Baby factory: Another building demolished in Abia
LESS than a week after the Abia State government demolished a five-storey building used as a baby factory home in Aba, another uncompleted building has been demolished, this time, at Umuobia Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state.
2014: FG targets jobs in N4.6trn budget
The Federal Government yesterday presented a budget proposal of N4.6 trillion for the 2014 fiscal year to the National Assembly. The proposed budget christened ‘Budget for Job Creation and Growth’ represents N100 billion reduction from the N4.7 trillion that was budgeted for this year.
Jonathan ‘ll win northern votes in 2015, Tukur declares
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, is set to clash with the leadership of his party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, following the party’s request, yesterday, that he declare the seats of all 37 House members that defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC, vacant.
Abimbola Fashola tasks youths on reading culture
The first Lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola has called on Nigerian youths to embrace reading culture as a tool for self-discovery, self- development and nation-building.
Afenifere demands publication of confab committee report
Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately make public the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on National Dialogue, which was submitted, Wednesday.
2015: Lagos PDP passes vote of confidence on Jonathan
Lagos — THE Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has passed a vote of confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan, adding that it will mobilise Lagosians to vote for him in 2015.
WRPC trains 48 host youths in Delta
WARRI—The Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, yesterday graduated 48 host community youths in its 2013 Skills Acquisition programme, with the aim of improving their standard of living.
How soft robotics can help Nigeria tackle security challenges in difficult terrain – Mamman
Rabiu Onoruoiza Mamman, a researcher in soft robotics at the University of Iowa, has called on Nigerian stakeholders to prioritize adopting soft robotics
Ajimobi presents N188.9bn budget to Oyo Assembly
Governor Abiola Ajimobi has presented the budget of N188.9 billion for the 2014 fiscal year.
The budget tagged, ‘Budget of Consolidation,’ was presented to the 32-member legislative arm and hundreds of members of public including members of the State Executive Council on the floor of the House of Assembly, Secretariat, Ibadan.
Keshi searches for winning formula
Coach Stephen Keshi is in a desperate search for the right blend that will spur the Eagles to glory at the African Nations Championship kicking off next month in South Africa.
This week’s caustic correspondence
On Wednesday, this newspaper announced that it had exclusively obtained an “open letter” in which Iyabo Obasanjo, the ex-President’s eldest daughter and a former senator, bitterly accused her father of being a liar who treated his family shabbily, described his recent criticisms of President Jonathan as hypocritical and told the world that she wanted no further contact with him.
