‘Without sale of refineries we will not make any headway’
THE announcement by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, that the nation’s four refineries would not be sold, has continued to draw knocks, as well as commendations from different strata of the country’s economy. A former Senate Committee Chairman on Petroleum Resources, Senator Lee Maeba, insisted that government is not in a position to run the refineries efficiently.
APC, APGA, strange parties to Ijaw people —Alamieyeseigha
YENAGOA—Former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has said that the All Progressives Party, APC and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, were strange parties to the Ijaw people, noting that the “APC has no agenda for the Ijaw people.”
Anambra judiciary workers embark on strike
Judiciary workers in Anambra state yesterday began an indefinite strike over non payment of consolidated judiciary salary structure by the state government.
Speaking with Vanguard, the chairman of the workers union, JUSUN, Mr Mark Ifezue said the strike was a directive from the national secretariat of their union.
Smile closes $365m financing to expand 4G LTE network
Mobile broadband operator, Smile Telecoms Holdings limited, yesterday disclosed that it has raised $365 million debt and equity financing to accelerate its 4G LTE network expansion in Africa.
Aba residents, motorists groan under bad roads, traffic jams
For residents and motorists in Aba, the commercial nerve-centre of Abia State, transportation in and out of the city has been a nightmare in the last three months. Reason? The ongoing rehabilitation of some roads in the city has inflicted untold hardship on them.
How Dora Akunyili challenged Obasanjo — Obi
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has challenged Nigerians to emulate the virtues of Prof. Dora Akunyili. He said this while delivering Dora’s one-year memorial lecture at Nike Lake Hotel, Enugu.
Treasury Single Accounts: Buhari sets Sept 15 deadline for MDAs
In his bid to maintain accountability and stamp out corruption within the public service system, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, set September 15 as deadline for Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, to comply with his directive on Treasury Single Accounts, TSA.
Battle for the soul of Nigeria
IT is no more news that Nigeria as a nation state is an accidental creation, given the manner the British did it. It was not a consensus creation as the different ethnic groups that make up the nation were not carried along and this laid the foundation for discord which has affected the nation up till date. There is nothing wrong in bringing people from diverse ethnic groups to form a nation but this can only work when the people agree to the arrangement; we have many examples where forced marriages of this kind have failed, like the old Yugoslavia and the present crisis in Ukraine to mention but a few.
Dead persons voted at Anambra senatorial poll—Witness
The Anambra State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, resumed hearing on August 19, 2015 in the petition by Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, former Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, boss and All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, senatorial candidate in the March 28 senatorial election in Anambra South senatorial zone.
3Invest boss seeks more transparency in real estate sector
Real estate experts have decried the dearth of data to make informed decision in the sector, even as they urged government and other stakeholders to focus more on the sector, considering the worrisome crash in oil price at the global market.
Lagos govt demolishes illegal structure in Mende, Maryland
In its efforts to rid the state of illegal structures, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), at the weekend carried out the demolition of controversial building at Mende in Maryland area of Lagos metropolis under the supervision of LASBCA’s General Manager, Mr. Sola Adeigbe.
