Dropped calls, crossed lines or no coverage at all are among the problems facing Nigeria's mobile phone users.
Now the government is getting tough on the biggest operators, accusing them of putting
profits ahead of service.
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Hundreds of shipwrecks litter Nigeria's rivers and coast, causing environmental damage to marine life and fishing villages.
The abandoned vessels are also being used in illegal oil smuggling but with former owners difficult to trace and a tangle of government bureaucracy, little is being done to clean up the mess.
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A Nigerian, based in the United Kingdom (UK), Mr. Victor Olisa, has made history as the first black commander for Baxley Local Council in London.
Until his appointment, Olisa was a Chief superindent with the London metropolitian Police.
Olisa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)“Policing runs in the family and I have always wanted to be a police officer and ethnicity does not affect that.”
Olisa, whose grandfather was a police officer in Nigeria, said his focus was on the job rather than on being the “first black’’ adding that his ethnicity never affected the way he carried out his duties.
He said: “I consider myself first and foremost a police officer. If (being black) is an advantage, then brilliant; If it’s a disadvantage, I will have to deal with that, I can’t hide it.
“I am impeccably against anyone who uses racist language or behaves in a racist manner. This will not be allowed under my watch.
“I believe that everyone should be treated with dignity wherever they come from.’’
Olisa, 52, born in Warri, Delta State, is one of the three chief superintendents from black minority ethnic background working for the Metropolitan Police.
He started his career in Surrey Police in 1982 before transferring to the City of London Police in 1990 as detective inspector in the Fraud Squad.
After a stint at the Home Office, he moved to the Metropolitan Police in 2006 as a superintendent in Southwark Council before his recent appointment.
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Invaders suspected to have come from neighbouring community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State have murdered thirty-four people, including the clan head of Ntan Obu community and four policemen.
A police source said the invaders who also went round the community in the night slaughtering almost everybody that came on sight, beheaded the clan head whose name was not mentioned.
According to our reporter the suspected invaders from Ikpanya community in Ibiono local government area of the state attacked their victims in the night and left their dead bodies littering the Eniong beach river.
Confirming the story, the state police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey told The Moment in an interview that 'we can't give exact figure now because we just discovered another person found dead now, we are still investigating'.
Chairman of Odukpani Local Government Council, Chief Steve Asuquo commenting on the incidence told The Moment that it was a sad omen for the Local Government Area to see the entire community wiped out by an invading community in the twenty first century.
He said the current incursion by the people of Ikpayan in Ibiono Local Government Area was the second time.
The council boss also said the remote causes of the crises has been lingering for decades over the struggle of the people of Ikpanya for land that he claims belong to Ntan-Obun Community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.
He also said the land dispute had been prolonged for quite a number of years leading to litigation and expressed shock that even after the Supreme Court Judgment that ruled in favour of Ntan-Obu community and Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, the people still went ahead to take the laws into their hands said Asuquo.
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The Nigerian Export-Import Bank is partnering the Nigerian Film Corporation in a co-sponsoring arrangement at the on-going 65th edition of Cannes International Film Festival, in France.
The NEXIM team is at the festival to seek co-financing/co-production opportunities in support of the Nigerian motion picture industry.
At a special session held on Wednesday, in conjunction with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the NFC, the bank enjoined exhibitors to explore areas of synergies between producers and film makers. It was also an avenue to showcase the abundant opportunities in the Nigerian movie industry.
Highlights of the Bank's participation include a paper presentation led by Mr. Awami Mohammed, the Bank's Assistant Manager, Credit Insurance and Guarantee Department, issues on Co-financing/Co-production opportunities for the Nigerian Motion Picture Industry was exhaustively discussed. The festival provides a platform for the Bank to interact with International Financial Institutions and fund arrangers as it regards Film Finance.
The Nigerian Film Corporation, has since 2007, secured a pavilion at the Marche du film (Film Market) of the festival to provide a home for Nigerian Industry practitioners and stakeholders to showcase their works.
Thus, to enrich Nigeria's participation at this year's edition of the prestigious film festival, hence its partnership with the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Co-financing, Co-production opportunities, and appropriate Tax Regime/Incentives for the Nigerian filmmakers.
Mohammed who represented the Managing Director of the Bank, Mr. Roberts Orya explained that NEXIM is a wholly government-owned financial institution with the broad mandate that include the provision of Credit Facilities in both local and foreign currencies; Export Credit Guarantee & Export Credit Insurance; Business Development and Financial Advisory Services; as well as Trade and Market Information.
He emphasized that NEXIM's activities in support of the movie industry is such that the bank considers the creative arts and entertainment industry as a very important sector with sustainable growth and foreign exchange potentials that would generate, sustain employment as well as create wealth and continuous pool of talents.
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