SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND: The ends do not justify the means (3)
A FISCAL bind on the states: The SWF could not have come at a more inopportune time. Just as the federal government seeks to keep funds from the states and local government, it passes legislation asking states to satisfy unfunded mandates such as the new minimum wage.
Balarabe accuses saboteurs in govt
Former Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has said that the members of the Boko Haram sect who claimed responsibility for weekend’s killings in Yobe and Borno states might be fifth columnists in the government.
Abuja ‘ll be best capital city in Africa – Minister
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, has said the Federal Government was committed to making Abuja the best capital city in Africa.
Boko Haram: Arewa chief pleads for understanding
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has urged other geo-polical zones in the country to bear with the North, arguing that the area was passing through a new phase following the activities of the Boko Haram sect.
Ahoada youths barricade firm over non-employment
Port Harcourt- No fewer than 400 hundred placard-carrying youths in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, Monday, protested alleged non-employment of youths of the area by ZB Joint Ventures, a firm that handles pipeline projects in Ekpeyeland
Boko Haram bombings: Don’t panic, FG reassures
Following the renewed threat by Boko Haram sect to carry out more bomb attacks in Abuja after weekend bloodbath in Damaturu, Yobe State capital which claimed more than 150 lives, the Federal Government yesterday asked members of the public not to panic assuring that security agencies have put in place adequate measures to secure lives and property.
