Voters’ registration: INEC to ask for more funds
TO extend the ongoing voters’ registration and ensure that would-be voters were not disenfranchised, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, may approach President Goodluck Jonathan this week for more funds.
Escalating Cost Of Governments
WHEN high cost of governments was an issue last year, it was principally located in the jumbo pays the National Assembly instituted for its privileged 468 members. It is therefore refreshing to extend the debate to other areas of government.
Oyo ACN guber aspirants protest Ajimobi’s alleged imposition
HUNDREDS of aggrieved members and aspirants of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, weekend, staged a peaceful protest round major streets in Ibadan metropolis over alleged imposition of Senator Abiola Ajimobi and other candidates of the party.
Group alleges plan to hijack voters’ registration exercise
Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa, CGGEJA, yesterday, raised alarm over alleged attempts by politicians to perpetrate fraud in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise across the country, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should resist such attempt.
N232bn statutory allocation brings down rates by 23 per cent
Interbank interest rate fell on the average by 23 per cent last week following inflow of N232 statutory allocations to the three tiers of government. The naira also appreciated by 98.75 kobo in the interbank foreign exchange rate owing to improved supply from autonomous sources.
Voter registration: Edo police arrest 22 for impersonation
EDO State Police Command, weekend, arrested 22 persons at Aiyegunle, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, who were allegedly said to have been hired from Saboginda-Ora in Owan West Local Government Area of the state to register as voters.
UN human rights chief wants justice for Jos violence victims
Following a petition by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, a Nigerian non- governmental organisation, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navi Pillay, has said she had asked the Federal Government to ensure full justice to victims by bringing to account those responsible for the persistent violence in Jos, and the associated human rights violations.
Archbishop urges clergy to re-evangelise USA
ARCHBISHOP and President of the Gospel Baptist Conference of Nigeria and Overseas, Most Rev. Professor Magnus Adeyemi Atilade, weekend, urged Nigerian missionaries to lead in the re-evangelism of America that has been overtaken by materialism and carnality.
ANALYSIS: Monetary policy in another chase after inflation
As the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) begins its maiden meeting for 2011 today, concerns about inflation, which is the rate of increase of prices of goods and services, is expected to dominate the agenda of the meeting as it did for most part of last year.
Elechi picks Ebonyi PDP chair as running mate
AHEAD of the forthcoming gubernatorial election billed for April this year, Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State, weekend, chose the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman in the state, Engr. Dave Umahi, as his running mate.
A seat belt puzzle
“Pray, what has a LASTMA (Lagos State Traffic Management Authority) official got to do with wearing or not wearing of seat-belts?” asked Jane flabbergasted, while commuters at the ever- busy Oshodi Oke Bus-stop watched as a LASTMA official tried to arrest the driver of a moving mini-bus because he was not wearing a seat-belt.
