Best Time To Be Minister
SOME cruel jokes have emerged in the light of the departure of the Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They became jobless on March 17. There was even a debate whether they had any job in the first place.
Share value rises further by N7bn
A marginal increase was recorded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Wednesday, as the value of listed equities appreciated by N6.79 billion.
Infrastructure Consortium for Africa Virtual Working Group negotiating African power projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Mozambique Office hosted Mozambican participants who took part in the first Virtual Power Working Group Meeting on infrastructure, whose theme was on negotiating agreements on power projects in Africa. The meeting was sponsored by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) and the U.S. Treasury Department on 18 March 2010. The […]
Conoil’s $50m investment in West Africa drives stocks
Major petroleum  products marketer, Conoil Plc, has continued to post impressive performance on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as investors continue to cash in on the expected favourable returns from the company’s investment foray into the lucrative West African oil marketing industry. Following the increase in its demand, the equity for the […]
Banks’ Inspectors hold retreat in Abuja
The second annual re treat of the Committee of Chief Inspectors of Banks in Nigeria, CCIBN, will hold in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Saturday, March 26. The 2-day event which will take place at Chelsea Hotel Abuja will be marked by some agenda-setting presentations by key players in the nation’s financial sector. Governor of […]
Fashola assures foodstuff dealers of govt’s support… sets up c’ttee on taxes, levies
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has assured Foodstuff and Farm Produce Dealers Association of Nigeria (Lagos State Chapter) of government support, saying it would work with the association and all concerned stakeholders to address their grievances.
Nigeria’s unlawful killings: A challenge for our justice system
It is no longer news that Nigeria, a country with an estimated population of 150million people, is one of the world’s leading violators of human rights. If care is not taken, the country will become the “axis of man’s inhumanity to man†on the African continent, and win a “Mo Ibrahim Award†to that effect.
Gov. Sylva on track in developing Bayelsa
Unlike past administrations in Bayelsa State, the political dynamics and plot to discredit the state governor, Chief Timipre Sylva has deepened in the past few days with alleged cases of non-performance and fiscal irresponsibility being whipped up by politicians opposed to the present administrations in the state.
Garlands for the judiciary
By Akin Daniels Of all the three tiers of government and institutions that underpin our democracy, none has safeguarded Nigeriaâ€s political system like the judiciary. As it is often said, an independent judiciary is the soul of every political system be it presidential or parliamentary. In the last 10 years, the Nigerian judiciary matured to […]
Law on Domestic Violence, how far can it bite ?
By Abdulwahab Abdulah Over the years, there have been agitations on how to stop domestic violence against children and women in Nigeria which have yielded no result. Recently however, the Lagos State House of Assembly took a giant strides by passing into law, a bill “to provide protection against Domestic Violence and for Connected Purposes.†[…]
What Bafarawa wants from Sokoto
By Ibrahim Bello The re-run of the Sokoto governorship elections of May 24, 2008 was won by Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate. He defeated his Democratic people’s Party (DPP) opponent, Magari Dingyadi, with an unimaginable margin. Wamakko polled a massive 562,395 votes, while DPP’s Maigari Dingyadi scored a meager 124,046 […]
