Wednesday, April 10, 2013

NEWS; NIGERIA NEWS IN BRIEF


…The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says 20 persons had been arrested in Ikeja for sitting on moving train.
…The National universities Commission have launched an online centralised database system for all approved universities in the country.
…Ekiti PDP has protested the posting of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mr Sunday Faleye to Ekiti State police Command.
…Newspaper Proprietor Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has condemned the arrest and detention of four Leadership journalists by the police.
…President Jonathan’s aide, Dr Doyin Okupe, has denied reports that he insulted the Muslims in a recent television interview.
…Airtel has been crowned the telecommunication company of the year.
…A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed April 30 for hearing in the case of 15 Russians charged with illegal importation of arms and ammunition
…A massive retrenchment is reportedly going on in UBA plc as over 500 banking staff has been asked to resign forthwith and go home.
…Chief Tony Anenih narrowly escaped death today after he was caught in a protest by Tiv farmers along Makurdi-Lafia-Abuja expressway.
…Enugu state to renovate district hospitals with N1.5billion.
…Suspected cultists disrupt examination in Tai Solarin College of Education.
…Nigeria Customs Service in Kaduna has impounded 1,399 illegal bags of rice and textiles materials which were smuggled into the country.
…The burial of Ekiti state Deputy Governor has been fixed for April 26.
…The United States Government says its position on the pardon granted to DSP Alamieyeseigha by President Jonathan has not changed.
…The authorities of LAUTECH Ogbomoso has cleared the air on the protest by students on Tuesday, saying only 1 student died.


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