News Desk (Nigeria) Monday, July 14, 2008

Immigration recruitment drive claims 13

PLAN by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to beef up its staff strength has claimed no fewer than 13 lives across the country, with eight in Enugu, Abia and Anambra states, four in Asaba, and one in Bauchi. MORE>>>

Teachers strike: Varsity lecturers threaten to join fight

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has thrown its weight behind the on-going nationwide strike by public primary and secondary school teachers. MORE>>>

Accountant-General lists points of corruption in govt

GORGES from which the country's resources find their way into private pockets have been identified by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwabo. MORE>>>

Govt woos Nigerians abroad with N80b investment funds

THE Federal Government has taken its investment campaign to Nigerians abroad. And to demonstrate its desire to assist its citizens, the government has designed a funding package. MORE>>>

Investment tribunal shuts down 30 ‘wonder banks’

The Investments and Securities Tribunal has granted the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission to close down some 30 companies popularly known as ‘wonder banks’ from operating as fund managers across the country without SEC’s authorisation. MORE>>>

Julius Berger pulls out of Niger Delta

JULIUS Berger Plc. is pulling out of Niger Delta because of the deteriorating security situation there, a senior company executive said on Saturday. MORE>>>

Nigeria, Others Rake In $671b From Oil

Energy Information Administration (EIA) has disclosed that Nigeria and other 12 members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have raked in $671 billion in net oil export for 2007. MORE>>>