Bank of Tanzania gets $40m to ease housing shortage
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has secured a $40m (Sh52.8bn) loan from the World Bank for the establishment of a Housing Finance Project (HFP) to help ease the housing shortage, especially in the urban centres.
Fashola presents N430bn 2010 budget
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.
Senate flays govt’s poor budget implementation
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.
Lynda Chalker tasks FG on judicious use of N200bn amnesty fund
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.
2011: No vacancy in Aso Rock, PDP tells Govs
…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 […]
Reps begin fresh probe of National ID card scam
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 […]
