By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA—This year’s Chief of Army Staff Conference with the theme ‘Strengthening the Nigerian Army’s operational capabilities: An imperative for attaining national security objectives of the government’s 7- point agenda’, will hold in Lagos from Sunday 22nd November to Wednesday 25th 2009. Consequently, principal staff officers, general officers commanding, strategic level commanders from […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—The Anambra State Government has agreed to pay the long agitated 27.5% Teachers Salary Structure (TSS) to teachers from next month. Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in the state, Chief Anthony Ugozor, made the disclosure yesterday, while addressing journalists on the delayed implementation of the TSS and  the suspension […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—Nigeria has pledged to work closely with Brazil as the two countries prepare to take their seat as member of the UN Security Council in January 2010. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse  gave this assurance when he received the Brazilian Permanent Representative to the United Nations,  Maria L […]

By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto — For Nigeria to be one of the 20 strong economies in the world by year 2020, energy planning at the federal and state governments levels must be inculcated into the national development plans. Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo said this at the opening […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—The Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) has embarked on voter-education, aimed at preparing the Anambra electorate for the February 6, 2010 governorship election in the state. Addressing reporters weekend in Nnewi, the state chairman of the association, Dr. Obi Nwosu, said the electoral summit and gubernatorial debate were aimed at making sure that whoever […]

By Chioma Obinna Following what it considers as Federal Government’s culpability in the unprecedented rate of deaths and grave injuries sustained by tens of thousands of Nigerian commuters, the Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) yesterday said it is consulting with over 100 other civil society groups to initiate an action before the Federal […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that cases of maternal mortality  remains on the increase in the country, even as it announced  a drastic reduction in infant mortality across the country. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr. Ali Bate, who said this at a […]

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By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI — THE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Bauchi State chapter has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate the role of the state Chief Judge, Justice Sabo Suleiman Darazo, for issuing a court injunction, restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting a by-election to the Gamawa […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Abia State Government has said it is determined to eradicate polio from the state before the end of next year. It has consequently engaged the services of a consultant, to organise seminars, workshops and other sensitization programmes to properly educate, especially the rural populace on the urgent need to embrace immunization exercises […]