Pension bill: The ‘fit and proper person’ test
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Pension Reform took the war against corruption in pension administration to a higher level with the introduction of the “fit and proper person” test in the Pension Reform Bill, 2013.
We’ll play Eagles with humility – Argentina coach
Argentina Coach Alejandro Sabella has said that his charges will play the Super Eagles with humility when both continental giants clash in a World Cup Group F fixture on June 25.
World Cup: OSMI Signs Olofinjana, Alabi, Okeleji as analysts
Optima Sports Management International (OSMI), the exclusive 2014 FIFA World Cup terrestrial broadcast rights owners for the Nigerian territory, has appointed Nigeria’s former Super Eagles player, Seyi Olofinjana as a guest analyst, and ace broadcasters, Jide Alabi and Shina Okeleji, as presnters for its 2014 FIFA World Cup broadcast.
JTF kills 60 B/Haram insurgents
No fewer than 60 persons suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have been confirmed dead, during a fierce battle between them and members of the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, Wednesday night in Jigawa State.
The incident reportedly took place at the Lamba Forest in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.
Christian woman sentenced to death for her faith in Sudan
A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to hang for apostasy, in a ruling which Britain denounced as “barbaric”.
Aliyu appoints five new commissioners, drops three
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has appointed five new commissioners and and a new Head of Service and dropped four commissioners from his cabinet.
Mixed reactions trail Jonathan’s request to extend emergency rule in N-East
Mixed reactions, yesterday, greeted President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for the extension of state of emergency for another six months in Adamawa State.
Security operatives urged to step up operations on waterways
Security operatives have been urged to step up their operations on the waterways in the Niger Delta, so as to achieve results in the crusade against oil theft.
Nigerian broadcasters ready for 2014 FIFA World Cup – BON
The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) on Thursday expressed its readiness to broadcast the 2014 FIFA World Cup scheduled for June 12 to July 13 in Brazil.
I’m a political field marshall —Ogboru
Chief Julius Ogboru, who few months ago dumped the Democratic People’s Party, DPP, led by his younger brother, Chief Great Ogboru, and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that he is a political field marshal in Nigeria, particularly in Delta State.
How Nigeria can become world’s 2nd biggest rice exporter —Eruotor
Professor Peter Eruotor of the Faculty of Agriculture, Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, has called on the federal and state governments, corporate bodies and other stakeholders to boost investments in rice production in order for Nigeria to at-tain self sufficiency in rice production and become the world’s second biggest exporter of rice.
