Lawyers and national development
TO the credit of Nigerian lawyers, the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is one gathering that will not pass for an annual ritual or gathering of professional colleagues
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‘Fashola should drop ambition for public office’
FORMER Deputy National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South West zone, Chief Olabode George has called on the immediate past governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola to drop any ambition or
‘FG should bear states’ wage burden’
TO avoid a possible breakdown of law and order that could result from insolvency of states and inability to administer their territories,
Women group in Ondo alleges gender imbalance in council appointments
IRKED by recent appointment of members of caretaker committees in the 18 local councils of Ondo State, which they said were not gender-balanced, women rights groups and other organisations have condemned the
‘No probe in Ebonyi but we are recovering stolen money’
Ebonyi State culturally is a very peaceful state and we have a peculiar way of approaching things. We are managing well. We realized that we have some ghost workers and that we
Hot chilli pepper may provide novel treatment for obesity
A high-fat diet may impair important receptors located in the stomach that signal fullness, researchers have discovered. They investigated the association between hot chilli pepper receptors (TRPV1) in the stomach and the
‘Even moderate alcohol intake increases cancer risk’
THE National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism define light to moderate alcohol consumption as up to one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men. But according
Moody’s upgrades, affirms LafargeHolcim’s global synergy on Zambia’s profitability
With a positive perception of the strategic rationale behind the recent LafargeHolcim’s merger, ratings agency, Moody’s Investors Service, has affirmed the merged entity’s strong balance sheet by upgrading the erstwhile stand alone
NIPOST intercepts N125.2b financial instruments
Financial instruments worth over N125.2 billion have been intercepted by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) between 2006 and 2014.
LCCI calls for abolition of fixed electricity charges
THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the Federal Government to abolish the monthly fixed charges being collected from electricity consumers by the distribution companies.