Olubadan-in-Council declares Eze Ndigbo title illegal
Ibadan—The Olubadan-in-Council has in a letter, warned Dr Alex C. Alozie to stop parading himself as holder of the title of Eze Ndigbo of Igbos in Ibadan and Oyo State.
EY urges FG to encourage entrepreneurship to grow economy
Against the dwindling Nigerian economy, Ernst and Young, EY, has advised the Federal Government to encourage entrepreneurship in order to grow the economy.
DISCOS: Textile union lauds NASS’ stance on new tariff
NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, yesterday in Kaduna, commended the National Assembly for directing Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission.
FG to further reduce fuel price — Ahmed
ABUJA — The outgoing Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, Mr. Farouk Ahmed, yesterday, stated that the Federal Government was considering a review of the pricing template for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, and might effect a further reduction in the price of the commodity from April 2016.
I’m alive, says Ngige as man slumps, dies in National Assembly
ABUJA—A man in his late 50s, yesterday, slumped and died at the House of Representatives wing of the National Assembly.
Census 2017: FG deploys 1,214 persons to conduct EAD in 29 states
ABUJA — As part of preparations towards conducting an accurate and reliable population census early next year, the Federal Government, yesterday, deployed 1,214 persons to conduct the Enumeration Area Demarcation, EAD, across 29 states of the federation.
Boutros-Ghali: The African child
AFRICA was virtually absent in the League of Nations which was founded on January 10, 1920 following the First World War.
Importation of goods hurting Nigeria’s economy — AISHA BUHARI
lagos—The President’s wife, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday in Lagos, said importation of goods into the country had seriously undermined the nation’s growth and development, noting that it was time Nigeria started looking inward for its economy growth.
SAS’ sizzling story
Is it a script gone awry? The emergence of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, SAS, as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was envisaged by associates of former President Goodluck Jonathan and his allies among PDP governors to be the energiser to force the party back to reckoning.
Yoruba forum warns Buhari over Naira’s fall
ABEOKUTA—The Yoruba Unity Forum has raised an alarm over the dwindling economic situation in the country, warning that millions of jobs might be lost this year if the free – fall of the Naira and the attendant rising inflation in the country are not checked urgently.
Ekiti APC leaders are Diaspora politicians — PDP
Ekiti State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the meeting in Abuja, by some leaders of the All Progressive Congress, APC, leaders in the State as a further confirmation that those leading the party in Ekiti State are Diaspora politicians, who have lost touch with the people.
