Lagos seals off 14 illegal pharmaceutical stores, arrests seven operators at Ikorodu – The Guardian
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Officials of the Lagos State Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods have again sealed off another 14 patent medicine stores and arrested seven illegal operators in Ikorodu Local Council.
University of Ibadan Tackles Kenyatta in Zain Africa Challenge Finals
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments
Nigeria’s University of Ibadan won the final of the Zain African Challenge
University of Ibadan Team to the Zain Africa Challenge International Championship comprising Olanrewaju Shittu (from left); Nnaemeka Nwachukwu; Tolulope Oloruntoba; and Olatunji Olalere, during the International Inter University Battle of Brains in Kampala, Uganda.....
After putting Nigeria flag in the final of the Zain Africa Challenge International Championship, the University of Ibadan (UI) now face an uphill task of facing Kenyatta University of Kenya, and wrestling the trophy from the grip of the East Africans. Read more
Summit on African aviation opens in Addis Ababa – The Guardian
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
African leaders and aviation experts will today converge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to proffer solutions to the dwindling fortune of the industry.
The two-day summit, which will have in attendance the Ethiopian President, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, will look at ways the continent can tap into the changes in the global industry, particularly, the liberalisation of air transport, tackling infrastructure decay and the economic meltdown, which has put many airlines on the edge.
VP urges unification of PDP in Imo State – Daily Trust
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Vice President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State to unite in order to make the party stronger and more focused.
Speaking at a meeting with Party stalwarts in Owerri at the weekend, Jonathan said that he was in the state to solicit support for the building of a national secretariat for the PDP, noting that the fund for building a befitting edifice for the party should not come from the coffers of the state government.
Crack in INEC over Iwu’s order on voter registers – The Nation
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
A crack occurred in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend following an order by its Chairman, Prof. Maurice Iwu, that voter registers in Ekiti, Anambra Rivers and Lagos states be withdrawn to the headquarters in Abuja .
Afribank Nigeria GMD Places Priorities on Debt Recovery, Stabilization
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Top on the priority list of Mr. Nebolisa Arah-led Management team in Afribank Nigeria Plc would be debt recovery, stabilization, confidence building and improvement of processes.
Disclosing this at the weekend to the staff of the Bank in Lagos, Mr. Arah , Group Managing Director/CEO of Afribank, stressed that “we must recover the loans. It is a rape. The authorities are determined that we must get those loans back into the coffers of the Bank”.
Nigeria loses N100bn to foreign airlines annually – Tribune
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
As the Federal Government continues to grapple with dwindling revenue, occasioned by the global economic meltdown, the country, it has been discovered, is losing about N100 billion in revenue to foreign airlines annually.
Shiite group denies link with Boko Haram – The Nation
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
An Islamic group, Shiite Movement, has denied link with the Boko Haram sect, saying the movement has over 300 schools across the country teaching both western and Islamic curricula.
The group dismissed claims that its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is the founder of the Boko Haram.
Gunmen Kidnap Nigerian UN Staff in Darfur – Thisday
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Two international civilian staff – a Nigerian male and a woman – of the joint United Nations/African Union (UNAMID) peace-keeping force were kidnapped by some gunmen from their residence in Zalingei, West Darfur, Sudan about 400 kilometres from El Fasher, early Saturday.
Ezekwesili probe: ICPC arrests ministry official – Daily Trust
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested the senior executive officer (administration) in the Ministry of Education over the alleged mismanagement of N1 billion authorised for the Education Reform Programme (ERP) embarked upon by Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili while serving as education minister.
