When Lagos Assembly queried cancellation of 4th Mainland Bridge MOU
PLANS were on to commence the construction of the fourth mainland bridge when the state government led by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, decided to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of firms to build the 4th Mainland Bridge on May 22, 2017. On Tuesday, May 30, the Lagos State House of Assembly set up a six-man-committee to investigate the rationale behind the cancellation. It reported back to the House on June 5, 2017.
There was a country called Libya
Doubtlessly, the NATO powers that sunk Libya would not want to see the country refloat under Saif; but if faced with a choice between him and the Islamic State, they may prefer the former
FG rules out complete deregulation of oil sector
ABUJA — The Federal Government, yesterday, ruled out total deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry.
N-Assembly, Osinbajo clash over 2017 Budget
THE Senate said, yesterday, it would not concede its constitutional powers to the executive arm of government.
ADELEKE: The last chapter of his death narrative
OSOGBO — Even in death, Senator Isiaka Adeleke continues to elicit interest in the political firmament of Osun State which he governed as the first chief executive between 1992 and1993 on the platform of the defunct Social Democratic Party, SDP.
SARAKI: What next?
Remarkably, the plot against Saraki was generally believed to have been instigated from within his own party and from those who benefited from his politics
Navy, Police bloody clash in Calabar
Both the Navy and the Police are Federal Government’s security agencies which are expected to cooperate in maintaining peace and order. Their conduct ought to reflect the time-honoured culture of discipline which the military in particular is known for.
CBN to mop up N200bn with special TBs as Naira stable at N364/$
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said that it will issue special treasury bills today to mop up N200 billion from the banking system in order to further rein in inflation. Meanwhile the naira remained stable at N364 per dollar in the parallel market.
Rooney in focus as China transfer window opens
Some of football’s biggest names remain linked with a move to China but a 100 percent tax on transfer fees looks likely to hit spending when the country’s transfer window opens on Monday.
Food inflationary trend persists as Inflation eased to 16.25% in May – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, reported, yesterday, that annual inflation rate dropped by 0.99 per cent to 16.25 per cent in May 2017 from 17.24 per cent recorded in April.
Super Eagles loss to South Africa: NUJ/SWAN decry campaign of calumny
”It is unfortunate that while laudable appraisals are being done by Coach Gernot Rohr and the Amaju Pinnick led NFF to bring the Super Eagles back on track after a disastrous outing in Uyo, a few persons have elected to fan embers of disunity by raising spurious and misleading issues in a bid to misguide the public and influence a change of venue for subsequent Super Eagles matches.”
