Confab: Our problem with‘new Constitution’, by Gov. Kwankwanso
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State insists a plan to extend the tenure of President Goodluck Jonathan through the outcome of the National Conference is in the offing, but says it will not see the light of day. He also speaks, in this interview, on the plans of his party, the APC, for Nigeria in 2015
Delegates vote to tax churches, mosques
DELEGATES at the on- going National Conference yesterday voted to enlist churches, mosques and religious organizations into the tax net.
Ajaokuta Steel Company: Kogi State writes delegates
The Kogi State Government has urged the National Conference to prevail on the Federal Government to complete the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, which it described as the worst case of an abandoned project in the country.
Confab: Itsekiri people write delegates
THE people of Itsekiri have written delegates calling for the creation of Warri State out of Delta State and the division of the country into eight geo-political zones.
North fails in desperate bid to scrap NDDC, N-Delta ministry
DESPERATE attempts by northern delegates to adopt a proposal for scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, hit the brickwall as delegates overwhelmingly opposed the proposal.
S-South delegate demand $1trillion for N-Delta clean-up
SOUTH-SOUTH delegates yesterday decried the harm wrought on Niger-Delta environment by oil exploitation and demanded $1trillion about N160 trillion to clean up the region and save the inhabitants.
Why we agreed to retain 13% derivation — Obong Attah
A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has given an insight into why the South- south delegates in the Committee on Devolution of Powers at the on- National Conference agreed to the retention of the status quo of 13% derivation for oil producing states, saying the delegates, in their wisdom, decided that Nigeria must be considered first
Derivation: We’ll take the battle back to the Creeks — N/Delta delegates
NIGER-DELTA delegates, yesterday, declared that they would be heading back to the creeks should the conference refuse to grant them 100 percent control of the mineral resources in the area.
Delegates’ aides threaten to disrupt proceedings over welfare
STRONG indications emerged yesterday that smooth considerations of reports of the 20 Committees may be affected following threats by some personal aides attached to delegates to disrupt proceedings over issues relating to their welfare.
Confab gets 4 weeks extension
THE FEDERAL Government yesterday extended the National Conference by four weeks to make up for lost time occasioned by many public holidays and the hosting of the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA).
Derivation: N-Delta people dissatisfied with 13 % —Annkio Briggs
NIGER-DELTA environmental activist and Federal Government Delegate, Ms Annkio Briggs, has said that the recommendation of her Committee on Devolution of Power that status quo be maintained on the current 13 per cent derivation is unacceptable to the people of the oil-rich region.
