CHAIRMAN of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Prof. Assisi Asobie, said, yesterday, that the agency has begun a comprehensive audit of the Federation Account, to determine the impact of its management on the lives of Nigerians.
“To meet the new demand, they will need N15.1billion as against the current N10. 044 billion,†replied Mark.
“So we’ve got all this money in Nigeria and yet our roads are bad, the power situation is getting worse, industries are shutting down, the unemployment market is swelling, our pensioners are not finding it easy, neither are the workers; yet our so-called representatives are there representing their pockets,†noted Ugo, visibly angry.
Worried by the total absence of social amenities in their communities, the people of Yala Local Government Area in Cross River State, have called on their political leaders to step aside for a new breed of leaders for effective representation.
Students and teachers were not left out as many of them usually trekked several kilometres to get to school. The good news is that this unfortunate situation is now a thing of the past following a recent philanthropic intervention that has transformed the community.
RECENTLY, there has been a sustained campaign in Edo State, south-south of Nigeria, for every vote to count championed by Governor Adams Oshiomhole. The slogan that is fast becoming a cliché is called ‘One-Man-One-Vote’. With this campaign, the Oshiomhole government hopes to eradicate election rigging in Edo State and by extension in Nigeria. I support any campaign, slogans, agitation aimed at defeating election rigging.
Diamond Bank has commenced the implementation of Clirec, its accounts reconciliation solution which comes from the stable of Precise Financial Systems (PFS), a software provider. Clirec enables companies to reap the rewards of a more efficient operation.
The federal government is set to reposition and strengthen the operations of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to enable it play a more vital role in the mortgage industry.
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) on Thursday in Abuja said stakeholders in the microfinance sub-sector must partner to grow the industry. Dr Kingsley Moughalu, Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, said this at a forum which had as theme: “ Building Successful Multi-Stakeholders’’ Partnership in Micro-finance.â€
Nigeria government through the National Insurance Commission is leading West African countries in statutory subvention to the West African Insurance Institute (WAII) as Liberia, Ghana and Gambia are indebted to the institute.
Ahead of the launch of commercial services of its Glo 1 Submarine Cable, Globacom Limited has invited applications from bright, ambitious and suitably qualified candidates to fill an array of vacancies, including those of Chief Technical Officer, Planning and Provisioning Engineers, Sales and Legal Officers.
Panabiz International, has partnered The Hub Media Store for the display and sale of its range of office automation products.
The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) has announced that its 37th AGM/Congress will hold in Kwara State.
NATIONAL Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employees, NUFBTE, has threatened to shutdown the entire food and Beverage sector for alleged unfair labour practices by employers and managements in the industry.
First Bank of Nigeria Plc has recorded growth of 28.8 per cent in gross earnings in the financial year ended 31 December 2009.
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