Jonathan takes election campaign to Niger Delta
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday took his re-election campaign to the Niger Delta, knowing that victory in the key region will help to determine overall victory in next month's vote.
100 days in office: Fayose admits owing Ekiti workers N7.5bn
Ado Ekiti—Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayo Fayose has lamented that the state government needed the sum of N7.5 billion to settle arrears of entitlements of public servants in the state.
My successors must be younger than me —Jonathan
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday set an age barrier for a possible successor if he wins re-election, saying that anyone above 57 years would not receive his support in 2019.
FEB POLLS: Civil societies coalition condemns peace pact signed by presidential aspirants
Coalition of civil society groups under the umbrella of Say No Campaign Nigeria, SNCN, yesterday, took a swipe at the peace accord signed on Wednesday, January 14, in Abuja, by the 14 presidential candidates in the February 14 presidential election.
Non distribution of 30m PVCs’ll hurt polls – Afenifere
THE Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday said that if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC goes ahead to conduct the Febuary 14 general election with almost 30 million voters cards yet to be distributed, the exercise will not be credible.
CBN to axe banks involved in speculative forex demand
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday threatened to suspend banks that help in fueling speculative demand of foreign exchange, forex , just as it pledged to support the productive sectors of the economy in its resolve to diversifying and grow the economy.
Oil price crash: Gulf countries have $2.7trn war chest —Yuguda
Gulf Co-OPERATION Council countries adequately prepared for the current crashing crude oil prices with a war chest of about $2.7 trillion, the Minister of State for Finance, Amb Bashir Yuguda, disclosed yesterday.
Cross-border interference: FG tasks ATU on spectrum harmonization
Ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference holding later in the year, the Nigerian Government, yesterday, urged the African Telecommunications Union, ATU to come out with a voice and a strong position on the issues of spectrum utilization.
Passengers escape death, as fire consumes commercial bus
ABAKALIKI—Passengers on board a commercial bus narrowly escaped death yesterday as the vehicle, an L-300 Mitsubushi, burst into flames along Ezza Road, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
I’m not desperate to govern Akwa Ibom — Umana
FORMER Secretary to Akwa Ibom State Government and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Umana Umana, in this interview ventilates his mastery of the key issues on governance in the state, concluding that a different approach to governance would be adopted if he emerges victorious in the forthcoming governorship election.
ACPML tackles marine pollution
An indigenous marine pollution control firm, African Circle Pollution Management Limited, ACPML, has procured additional six specialized trucks to ensure effective marine pollution control in the shipping sector.
