NIGERIA: I can turn waste to wealth – Uchenna Igwe

Mr. Uchenna Igwe is the Director, Uche Links Glass Fibre, a company that is into manufacturing of fibre frames, motorcycle parts and motor spare parts such as car bumpers. In this chat with Financial Vanguard in Nnewi recently. Igwe speaks on his work, noting that the major challenge is funds. Excerpts:

Fashola Discusses I.T, Growth With Google Chairman

Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), yesterday had a meeting with Executive Chairman of Google Inc., Eric Schmidt to discuss the use of the internet and technology to drive growth in diverse sectors of the state. The meeting which held at the State House, Marina had several government officials and members of the Google team in attendance.

FG probes rot in police colleges •IGP, ex-IGP, committee, contractors, others for questioning

THE Federal Government is to probe the rot in all the training institutions of the Nigeria Police nationwide, following the mess uncovered during last Friday’s surprise visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.

Road Contract: Reps Insist On Inviting Anenih

The House of Representatives has said that the former works minister and former chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has questions to answer over about N20 billion largely unaccounted for during his tenure as minister.

Islamic group claims killing Nigerian troops

Abuja: A little known extremist Islamic group has claimed that it killed two soldiers who were on a convoy to Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna from where they were be deployed to Mali to fight Islamists rebels. Two bus-loads of soldiers came under weapons' attack yesterday and authorities said the assailants used remote controlled bombs and other arsenals.

Obi Promises N5 million For Information On Bodies In Ezu River

Anambra State governor, Peter Obi on Sunday promised to give N5 million to anyone with information on the bodies found in Ezu River, Ama. 30 bodies were found at the old Enugu-Onitsha road axis of the River, situated at the boundary between Enugu and Anambra States.nsea, Akwa North Local Government area of the state.

Merger talks: Tinubu mediates in Buhari, Shekarau row •As Ikimi heads ACN committee

THERE are strong indications that the national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Tinubu, has commenced efforts to reconcile both the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP), over planned merger of the parties. General Muhammadu Buahri had reportedly canvassed an alliance of opposition parties without the ANPP, due to old rivalry between the him and chieftains of the ANPP, a position Tinubu and his party were not comfortable with.

Crowd of 800,000 to welcome Obama to second half of his presidency

A day after formally beginning his second term, President Barack Obama on Monday takes part in the full trappings of his inauguration by reciting the oath of office in front of a crowd expected to number between 800,00 and 900,000 people.