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  Erastus Akingbola, former MD/CEO of the Intercontinental Bank PLC wrote a damning petition against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi and a former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.   Akingbola, in a September 29, 2010 petition addressed to the Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja, raised some issues regarding the forceful takeover of Intercontinental Bank by the ...

Comparing the opportunities that a tiny 28-pupil school can provide with what can be offered in a city school, isn’t comparing like with like.

Since a fateful derailment took Torontos Line 3 Scarborough RT out of commission four months earlier than expected, transitgoers in parts of the c...

The Irish ambassador described Diana, Princess of Wales, as ignorant after she apparently confused Ulster with the Republic, according to a newly released document.

A Kerry County Councillor claims under-investment in roads maintenance and safety schemes is contributing to fatal collisions.Independent councillor Jackie Heal...

?Minister Jack Chambers has said he is concerned about “stark” warnings from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) about the potential number of deaths and injuries linked to a failure to adequately invest in roads.

?Minister Jack Chambers has said he is concerned about “stark” warnings from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) about the potential number of deaths and injuries linked to a failure to adequately invest in roads.

FAILURE to upgrade some Limerick roads could lead to four deaths and nearly 10 serious injuries, according to grim predictions from TII.

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan was warned last year that failure to properly invest in new road projects and improvements could result in 77 deaths and 381 serious injuries over the next five years.

In the pioneering work titled “Building Better Global Economic BRICs” (Global Economics Paper No: 66), Lord Jim O’Neill, then Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, introduced the term BRICs, referring to the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. These nations’ economies were experiencing rapid growth, fuelling discussions about their potential to collectively shape the […]