By Luka Binniyat ABUJA -  Chairman,  House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition, Cyril Maduabum, said yesterday in Abuja, that no fewer than 500 petitions from individuals, communities, corporate bodies and organisations had been received by his committee from 2007 till date. Maduabum also encouraged Nigerians who have no financial  strength to seek redress from […]

By Luka Binniyat ABUJA – The House of Representatives Committee on the Niger Delta Commission (NDDC) has distanced itself from a news media report that N26.4  billion is missing from the NNDC revenue profile. Speaking at a press conference at the National Assembly, yesterday, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, Nicholas Mutu […]

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS  -  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, suspended ruling on the admissibility of the seven statements of account belonging to a Nigerian-based Indian businessman, Patrick Fernandez, who is standing trial over alleged attempt to defraud some Nigerian banks to the tune of N32 billion. Justice Ramat Mohammed based the […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA – THE Anambra State House of Assembly has waded into the controversial sacking of 44 members of staff of the state–owned Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) with a view to correcting the alleged victimization of the affected staff. Already, the House has passed a resolution urging government not to interfere with the […]

By Taye Obateru Jos — Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into last year’s crisis in the Plateau State capital, Prince Bola Ajibola, yesterday, descended heavily on Human Rights Watch for presenting a report based on hearsay on the crisis. The body had alleged that 700 people died in the crisis. He expressed disappointment with […]

Kaduna — The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government not to go ahead with its plan to restructure the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) at this period of economic meltdown because it will lead to retrenchment of thousands of staff. It, however, urged the government to embark on a technical audit of the […]

INSPITE of the plethora of rebuttals by Nigerians against the proposed 6000 Megawatts (Mw) of electricity by December, the federal government has come out hard to reaffirm its stand and commitment over the controversial project.

According to the World Bank’s Country Director, Dr. Onno Ruhl, who signed the loan agreement with the Federal Government on behalf of the bank, in Abuja, yesterday, fighting malaria was being given priority owing to its high death rate among children.

STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigerian capital market have pledged their readiness to partner with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on the successful implementation of the accepted recommendations of the Dotun Sulaiman National Committee on the Review of Capital Market Structure and Processes.

DESPITE the global financial meltdown that isis currently affecting several global business interests, African Petroleum Plc a leading company in the Nigerian oil and gas industry has sustained its return to greater profitability.