THE Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that for the diversification of Nigeria’s oil dependent economy to become a reality, the federating states must be granted unrestricted financial and political autonomy.

Operators in the maritime industry have accused the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, of neglecting their interest, even as they expressed confidence in the proposed move by the Federal Government to make the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, the commercial regulator for port operations.

Are there major biological differences between children conceived through In Vitro-Fertilisation, IVF, and children conceived normally? Are there significant birth defect risks people need to be aware of and understand better when considering IVF as a pregnancy option for infertility treatment?

As the tidal wave of global central bank liquidity recedes in 2014, emerging market investors are growing more anxious about local political risks and how to spot them early on.

The South-West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pledged loyalty to President Goodluck Jonathan and its national Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
The chapter, in a communique at the end of its meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State, said Jonathan and Tukur have been exemplary.

Eulogising the life of any person, especially a respected leader who has stood for the common good, is not easy.
Though today marks the 48th birthday anniversary of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, penning down words to capture the essentials of the man who is today seen as the brightest spot in the Nigeria’s political firmament is no mean task.

THE Federal Government has expressed concern over the poor implementation of its fiscal and trade policies particularly implementation of port policies with regards to cargo clearance.

Concerned Ugborodo Indigenes, CUI, in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, commended Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for bringing peace to Kokori community and urged him to apply same strategy in Ode Ugborodo community.

THE Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has said that some official of Government particularly those in the seaport aid and albeit illegal the exportation of wood through the ports.
Deputy Chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the group Mr. Prosper Okolo disclosed this to Vanguard saying that the group recently accosted some Asians involved in the illicit trade

Ivorian and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure , Thursday, emerged the Glo CAF Player of the Year for 2013, beating Eagles star John Mikel Obi and his Ivorian national team mate Didier Drogba to the prized diadem. It is Toure’s third straight African Player of the Year award.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, Thursday, declared his intention to run for Delta South senatorial district election in 2015.

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Thursday, announced that the country’s first switch off from analogue terrestrial television system onto digital will take place in Nigeria by June 17, this year.
However, the commission has chosen Jos, Plateau State, as the first city to begin the switch off.

By Olufemi Ajasa Ovation Publisher, Mr. Dele Momodu has said the challenges in Nigeria can make the Pope to lose faith in God . Momodu while speaking at the Second Anniversary and Annual Lecture of the January 9 Collective, J9C, in Lagos, said he has stopped talking on topical issues in the country. “I started […]

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has sought for the approval of the State House of Assembly to access N1.5 billion housing development loan offered by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN.
This is contained in a letter written by the governor to the assembly, which was read at the plenary, in Osogbo, on Thursday, by the Speaker of the House, Mr. Najeem Salaam.

Soldiers have been deployed to Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, following the bloody clash caused, on Wednesday, by members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN,