With more and more law firms tightening their belts, the legal job market has become one of the worst hit sectors in the last few months. Despite innumerable job cuts, LawCrossing has continually added thousands of new legal jobs every

In a bid to enhance its presence in the continent, organisation development consultancy firm Skopos Louis Allen, has announced its entry into the Kenyan market.

There was a last-minute dash at the Kenya Ports Authority and Kenya Revenue Authority as the two authorities moved to beat the Monday deadline, when they are expected to brief the Finance minister on the harmonisation of two cargo online

History was made in Gombe yesterday, when the first ever international flight from Gombe International Airport took off with over 500 intending pilgrims from the state to mark the official flag-off of the 2008 Hajj.

After the conclusion of a two-week airborne 'gravity and aeromagnetic' survey early October, results are expected to be released some time next month.

The Managing Director, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), Mr Olayinka Agoro, said yesterday the company would spend $2.9 billion on its Turn Around Maintenance (TAM).

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua wants to give up headship of the Ministry of Energy and appoint a substantive minister, THISDAY learnt yesterday.

Stakeholders, including a representative of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ian Facer, yesterday urged greater coordination among those involved in Nigeria's quest to achieve its dream of generating power through nuclear energy.

Zenon Petroleum and Gas has debunked allegations of indebtedness to banks up to the tune of $2 billion, describing the allegations as "a cheap blackmail and a figment of the imagination of detractors".

Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), have threatened to go on indefinite strike, to demand for settlement of the outstanding N17 billion owed them by Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF).

In what may spark a constitutional row, the Senate has said it will soon commence a probe of governors over the management of ecological funds allocated to them from the Federation Account.

Finally, Rwanda's dream of generating electricity out of methane gas has been realised with the first 1.8megawatts channelled to the national grid. So far, the power extracted from Lake Kivu can supply the whole of Rubavu District or more.

The country attracted investments worth Sh36.7 billion against a target of Sh23.5 billion in the first quarter of the current financial year.

The Federal Government yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to reposition Nigeria to attract foreign investments as well as development programmes that will deliver a better life to its citizens.

Growing competition in the financial sector has forced banks to develop new strategies to win the market and compete successfully.

Former President Clinton with the State Minister of Agriculture during the launch of Rwanda Coffee recently.

Uganda government is pushing for a regional policy to oblige investors in the fishing industry to immediately start contributing to fish breeding to save particular species that earn big on the world market from extinction.

Since news stories emerged about the contamination of milk with melamine in China on Sept 11, the situation has become an international health scare. The killer substance was recently traced to a dairy product company along Lagos-Ibadan expressway by officials

The publisher of WinRAR is a sponsor of the European Software Conference, taking place from Nov 8th to Nov 9th 2008 in Berlin. [PR.com - November 08, 2008]

Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst for IT-Harvest, announces the launch of ThreatChaos.com. [PR.com - November 08, 2008]