How govs saved Yar’Adua
A last minute move by those considered to be members of the kitchen cabinet of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua , to mount intense pressureon and lobby key members of the Governors’ Forum, made up of the 36 governors of the federation was all that was needed to save Yar’Adua from a looming and imminent resignation and impeachment saga.
‘Era of multiple taxation over in hotels’
The Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe has assured hoteliers that the era of multiple taxation in the hospitality industry would soon be a thing of the past.
NTDC promises for support Osun State
The Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Otunba Olusegun Runsewe has promised to support the efforts of the Osun State Tourism Board in the development and promotion of Tourism in the state.
PJ condemns Nigeria, others blocking of human rights report reading at UN-HRC meeting
A civil rights organisation, Partnership for Justice, PJ, has raised concern over the blocking of the reading of a human rights report on arrest and secret detentions around the world at the 13th session of United Nations Human Rights Council scheduled to hold from March 1- 30, 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Blue chips’ loss deflates NSE market value by N4bn
Driven by losses on the prices of blue chips stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Wednesday, the bullish run witnessed in the market since the beginning of the week was halted, Wednesday, as the value of listed equities dipped by N3.75 billion.
FG condemns Security situation in country, blasts Police High Command
The federal government Thursday threw caution to the winds and lambasted the Nigeria Police high command over what it termed ‘increase in current rate of crime across the nation, rising cases of extra-judicial killings, human rights violations, robberies, high profile assassinations and deliberate failure to comply with government directives’.
The SAN’s Pulpit : Constitutional saga: Fit for the home video?
Sometime last week, someone, somewhere, decided to bring back our dear and beloved President to his fatherland in circumstances that have triggered further debate as to our ability to manage our affairs as ordered by the extant Constitution.
States bonds: CBN grants liquidity status
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted liquidity status to bonds issued by state governments, subjects to specified eligibility criteria.
Auto company sues Delta govt over alleged N90m debt
An automobile company, Chery Motors Nigeria Ltd, has dragged the Delta State government before a Delta State High Court, for allegedly failing to pay N90million for the 49 cars supplied to it (Delta) for the Delta State Integrated Development Agency scheme in 2008. Meanwhile, hearing in the matter will continue on Monday.
UNDP takes poverty reduction to grassroot
Mrs Yemi Adedeji, a petty trader, was beating her child, Moji, for not going to school. Asked why she was not willing to leave home, Moji said she was afraid of being beaten by the rain.
Was the N/Assembly wrong in relying on BBC broadcast?
According to Cross, Bell and Engle [1987], “interpretation is the process by which the courts determine the meaning of a statutory provision for the purpose of applying it to the situation before it.†It follows that in interpreting any section of the Constitution, the court and I dare say National Assembly would usually seek to discover the intention of the legislature or Constitution maker.
