Uduaghan’s victory over Okocha receives commendation
Onuesoke, who fielded questions from newsmen at Ughelli, Delta State, on arrival from Asaba after witnessing the tribunal proceedings, said the victory was a complete show that the judiciary still remained the hope of the common man and appealed to all those involved in the case to stop pursuing it forthwith.
G8 agrees to, open trade, boosts farm aid
Group of 8 leaders will agree to fight trade protectionism and mobilise billions over the next three years to boost agricultural investment in the developing world, according to reports.
IITA begins on-farm trials on new new yam
THE International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in partnership with Nigerian farmers has begun preliminary trials of propagating yam through vine cuttings on farmers’ fields in Niger State.
Sokoto to spend N1.3bn on projects
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto – Sokoto state government is to spend a total of one billion two hundred and twenty-eight million nine hundred and sixty-three thousand eighty-seven naira four kobo (N1, 228,963,087.04) for the execution of various projects in the state. The projects include roads construction and rehabilitation, supply of text books and medical equipment, […]
Conference recommends zero party for elections
By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI-PARTICIPANTS at a national conference for the revamping of local government system in Nigeria has recommended a zero-party electoral system at local government areas, as a means of correcting the current defective electoral process and checking corruption and bad leadership at the third tier of government. The forum observed that corruption and […]
Robbery: Police discourage cash transactions
By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI- Owing to increase in crime rate, particularly in snatching of money, the Police in Ebonyi State have recommended that the public as much possible should do away with carrying cash but transact business with cheques. Commissioner of Police in the state Kachi Udeoji made the recommendation in Abakaliki after series of […]
I’ll confront Yar’Adua in 2011 — SHEKARAU
By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — Kano State Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has expressed his desire to challenge President Umar Musa Yar’Adua for the presidency if given the mandate by the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) in 2011. Shekarau, who spoke in Kano during a roundtable discussion with the state-owned newspaper (Triumph) however, hinged his final […]
Amnesty c’ttee adopts grassroots consultation
By Daniel Idonor ABUJA — THE Presidential Panel on Amnesty and Disarmament for Militants in the Niger-Delta has adopted a grassroots consultative meeting with militants and other stakeholders with a view to assuring them of the Federal Government’s committment towards solving the vexing issues of the region through the recently-offered amnesty and other developmental policies. […]
FG okays N4bn to furnish Foreign Affairs office
The government, also yesterday, announced that of the N19.5bn Special Intervention Fund for the country’s aviation sector by former President Obasanjo’s administration to salvage the ailing sector in 2005, only N3.5 billion was left for the Yar’Adua government.
Insincere, insensitive govt blamed for varsity crisis
It is highly incomprehensible that a government which prides itself as embracing due process and rule of law would tend to renege on an agreement reached after a formal bargaining process,†according to Nelson.
Labour’s sympathy protest for varsity workers Tuesday
They argued that the much-touted plan by Nigeria joining the league of 20 most developed economies in 2020 would be a mirage without proper funding of the educational sector.
Strike grounds hospitals, radio stations
Gates to the General Post Office in Marina, Lagos and other post offices were under lock and key. The News Agency of Nigeria also had its services disrupted as a result of the strike.
Halliburton: Panel to quiz Abacha, Emir’s son
The disclosure came even as Vanguard gathered that investigations into the alleged involvement of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in the sharing of millions of dollars of the bribe money, have failed to yield any fruit.
Military pensioners angry over pension review
According to the Nigerian constitution, any time the federal government carries out a review of salary of civil and public servants under which category soldiers fall, such review is automatically supposed to be reflected in the monthly take home benefits of pensioners; military pensioners inclusive.
Senate summons Sanusi over N49bn bank debt
Senator Chris Adighije who was also cited among the bank debtors also yesterday defrayed the N1.9 million debt credited to him but alleged bad politics on the part of Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, the chairman of the Senate committee on Banking in listing him among the big-time debtors.
NAFDAC introduces techniques to combat fake drugs
The NAFDAC boss also explained that one of the new strategies adopted by the Agency was to put the power of detecting and reporting incidence of counterfeit medicines in the hands of consumers, using short message service (SMS) based technology like GSM phones.
