Drivers’ protest turns violent in Abuja, commuters stranded
ECONOMIC activities at the Nyanya axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, were temporarily brought to a halt on Tuesday morning as commercial bus drivers, under the aegis of Self-Employed Commercial Drivers Association, Abuja, SECDAA, violently protested the recent transportation policy of the FCT administration.
Cocoa stakeholders on collision path over calls for ban
National President, Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mr. Sayina Robinson Riman, has picked holes in the call for a ban on the export of cocoa beans from Nigeria by the Cocoa Processors Association of Nigeria (COPAN) Riman said it was “wrong for COPAN to have expressed its view on the pages newspapers, since such could be done through CAN, which is the umbrella association of all professional and interest groups in the cocoa value chain.
Elite are tools for transformation – Agbaje
THE need for quality leadership as an antidote for national transformation has been in the forefront of discourse as eminent Nigerians have highlighted the need for this in the polity.
In 2013, NGOs must return to the trenches (2)
Obiagwu continues this week with this article on why the human rights community must go back to the trenches.
Tank farms: FG to complete Atlas Cove
The federal government will complete the three other tank reservoirs at the Atlas cove and the pipeline from there to Mosimi through Ejigbo, Senior Special Adviser to the President on Maritime Matters, Leke Oyewole, has said.
Reps pass vote of confidence on Tambuwal amid plots
THE House of Representatives, Wednesday, passed a vote of confidence on its Speaker, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The motion for the vote of confidence was moved by Bello Osagie, ACN-Edo State, following an earlier motion by Hon. Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi over media reports that there was an attempt to impeach Tambuwal.
Japanese govt hands over 33 schools, 77 buildings to FG
In fulfilling its bilateral agreement with the Nigerian government, the Japanese government handed over to the Federal Government 33 schools comprising 77 buildings and 317classrooms for basic education sited in Kano State.
SEC: NBA flays NASS’ refusal to approve budgetary allocation
NIGERIAN Bar Association, NBA, Wednesday, condemned the refusal of the National Assembly, to approve budgetary appropriation for Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, for year 2013 budget because of the face-off between members of the House of Representatives and Director-General of SEC, Ms. Arunma Oteh.
Gun crazy Americans in control dilemma
Imagine dropping your children off to school in the morning, and watch them jump off the car, with their school bags strapped behind them. They wave you goodbye as they run along with their friends.
Nigeria to attain self sufficiency in rice production by 2015 – Akinjide
ABUJA—The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, yesterday, assured that the Federal Government and FCT Administration were committed to ensuring that Nigeria was self-sufficient in rice production by 2015.
NPA redeploys top management staff
The shake up is said to have been approved by the Managing Director of the Authority, Mallam Habib Abdullahi. The new disposition affected all the Port Managers who have been redeployed, except that of Warri.
