By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja—The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs yesterday vowed that it would in 2010 cut down the N2.7 billion expended by Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, in his international travels in 2009. The Senate’s pledge was despite strong arguments by Chief Maduekwe for an increase on the amount as he argued that […]

…commend Abike Dabiri for press bill By Tordue Salem ABUJA—The Tony Momoh-led ad hoc committee set up to review the amendment to the Nigerian Press Council Bill, laid its report before the House of Representatives Committee on Information and National Orientation yesterday, as it declared that the National Assembly lacked the constitutional powers to legislate […]

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—THE Federal Government yesterday approved the award of a contract for the construction of a befitting permanent residence to serve the accommodation need of the Vice President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at the cost of N7.5 billion. The Nigerian Vice President has been operating without a permanent residence since the inception of democratic […]

By Emma Ujah ABUJA—The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, raked in more than N1.1billion between January, this year and last weekend. The Corps Marshal of the commission, Mr. Osita Chidoka, who disclosed this during a chat with Abuja Bureau Chiefs, yesterday, said his organization was working round the clock with a view to ensuring an […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State has presented a N110 billion budget estimate for 2010. Presenting the bill before the Kano State House of Assembly, Governor Shekarau said the budget with recurrent expenditure of over N48billion, also had over N61billion dedicated to capital projects. Tagged “Budget of Sustainable Economic Growth […]