TO AG. PRESIDENT JONATHAN: The South Korean example
To say that Nigeria has descended to the abyss of nations referred to as banana republics is a very obvious fact. To also say that Nigeria is threading a path of very dangerous and disintegrative precipice is another obvious fact.
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.
NNPC loses N174b due to pipeline vandalism, products†losses
The NNPC says it lost more than N174 billion to pipeline vandalism and the resultant petroleum products’ losses within the last 10 years. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Mohammed Barkindo, said this in Abuja on Tuesday, while making presentations to the leadership of the police and defence forces.
Tinapa can generate N100b annually, MD
The Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort has the potential to generate N100 billion every year, the Managing Director, Mr Bassey Ndem, said on Wednesday. Ndem told newsmen in Calabar that “it is a matter of time and awareness, Tinapa will soon generate incremental success over time and grow to its true potential.
We’re over-taxed, please give us a break
It started as a round table discussion last Monday but it soon became a peaceful protest with many of those present brandishing placards and singing solidarity songs to express their grievances and press home their demand.
Integration: ECOWAS presents computers to Nigeria
The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday in Abuja presented 12 sets of computers to Nigeria, to further strengthen its relations with the country. Mr. Jean de Dieu Somda, Vice President of the Commission, while making the presentation, said the gesture was to foster relations and strengthen the integration process. “The presentation is meant to strengthen the cooperation between ECOWAS and Nigeria,†he said.
EDS to turn old palm trees to wealth
A new Japanese technology Ecological Diversity Synergy (EDS), has been introduced into the country to convert old palm trees to fine timber.Chief Charles Ugwuh, the Managing Director of Ebony Agro Industries, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday after a stakeholders’ meeting.
5,000 displaced in communal clash
The communal clash that ravaged Ntan-Obu Ekpe in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State and its neighbouring community of Ikpayah in Ibiono LGA of Akwa Ibom State has led to the displacement of 5,000 people.
