IT is almost stale news that the Federal Government has budgeted a whopping N10 billion for the celebration of Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary come October 1, 2010. Some Nigerians feel there is every reason and need for us to throw a lavish party to mark this event. They argue that “it is a big achievement for Nigeria to clock 50 years as a politically independent nationâ€.
The Advisory Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has met with the view of arriving at modalities to tackle the problems of the Niger Delta region as directed by the Presidency.
Fresh and returning students of the University of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have been directed to resume immediately.
MEMBERS in the two major divides in the House of Representatives, comprising those in support of Speaker Dimeji Bankole and the Dino Melaye-led Progressives Forum, recently involved in a fracas on the floor of the House were, weekend, scouting for a possible replacement for Bankole in case the Speaker was “inevitably†removed over allegations of corruption.
A Delta Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Mr. Matthew Opuoru, has declared that he has the magic wand to create 10,000 jobs to tackle the twin problems of poverty and unemployment in the country.
STANDARD and Poor, an international rating agency, yesterday, described Nigerian banks as extremely risky despite the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, intervention in the sector last year.
APEX Industrial court in the country, the National Industrial Court, NIC, has stopped the Senior staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospital, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions, SSAUTHRIAI, from holding its delegates conference earlier scheduled for today and tomorrow in Ibadan, Oyo State
The House of Representatives may pass into law today the N639.8 billion 2010 supplementary budget sent to it recently by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Democratic Peoples’ Alliance, DPA, has alerted the Lagos State House of Assembly and Governor Babatunde Fashola to the operations of a self-styled “Task Force on Tax Payments†invading streets and houses and harassing citizens.
AS full implementation of the Federal Government’s post-amnesty programme for the Niger Delta region begins in earnest, details of a process of reintegrating former militants to the society have begun to emerge following release of fund for execution of the programme.
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday vowed that his administration will implement policies and programmes that will bring Nigeria at par with other global destinations in terms of foreign investments.
He said “While Isoko, Urhobo, Ijaw and Itsekiri nations had 84, 93, 83 and 78 proposed projects respectively, Ndokwa had 47. Counted among the Ndokwa projects was the fencing of a small compound belonging to the Eze Emu of Emu kingdom.
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan may have got a commitment from the people of Plateau State over his alleged presidential ambition in the 2011 election, as the state, yesterday, assured him to count on their block vote should he decide to run.
Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State has received an overwhelming approval rating for his performance.
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