Delta govt, Pfizer take PCV 13 immunisation to flood camps
To curtail effects of pneumonia and other pneumococcal disorders in the country, the Delta State government in collaboration with Pfizer Nigeria Ltd, are vaccinating 2,000 children with the pneumococcal vaccine, PCV 13, in the Asaba, Kwale and Isoko camps for flood victims in the state.
Ribadu task force report: FG acted in bad faith – ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the federal government of acting in bad faith in the way and manner it has treated the report of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force.
Will the 2013 budget lift education out of decadence?
ON October 10, 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan presented the 2013 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly. A total sum of N426.53 billion was proposed as allocation to the education sector.
Ribadu’s Ruined Report
SOMETHING in the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, PRSTF, must be galling the Presidency.
ONDO GUBER: PDP, PDC want Mimiko’s victory upturned at Tribunal
THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate in the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke has challenged the victory of Governor Olusegun Mimiko as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at the Election Petition Tribunal.
SERAP threatens court action over Ribadu report
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, yesterday, said the reaction of the Federal Government to the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, led by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu was a demonstration that the government was not ready to honour the country’s international anti-corruption obligations.
NLC threatens strike over flogging of Sokoto PHCN staff
NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, threatened to shut down all economic and commercial activities in Sokoto State should Governor Aliyu Wamakko refuse to apologise for allegedly flogging an officer of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to a comma in public.
Pray more, Adeboye urges Nigerians
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, weekend, emphasised the efficacy of prayer of the Saints to resolve every situation, admonishing Nigerians to bring the country and its leadership to God in prayers.
Oshiomhole: The road is still hard
With the euphoria of the election over and ahead of his second inauguration as governor of Edo State, it was tempting to ask Comrade Adams Oshiomhole if he would fall into the trap of second term governors who do nothing in office.
We ‘re not thinking of 2015 – PDP
National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said it was neither thinking of nor distracted by the politics of 2015.
Gunmen raid Bauchi police station, kill lawmaker’s father
Gunmen killed a policeman and wounded another in a raid on a police station in Bauchi State, a police officer said, yesterday.
