Industrialists flay closure of Enugu airport
By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, has said that the ongoing rehabilitation work at the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu which has now been closed down has further worsened the economy of the South East Zone. President of ECCIMA, Mr. Okechukwu Nwadinobi, who made this known in Enugu yesterday, […]
Suswam blames economic crisis for 2009 budget’s poor showing
Gover-nor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has ascribed the inability of his administration to actualise some basic provisions of the 2009 budget to the harrowing effects of the global economic crisis on the state’s revenue projections in the year.
Plateau Police establish special squad to combat crisis
The Plateau State Police Command has formed a special strike squad to respond to the outbreak of any further crisis in any part of the state.
Ondo govt earmarks N80bn for project
…sets aside over N1bn for varsity By Dayo Johnson Akure—N80billion representing 65percent of the N124billion appropriation bill for this year in Ondo State has been set aside for capital project in order to accelerate the pace of development in the state. Also, against speculations that the present administration has abandoned work on the state University […]
Court restrains Lagos from harassing Festac residents
By Innocent Anaba LAGOS — A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday restrained the Lagos State government from further intimidating and harassing Festac Town, Lagos residents over non-payment of tenement rates pending the determination of the suit by the residents. Trial judge in the matter, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order at the resumed […]
Lack of access to Yar’Adua in Saudi hospital worries loyalists
THE inability of a team led by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, to see ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua, in Saudi Arabia, last week has thrown the Yar’Adua camp into further confusion.
