The decision to sack the workers was taken by the interim council late Wednesday.


Govs to decide Jonathana s fate, says Imoke

By Jide Ajani, Dayo Benson & Henry Umoru CALABAR - CROSS River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, said yesterday, that all the 28 governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were behind the President and wouldA carry on with their sup...

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Jonathan may call out military engineers amid PHCN workers strike

Unveils power sector reform today FOR the Federal Government, the action seems like a classic economic sabotage as the country experienced total outage yesterday following an industrial action embarked upon by electricity workers nationwide.


NPA to ensure leading status for Nigerian ports in Africa

THE Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Malam Abdul Salam Mohammed ,has said that the Authority was committed to achieving its vision of making the Nigerian ports the leading facilities in Africa.


Servicom begins capacity building for desk officers

THE Servicom office is embarking on a capacity building training for all the desk officers in governmenta s Ministries, Departments and Agencies as part of efforts at ensuring that Nigerians get quality services all times.


The tragic accident at Berger in Lagos

AGAINST the backdrop of the series of extra-judicial killings and extortion involving the police at checkpoints across the country, the wanton waste of lives and property on Sunday, August 15 in a most horrendous multiple accident caused at a poli...


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