The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, yesterday, called for a tripartite partnership between the federal government, the Nigerian private sector organisations and Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, for the nation to witness the desired rapid development.

OWERRI—Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has ordered all his former political appointees to immediately return all government properties that are still in their possession.

The All Progressives Congres-APC, Akwa Ibom State Chapter has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Department of State Service, DSS and other agencies to undertake a thorough forensic financial examination of the state’s resources from May 29, 2007 to May 28, 2015.

Blessing Okagbare-Ighotegunor’s quest to land her first World Championships gold in the women 100m, ended on a heap of regrets yesterday at the Beijing National Stadium. She placed last in the final won by Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, yesterday, called for a tripartite partnership between the federal government, the Nigerian private sector organisations and Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, for the nation to witness the desired rapid development.

It’s a pretty remarkable milestone. When you think of polio, you think about the wild polio virus and the fact that it occurs naturally in an environment. Obviously, when vaccinating people and disinfecting them, you expect declining infection rate and when you go on for years, I think the significance is you are on your way to eradicating it.

ABAKALIK—GOVERNOR Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state yesterday, assured the public that his administration was committed towards the protection of investors doing businesses across the state.

President of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, Dr. Bello Oboko, yesterday, faulted the declaration by the chairman of Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILoT, Pa J.O. Ayomike, that government had not acquired land for the Gbaramatu Deep Sea Port project, a component of the $16 billion Export Processing Zone, EPZ, project in Delta State.

ABUJA – Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation insists it stands by its audit report on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, saying the Commission has a case to answer. The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura, also urged the NDDC or any other person dissatisfied with the Report to take advantage of the opportunity to defend themselves before the Public Accounts Committees, PACs, of the National Assembly.

The people of Itsekiri ethnic nationality have vowed to fight with the last drop of their blood if the controversial Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC Act recently signed into law by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was not reversed or abolished.

By Michael Eboh THE Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura, has blamed the rot and corruption in the oil and gas sector, as well as other critical sectors of the economy on the lack of political will by the country’s leadership, especially the National Assembly. Ukura, who disclosed this at the African Network for […]

Products from these stations will be traced to the depots and would be made to pay about N100, 000 each into the Federal Government coffers for these infractions before they can re-open for business. Furthermore, if any of them is caught more than once, it will remain closed for at least 90 days before it can resume operations again.

THE Presidency may have waded into the impasse between the Nigerian unit of Italian oil giant, Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, and indigenous oil service company, Arco Petrochemical Engineering Company Plc, with a view to resolving the crisis, which is now before a Port Harcourt Federal High Court.

Akure—GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State yesterday vowed that anybody found to be criminally liable in the on-going staff verification exercise across the state would face the wrath of the law.

A multinational conglomerate, Stallion Group, has won the 2015 Nissan Global National Sales Company Award for its outstanding performance in Nigeria. The award recognises Nissan’s growth in the Nigerian market, while reinforcing its growing industrial footprint.