APC to Presidency: Tell us how 400,000 barrels of oil are being stolen daily
THE All Progressives Congress, APC, has challenged the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and presidency's spokesmen, Dr. Doyin Okupe, and Dr. Reuben Abati, to tell Nigerians why the ruling party has failed to deliver in the 14 years it has ruled, instead of peddling concocted tales about the opposition.
Ex-envoy laments politicization of foreign service
ABUJA—Retired Foreign Service veteran, Ambassador Dahiru Suleiman, Sunday, lamented undue politicization of Nigeria Foreign service. The diplomat said political appointees constituted more than 60 percent of envoys.
Micro entrepreneurs bemoan sector neglect, seek govt support
Micro entrepreneurs have bemoaned the neglect of the sector, especially in the area of funding and machinery, calling on government to create an enabling environment to boost production.
FG not crowding private sector out of bond market, says DMO
The Debt Management Office, DMO, has dismissed allegations that the Federal Government was crowding out private sector from the bond market.
Parker Drilling charged for bribing Nigerian officials
BHP Billiton said weekend that U.S. authorities have laid out grounds for possible enforcement action against the top global miner for corrupt practices, stepping up a four-year probe linked partly to its 2008 Olympics sponsorship. In another recent settlement, Parker Drilling agreed for a $15.85 million charge to settle allegations by the SEC and Justice Department that it bribed officials in Nigeria and Kazakhsta.
Odiase, composer of national anthem neglected, family cries out
The family of Pa Benedict Odiase, the composer of the national anthem, who passed on at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH on June 11, 2013, has cried out that governments and individuals were not doing enough to immortalise Odiase.
