By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI—THE Federal Government is to support the development of the nation’s tourism cites as part of efforts to reposition the agricultural and tourism sectors. The Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Senator Bello Jibrin Gada, disclosed this in Bauchi yesterday shortly after undertaking an inspection to Yankari Game Reserve. He said: […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—In its renewed attempt to realize its primary healthcare policy, the Imo State Government says it will employ more Environmental Health Officers and rehabilitate health centres in the rural areas. The Secretary to the Government, Chief Cosmas Iwu, made this known, while addressing  Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria in his […]

Owerri—Senator  Sylvester Anyanwu (PDP-Imo), has expressed concern over the dilapidation of infrastructure at the NTA Channel 27 in Okigwe in Imo State. Anyanwu,  who voiced his concern during an unscheduled visit to the station, yesterday said that the building of the station,  which started in 2001, was yet to be completed. He said that other […]

By Emma Arubi WARRI — CHAIRMAN of Ijaw National Congress (INC) Western Zone, Chief Samson Y. Mamamu, has charged students of tertiary institutions in the Niger Delta to ensure that only credible leaders were elected to political offices in the country. He also said stated that disunity, greed and lack of social awareness remained the […]

The much-touted United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 Certification of Nigeria’s aviation industry may not be possible this year, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren, has said.

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a framework to deal with bank failures in Nigeria, adding that a robust financial stability framework will be important for the sustained development of the financial sector.

LAGOS State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday presented the state’s 2010 budget of N429.5 billion, tagged: “Budget of Consolidation” before the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval.

Emotions over poor budgetary implementation by President Umaru Yar’Adua overflowed in the Senate yesterday, forcing the intervention of the Senate President, Senator David Mark, to stop the derailment of the president’s latest proposals on the 2009 budget.

THE Honorary International Investors Council, HIIC, at its 9th Session, yesterday, warned the Federal Government to judiciously utilise the over N200 billion allocated to the implementation of the amnesty programme.

…urges Andy Uba to work with Soludo By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THE Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday described the governors elected on its platform nursing the presidential ambition come 2011 as mere noise makers, just as it said they were out to distract the government. The chiding by the party’s leadership was a […]

By Tordue Salem ABUJA—The National Identity Commission (NIC) is under probe over its failure to issue every Nigerian a security National Identity Card, several years after the contract for the project was awarded, the House of Representatives Committee on Interior disclosed yesterday. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Jerimon Manwe (PDP/Taraba), who made the disclosure […]

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—Senator Iyiola Omisore has dismissed the Action Congress as an impotent political factor in the Southwest, saying that the AC is much of a noisy empty barrel outside Lagos State. Appraising his chances ahead of the forthcoming re-run of the Osun East senatorial seat also dismissed his opponent as an unknown political […]

By  Tony Edike ENUGU—THE crisis in Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), yesterday took a new twist, as a first year Micro Biology student, Mr. Victor Mgbejiofor, was allegedly shot dead by the police during the students’ demonstration in Enugu. The student was said to hail from Achi in Oji River Local Government […]

By Austin Ogwuda Asaba — MEMBERS of Esionwun family of Ubagira, Ugborodo Escravos in Delta State, have dragged management of Chevron Nigeria Limited before Asaba Federal High Court, seeking to restrain the company from having any dealing with Ugborodo Community Trust in respect of compensation to the family. Augustine Ayavoro sued for himself and on […]

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE Esogban of Benin Kingdom and Chairman of the Benin Forum, Chief David Edebiri, yesterday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of squandering billions of naira in the state in the last ten years. According to him, the party’s criticism of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s government is borne out of […]