Chasing growth just to be the largest, problem of Nigerian banks, Stanchart CEO
In a time of great turmoil for the global financial system, when banks-big and small, declared huge losses and laid off staff en-mass, Standard Charted Bank Group reported a seventh consecutive record annual profit of $3.38 billion for the year ended December 31st 2009.
Constitution silent on Jonathan’s tenure, says Omisore
Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Iyiola Omisore has declared that the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan may remain in acting capacity throughout the remaining period of the current administration since the 1999 constitution was silent on the tenure of such position.
Ondo: Thousands decamp to LP
THOUSANDS of members of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, including its only member in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon Abiodun Ogunbi and Action Congress, AC, Sunday decamped to the ruling Labour Party, LP, in the state.
$915m World Bank Loan: Wherein lies the truth?
By Luka Binniyat TEMPERS flared at Thursday plenary session of the House of Representatives, after members of opposition All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) staunchly tried but failed to stop a motion authorising the Federal Government to borrow $915 million from the World Bank. The loan, according the motion, is to finance some aspect of the […]
Delta 2011: Much ado about National Assembly seats
By Anthonia Onwuka  Controversy rages in some parts of Delta State over the return bid of some lawmakers to parliament.  Uneasy calm pervades the three  Ijaw local government areas of Delta State. This time, the tensed atmosphere in Burutu, Bomadi and Patani Local Government Areas has nothing to do with youth restiveness in Ijaw section of […]
As Emordi battles Igbeke for seat…Whose agenda is Senate pursuing?
The refusal of the Senate to swear-in Alphonsus Igbeke as senator to replace Senator Joy Emordi whose election has been voided by the Court of Appeal is raising more questions than answers.
