Oil price reduction beneficial to 2015 budget implementation – Expert
Abuja – Dr Uche Uwaleke, an associate Professor of Finance, Nassarawa State University, said the reduction of oil price benchmark by the National Assembly would aid the implementation of the 2015 budget. Uwaleke said this in an interview in Abuja on Thursday. He said the reduction of the oil price benchmark reflected a careful approach […]
Play politics with decorum, northern traditional rulers tell politicians
Northern traditional rulers, yesterday, asked politicians to play politics with decorum, and to stop engaging in campaigns of calumny against one another.
Robbers kill undergraduate in Ado-Ekiti
RESIDENTS of Adebayo
area, Ado Ekiti, have been thrown into a mournful mood as armed robbers shot dead one Temitope Ogunleye, a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, during a midnight operation.
The ND 2 Accountancy student died when a 12-man armed robbery gang attacked his father’s house at Adebayo area of the state capital.
Vanguard gathered that the young man and his parents and sister, Yetunde, a student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, were at home when the robbers struck.
Forex Earnings: CBN to sanction exporters — Emefiele
In its bid to shore up Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings, Central Bank of Nigeria said it will enforce the repatriation of dollar-proceeds from exports will impose sanctions against exporters that do not comply.
10-man F/Eagles hit Congo 4-1, book World Cup ticket
The Flying Eagles will hoist Nigeria’s flag at the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand next summer, as they defeated Congo 4-1 in an African Youth Championship Group A match in Dakar, Senegal yesterday.Having recorded a 3-1 victory over hosts Senegal on Sunday, Nigeria easily dismissed the Congolese despite going one man down in the 30th minute of the first half.
Tension as NLC election holds today
Rivers State Police command, yesterday evening, confirmed the rescue of a female lecturer of the University of Port Harcourt, Awala George, who was taken hostage eighth days ago.
Open access: DPR, NNPC to introduce gas network code
Ahead of the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, the Federal Government is set to introduce the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code, NGTNC, to streamline the supply and transportation of gas in the domestic market.
Rivers people’ll play active role in my revival of failed infrastructure —Wike
Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that the people of the state will play an active role in his plans to revive the state after years of under-development under the outgoing administration, adding that economic empowerment of the people will be introduced to improve the living standards of the people.
Card Readers: Lessons from other lands
Nigeria is following the trend of several less endowed African countries in adopting biometrics in the voters register. Though it is the beginning of a fair election, the beginning has in many cases on the continent been fraught with embarrassments. Whether Nigeria’s electoral management body would learn from the mishaps of last Saturday is a matter of concern.
Untainted retired judges should participate in election tribunals — Okulaja
Yemi Okulaja is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He graduated from the University of Ife and he was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1974. He was conferred with the prestigious rank of SAN in 1998 and he has been in practice for about 38 years now. In this interview, he spoke on the postponement of the general election, Rivers state judiciary, election petitions, criminal matters brought against political office holders and other sundry issues.
Okpala wins case against NFF
The presence of former assistant coach of the Super Eagles, Sylvanus Okpala at the NFF yesterday caused tongues to wag on his come-back to the national team but the NFF made it clear that Okpala came to iron out the implementation of the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
