Delta group kicks against FG’s N19bn PTI for Kaduna
The Council also challenged the Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) to follow the line of the transparency and accountability of Yar’Adua administration to publish the details of its activities from inception, showing who had been trained and their places of origin against the backdrop of allegations that the PTDF had trained far less Niger Deltans than others in a deliberate intent to favour others against them.
Amnesty not solution to N-Delta crisis — APGA
By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said yesterday that the amnesty granted militants in the Niger Delta region by the Federal Government may not be the solution to the crisis, adding that the people of the area should be allowed to freely elect leaders, who will represent them at all levels of […]
FG’s Vision 2020: Committee identifies three major benchmark
THE Stakeholders Development Committee (SDC) has identified three major performance indices as a benchmark to be met if government must realise its dream of becoming one of the top 20 economies in the world by year 2020.
EBSUTH loses 48 doctors to strike
By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—No fewer than 48 doctors have left the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH), even as the Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors in the hospital, Dr. Umoke, yesterday, confirmed that the doctors are still on strike, though other workers of the teaching hospital had suspended theirs. Umoke said discussions are still on-going […]
Oil stocks’ gain buoys share value by N99bn
The bearish trend recorded in the Nigerian capital market throughout last week, was halted Monday, as gains on the share prices of stocks in the Petroleum (Marketing) sub-sector and other blue chip companies, buoyed the value of listed equities by N99.37 billion.
Amnesty for Militants: Can this gesture prove critics wrong?
MIXED reactions have continued to trail the four billion naira amnesty package for militants. Some, especially from government circle have hailed it, while many still think it is a misplaced priority. The misgivings on how well the pardon can help in calming the creeks, is harped on the fate of past reports on the region. […]
CAF man congratulates new Talban Mubi
Director of Communications of the Confederation of Africa Football, Suleiman Habuba, has sent congratulatory messages to a man of the people, Alhaji Abdulrahman Shuaibu, who has been turbaned the Talban Mubi in Adamawa State.
Amnesty must accommodate reconciliation-Dr Lafayet
*says the pardon is not enough DR. Bernard Lafayette Jr is the Director, Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, University of Rhode Island, USA. As an African American growing up in the south, he witnessed segregation. In this interveiw, Lafayet, who was an associate of Dr Martin Luther King, argued that amnesty is not the […]
Lotus Capital lists Islamic Halal Fund on NSE
Lotus Capital Limited has announced the listing of its Islamic Halal Investment Fund on the Daily Official List of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The fund was listed on the Memorandum Quotation segment of the official list.
Kwara aviation academy on course — Gov. Saraki
Kwara State governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the state’s Aviation Academy, expected to take off during the third quarter of the year, was on course.
Lagos airport gets Africa’s first multimedia digital mega screen
A novel advertising medium has debuted at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
Christened the Multimedia Digital Mega Screen, the new advertising platform is the latest initiative of Promoworld Nigeria Limited, the company which specializes in creating and deploying custom and purpose — built advertising for airports in Nigeria.
FG should not experiment with the appointment of SEC DG
The Federal Government should not experiment with the appointment of a new Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by appointing a learner, says a senior capital market operator.
This was disclosed by the Managing Director/Chief Executive, Partnership Investment Company, Mr Victor Ogiemwonyin, in an article titled, The capital market and the new leadership the market demands.
NAHCo attributes Delta Air’s smooth Abuja inaugural flight to its handling
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCo) has attributed the smooth take off of Delta Airlines’ inaugural flight from Abuja to New York, via Senegal, to the seamless ground handling services it rendered the airline.
According to the company, handling activities on the flight executed with a Boeing 757 aircraft were supervised by Hebert Odika, Lagos Zonal and Commercial Manager and Hassan Yahaya, NAHCo Station Manager, Abuja.
Trust, compliance key to all-inclusive pensions scheme in Nigeria
IT is irrational for the poor to save for retirementâ€. Rob Rusconi, an internationally acclaimed expert in pension provision must have jolted many Nigerians, particularly, government, when he delivered his paper and made the above quoted declaration at the National Conference on the review of the Implementation of the Pension Reform. His paper, “Securing Informal Sector Participation†was perhaps the most awaited of the seven papers delivered at the 2-day conference.
Recurring poser over building collapse
By Kingsley Adegboye The seeming recurring decimal of building collapse reared its tragic head once again on Sunday in Lagos and by the time rescue operation could be mounted 11 people had lost their lives while others sustained different degrees of injuries. This is besides valuable possessions also lost in the process. As was the […]
Africa Re buoyant at ratings upgrade
Lagos-based intergovernmental reinsurer Africa Re has been upgraded to single A minus from treble B plus by Standard & Poor’s. The reinsurer said that the improved rating would help the company in its quest for expansion.
