Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday officially presented the Institute of Government and Public Policy incorporating the Awo Museum with a charge that everyone should devote time and efforts to encourage competitive and cooperative attitude among one another.

The NNPC  has  denied ever paying Niger Delta militants any money, while also noting that news reports from the House of Representatives indicating the country’s fuel stock and crude oil supply will dry out in 15 days was far from the truth.

By Innocent Anaba

Lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday adjourned till October 22, 3009, further hearing in the alleged money laundering charge against former Enugu state Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani.

Meanwhile, a former Permanent Secretary in Enugu state, Sylvia Onwuebemeli, who is standing trial alongside Nnamani, has asked the court to strike-out her [...]

By Inalegwu Shaibu

ABUJA— THE Senate has urged President Umaru Yar’Adua to quickly address the Niger Delta problem in the wake of the alarm raised by the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Engineer Mohammed Barkindo that Nigeria has only two weeks reserve of crude oil for domestic consumption.

The Senate [...]

By Patience Saghana

ABUJA — Against the backdrop of the global financial crunch, Nigeria is the only country in the world with the highest return on investment.

Making this disclosure in Abuja yesterday was Mr Remi Babalola, Finance Minister at the 31st African Reinsurance Corporation Annual General Meeting.

According to him, “With the financial crisis [...]

By Emeka Mamah

Kaduna — The Coordinator of Vision 20-2020 at the National Planning Commission, Mr. Akin Arikawe, has said the lingering Niger Delta crisis will be a beneficial factor that could propel the country to achieve greater height if the lessons are taken in good faith by Nigerians.

Arikawe said a crisis in [...]

By Liade Akinboade

ABUJA—The Director General (DG), National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Professor John Udoko, has said about 3million Nigerians are living with the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome
(AIDS), and out of this number 60% are women.

Prof. Udoko stated this yesterday, when he paid [...]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige

ABUJA—The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, yesterday advised the newly appointed judges of the Federal high court to eschew any conduct capable of scandalising the judiciary in the performance of their judicial functions.

Kutigi gave the advice yesterday in Abuja while swearing in eleven new judges recently appointed [...]

Sokoto — A former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, yesterday appeared before the commission of inquiry probing the activities of his government.

The commission was set up by the state government to probe the management of the state and local governments’ joint account between 2002 and 2007.

The commission on June 8 invited [...]

… to receive PDP flag from Yar’Adua Saturday

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA — GOVERNOR of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda said, yesterday, that he was in total support of the Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) with the prestigious America Harvard University, just as he
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By Anayo Okoli

Umuahia—THE National Chairman of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Chief Clement Ebri has waded into the crisis in the Abia state chapter of the party, which almost created a gulf between the party executive in the state and supporters of Governor Theodore Orji.

The newly appointed chairman of the party in the [...]

By Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—Angered by non-payment of their salaries and allowances for eight months, the workers of Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State have shut the gates of the Council Headquarters, Dikenafai.

Some of the angry workers told Vanguard that their current action would have been executed a long time ago but for [...]

By John Ighodaro

CALABAR—Cross River State has signed an agreement with a Canadian firm, Tolao Energy Limited, on the production of bio diesel in the state, making it the first state to do so.

According to the Director, Investment Promotion, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mr. Adesoji Adesugba, the decision was arrived at after a [...]

By Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—The Minister of Information and Communications, Prof Dora Akunyili, says that repositioning Nigeria’s image is compulsory and essential because of the failure of both  leadership and followership.

Prof Akunyili stated this in a message delivered on her behalf by the Director General, National Video Censors Board, Mr. Emeka Mba, [...]