Otobo mourns Enahoro
FORMER Deputy Premier of the defunct Midwest region, Chief James Otobo, yesterday, lamented the death of elder statesman, Chief Anthony Enahoro, saying, “I will remember him as the greatest parliamentarian I have ever known.”
“For a future without oil, Nigeria must close digital divide now”
The Nigeria Computer Society NCS, last week held its National Information Technology Merits awards, NITMA 2010 in Lagos with various IT stakeholders and speakers at the event giving a scorecard of their ratings so far on the development of IT and the IT industry in the country.
FG budgets N4.2 trn for 2011
AHEAD of this morning’s presentation of the 2011 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly, the Federal Government is proposing a N4.2 trillion Appropriation Bill for the 2011 financial year, with a crude oil benchmark pegged at $62 per barrel.
Insults, accusations at INEC, political parties’ meeting
A meeting of leaders of political parties and the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday almost ended in chaos when the representatives of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, at the meeting referred to other smaller parties as “parties of husbands and wives.”
NASS members are looting treasury – Akinjide
FORMER Attorney- General and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), has condemned the take home pay of members of the National Assembly, describing it as looting of treasury.
This is trying time for PDP – Jonathan
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan admitted yesterday that this was a trying period for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but said as members of the party, they have the capacity to resolve any differences.
