Suswam seeks better Nigeria, S-Africa relations
By Peter Duru MAKURDI — Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has called for a closer working relationship between Nigeria and South African in order to liberate the continent of Africa from the shackles of neo-colonialism. Suswam who spoke while playing host to South African High Commissioner to Nigeria who was in the state on […]
Ijaw in diaspora task Jonathan on nation’s fortunes
The Ijaw in diaspora yesterday challenged Acting President Goodluck Jonathan not to go back in his promise to revive the fortunes of the country.
Mimiko inaugurates N5bn Ore mega plaza project
GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State yesterday inaugurated the N5billion Ore Sunshine Mega City Plaza project to be situated on 153 hectares of land on the Ore-Sagamu expressway under a private-public sector joint partnership with the state.
Akinola blames Nigeria’s problems on insincerity
The problems bedevilling Nigeria as a nation have been attributed to insincerity on the parts of Christians and Muslims in the country “because they have failed to live up to the tenets of their respective faithsâ€.
FG, Labour set up c’ttee on deregulation
AFTER about 11 years of disagreement over the deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, labour and the Federal Government are set to close ranks as they agreed to set up a committee to work out modalities for implementation of the planned full deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, with a special focus on measures to cushion its effects on Nigerians.
Defects in de-regulation
DE-REGULATION, the public thinks, is another name for price increases without any certainty about improvements in services. While de-regulation has worked with the telecommunications industry, where the issues of power (fuel and energy for industrial, commercial and domestic uses) are concerned, the same factors that made telecommunications a burgeoning success appear to disappear.
