Nigeria may not achieve MDG targets – House C’ttee on MDGs

Nigeria may not achieve MDG targets – House C’ttee on MDGs

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna – The House of Representatives Committee on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) says Nigeria may not be able to achieve the MDG targets as earlier believed. According to the committee’s chairman, Saudatu Sani, apart from lack of political will on the part of governments at all levels in the country, the current […]
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Oyovbaire slams FG over planned PTI in Kaduna

Oyovbaire slams FG over planned PTI in Kaduna

Speaking in an interview with Vanguard at Asaba, Prof Oyovbaire said, “to the best of my knowledge, the concept is wrong and you see, such related institutions and industries should be sited where oil is found, and that should be anywhere else in Niger-Delta if addition is to the be made to the one in Effurun, Delta State that is yearning for expansion”

Commissioner identifies barriers against maternal mortality

Commissioner identifies barriers against maternal mortality

By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto – The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jabbi Kilgore, has identified three barriers that militate against maternal and child survival in northern Nigeria, which he argued should be tackled urgently in order to check the alarming mortality rates. Speaking at a three-day leadership development retreat organised by Centre for Development […]

NDDC: Ondo lawmakers reject Enikuomehin’s nomination

NDDC: Ondo lawmakers reject Enikuomehin’s nomination

NATIONAL Assembly members from Ondo State have rejected the nomination of the Mr Benson Enikuomehin as the Commissioner to represent the state on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, thereby deepening the crisis that his nomination has generated.

Group alleges bias in judicial appointments

Group alleges bias in judicial appointments

By Emma Arubi WARRI — MEMBERS of the Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, yesterday, aligned itself with the position of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in condemning the appointment of children and relations of serving, influential or retired appellate court judges to positions far beyond their judicial capacity in the nations judicial system.