Vivvo CMS 4.0 BusinessDay... the voice of business http://www.businessdayonline.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. BusinessDay... the voice of business http://www.businessdayonline.com/files.php?file= http://www.businessdayonline.com/ 3 committees to work out modalities for repair of 3rd Mainland Bridge http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13177.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Three committees have been set up in Lagos to work out modalities that would ease pains that would come with the rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. NEC seeks legislative approval for Yar’Adua’s power emergency http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13176.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Move by President Umaru Yar’Adua to declare emergency in the power sector again suffered a setback yesterday following the decision by the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, to seek legislative approval for the planned deduction of $5.3 billion from the excess crude account to fund the planned power emergency in July. Government jettisons N/Delta summit, to ‘discuss’ with groups http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13170.html National Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500 significant shift in strategy on the Niger Delta question is being adopted by the Federal Government as it yesterday jettisoned the proposed Niger Delta summit already mired in controversy with intense pressure forcing the chairman-designate of its steering committee to withdraw. Motorcyclists rescue two kids from kidnappers http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13168.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 The motorcyclists squared-up the armed kidnappers, successfully foiling their attempt to kidnap the two pupils of The Grove School, an elite private school in the GRA part of Port Harcourt. Four shiploads of duty free rice arrive Lagos ports http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13167.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 The much awaited duty free rice has finally arrived Lagos ports with funfair. Yar’Adua, Goodluck spend N213.2m on foreign trips, training http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13164.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 About N213.2 million has been expended so far by the Federal government on the state House out of the N27.2 billion appropriated for it by the National Assembly. Court restrains polytechnic from retiring lecturers under 65 years http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13163.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 In Ibadan High Court today restrained The Polytechnic, Ibadan, from retiring its academic staff below the age of 65. Boundary disputes: Edo goes to London for relevant documents http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13162.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Following the unending disputes arising from boundary adjustments between her neighboring states, Edo State government has gone to British National Archives and the British National Library to source for relevant documents and colonial maps. Food crisis probe: Senate queries N10.5bn expenditure by agric ministry without appropriation http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13161.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Minister of State for Agriculture Ademola Seriki Thursday came under verbal assault of Senate ad-hoc committee investigating food crisis for his inability to explain the expenditure of N10.5 billion on purchase of grains without appropriation by the National Assembly. Edo buys over Oba Ovonranmwen’s prison for N23 million http://www.businessdayonline.com/national/13160.html National Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 House of legendary Oba of Benin, Oba Ovonranmwen N’ogbaisi, has been acquired by Edo State government for the sum of N23 million. BusinessDay... the voice of business