Controversy trails fertilizer distribution in Enugu
By Tony Edike ENUGU—CONTROVERSIES have continued to trail the distribution of the Enugu state’s quota of the Federal Government subsidized fertilizers allocated to the state, as security agencies have impounded allocations genuinely made to beneficiaries by the State Ministry of Agriculture. While the State Board on Fertilizer Procurement and Distribution is kicking against Governor Sullivan […]
OPEC faces blame over price drops
AS oil prices roller-coastered from record highs near $150 per barrel a year ago down to $35, many pointed fingers at traditional scapegoats OPEC and oil sheiks synonymous with the group.
PDP chieftain lauds Nwaoboshi
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Delta State and one-time chairman of the party in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state, Olorogun Amos Itihwe, has commended the state party chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi, for putting life into the party in the state.
Kidnapping: A crime against humanity
THE oil politics of Nigeria is as aggravating as it is comical. The Babangida government magnanimously gave back 4% of revenue accruing to oil sales and in the present 1999 Constitution the figure was increased to 13%.
Senators commend Total’s CSR initiatives… Receives ISO 14001 certification
TOTAL E&P Nigeria Limited has been commended for its laudable sustainable development initiatives.
Military checkpoints in Bayelsa to be dismantled soon
The soldiers, it would be recalled, were deployed in the state in the wake of the arrest in London and subsequent impeachment of the former governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by the state House of Assembly.
Several sandbags erected checkpoints were put in place in the capital city thereby sending the wrong signal of a state under siege to a first time visitor.
