Interim National Publicity Secretary of All Progressive Congress (APC), in this piece, dissects the Federal Government’s Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P)

A committee set up by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has said that Victor Baribote, a former vice president of the federation was guilty of disobedience.

At the media chat on Sunday, President Jonathan,in his apparent frustration with the ongoing ASUU strike, mooted the idea of tightening labour laws to curb strikes. 53 years after independence, Nigerian leaders should not behave like the discredited colonial masters who wrongly saw labour as an obstacle rather than a partner for development.

Super Eagles and Celtic defender, Efe Ambrose has agreed a new four-year contract with the Scottish champions even as he commits his future to the club.

The nation-wide strike action embarked upon since last Tuesday by the National Association of Resident Doctors has expectedly made its painful impact on Nigerians. The doctors are angered among other things by the failure of government to observe the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS) agreement reached between government and the doctors. Briefing the media during the week, the President of the Association Dr. Jibril Abdullahi explained that his Association had given government uptil September 30, 2013, to resolve the issues involved but that it failed to do so. He added that the Enugu State Government also failed to implement the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for his members in the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital.