Fashola laments decay in maritime industry
LAGOS State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola has decried the state of the Nigerian maritime industry which he said has become comatose and called on operators to revive it for the growth of the nation’s economy.
We are open to negotiations, Fashola tells striking Lagos doctors
As the strike called by the Medical Guild enters its fifth week, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, appealed to the striking doctors to follow the footsteps of their counterparts at the national level who yielded to appeals from well-meaning Nigerians and withdrew their notice to embark on a nationwide strike last Monday.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PARTIES: PDP, 8 others snub INEC
THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday led eight other smaller parties to shun the signing of the Code of Conduct for political parties, jointly drafted by the Independent National Electoral commission, INEC, and the parties.
Illegal arms: Court remands 21yr-old-boy in prison
An Abuja magistrate court, yesterday, remanded in prison custody, one 21-year- old Chidiebere Matthew, brought before it by the police for illegally carrying one locally made pistol and four rounds of live ammunition.
NITEL too big for one buyer – ADEBAYO, ALTON President
THE recent cancellation of the offer of 75 per cent equity in NITEL to New Generation consortium at a bid price of US$2.5 billion is the latest in a series of failed efforts at selling the national carrier, with stakeholders reacting and offering opinions on the way out of an obvious quagmire.
Coastal communities in Delta appeal for shore protection
THE people of Gbekebor in Burutu and Ugborodo communities in Burutu and Warri South-West local government areas of Delta State, have appealed to the Federal Government and its intervention agencies to come to their aid by constructing shore wall to protect their various communities located on the fringe of the Atlantic Ocean from being washed away by the surging ocean waves.
Kanu asks FG to absorb Biafran scientists
The Federal Government has been urged to absorb Biafran scientists who produced the technological and scientific innovations that sustained their efforts during the thirty months civil war, despite the adverse conditions which they operated.
Election: 5 parties honour Imo political debate
Only five of the 18 gubernatorial candidates of registered political parties in Imo State honoured the debate organized by the state council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in collaboration with the state branch of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN.
I prefer Bode George to Obasanjo
OUR former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo claims he was tricked by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George to attend his grand thanksgiving service to mark his release from prison.
Senate fails to form quorum, postpones passage of PIB bill
THE Senate has shelved the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill to Tuesday, March 15, after failing to form a quorum yesterday. Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the debate in the absence of Senate President, David Mark, said the Senate would not be blackmailed into passing the bill by protesting charlatans.
Bode George – Hypocrisy Continues
IT is so easy to condemn the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for celebrating the return from prison of Chief Olabode George, a former naval officer, on whom the PDP has hung its ambitious electoral plans for the South West, especially Lagos.
Libya crisis: Nigeria ‘ll increase oil output – NNPC
Nigeria would increase its crude oil production if OPEC requested higher output, NNPC said yesterday. Oil prices last month rose to their highest point in more than two years as a brewing civil war in Libya cut out as much as two-thirds of the North African country’s oil output, or one million barrels per day […]
Olurin blasts Daniel’s faction …Olurin, others jittery – Isiaka
PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Ogun State; Chief Adetunji Olurin yesterday said the decision of Governor Olugbenga Daniel to remain in the party while all his supporters had left for the Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN, was “confusion per excellence”.
Kano 2011: Kwankwaso, Gwarzo, Abacha clash in public debate
Former defence minister and PDP governorship flag bearer, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, is to lock horn with Muhammad Abacha of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, the incumbent Deputy Governor, Tijjani Gwarz, ACN, and Sagir Takai, ANPP, in a public debate organised by the Kano chapter of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR.
Broadband: Stakeholders chart way forward for Internet
To achieve the right penetration and make broadband accessible to all, there seems to be a unanimous view of stakeholders in the ICT sector that Nigeria should have a digitalized economy.
Isiukwuato: The Langtang of the South East
ISIUKWUATO, a sleepy and almost neglected large community in Abia State, may not ring a bell to many, yet it occupies a position of relevance in Nigeria. Indeed not many people, even in the neighbouring states, realise the national importance of this erosion devastated area
