Nigeria will today and tomorrow, in Lagos, play host to an international conference on retail banking which is aimed at sparking a retail banking revolution in the country.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), prosecuting the former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and five others over alleged inflation and contract splitting, yesterday, closed its case as the defendants open their defence.

Following a wide spread rumour to disrupt road transport operation in some parts of the state, the leadership of Lagos chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), yesterday, disassociated itself from the speculation, saying there was no such plan by its members to suspend commercial vehicles operations in the state.

ABAKALIKI—LOCAL government councils in Ebionyi state have expressed worry, over the huge deductions from their monthly federal allocations, which they say is affecting their priority projects and making it difficult for them to fulfil their electoral promises to the people of their councils.

Unknown to many, Bayelsa State tops the Niger Delta States in having the highest number  of militant camps in the region. There are no fewer than 12 militants camps there, with Southern Ijaw council area having the largest concentration of militant bases.