Our fears for the amnesty deal- Oil workers
From our investigations and understanding, the worry of the militants is that, if they surrender all their arms and ammunition in the end, there is no evidence of development in their communities, then they would have problems with their people.
Govt pledges commitment to infrastructure upgrade
The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to continue to improve infrastructure in the country, especially in the area of road construction and maintenance.
N420bn is loan to troubled banks – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday said “the injection of N420 billion into the five affected banks is neither equity nor a bail out by government but a normal central banking function of lender of last resort to the banks,â€
Labour to buy-out NITEL/Mtel
ORGANISED labour in the nation’s telecommunication sector, under the umbrella of the Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC), has declared interest in acquiring 75 per cent equity stake in the troubled national carrier, Nigeria Telecommunications (NITEL) Plc and its GSM arm, Mtel.
Why Nigeria’s economy slides, by Anya
A FELLOW of the Nigerian Academy of Science (FAS), Professor Anya O. Anya, yesterday blamed the nation’s steady economic regression on the low premium we place on efforts to educate the workforce.
Militants surrender arms in Benin
MILITANTS belonging to the Niger Delta Freedom Fighters, Olodiama chapter, on Wednesday in Benin surrendered arms and ammunition in their disposal to the Federal Government Committee on Amnesty at the Federal Government Girls College in the Edo State capital.
