Why grains importation won’t happen soon – Stakeholders
There may be delay in implementation of the zero-tariff grains importation policy of the federal government as Financial Vanguard reliably learnt at the weekend that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is yet to receive a comprehensive list of the firms to select for participation in the intervention programme.
Water May Wipe Out Parts of S/West, S/South – Expert
As President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan continues his tour of flooded states across the country, a fresh alarm has been raised warning of a possible wipe out of the ancient town of Abeokuta, in Ogun State, and parts of Lagos State, both in the South West geo-political zone, and a substantial part of the South South Zone.
BUDGET 2013: Presidency vs NASS: NASS playing to the gallery – Okupe *Know your limits, Mark
The Presidency, yesterday, sharply rebuffed the reprimand of President Goodluck Jonathan at the presentation of the 2013 budget at the National Assembly, Wednesday, asserting that Senate President David Mark and Speaker Aminu Tambuwal played to the gallery in their pronouncements.
BUDGET: Jonathan to spend N4.9trn in 2013
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, presented to the Joint National Assembly a total budget of N4.92 trillion as the aggregate expenditure for the 2013 fiscal year, just as he pegged the benchmark oil price at US$75 per barrel, an increase from the US$72 per barrel of 2012.
Bakassi: C-River challenges Adoke, Says ‘we presented new facts’
THE Federal Government was, yesterday, accused of not stating the fact by claiming that Nigeria had no fresh evidence to contest the International Court of Justice, ICJ, judgment of 2002 ceding Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon.
BAKASSI GONE TO CAMEROON: We won’t appeal ICJ’s judgment – FG
THE Federal government yesterday sealed Nigeria’s hope of recovering the Bakassi Peninsula, by saying that the government will not appeal the International Court of Justice, (ICJ) judgment of 2002 ceding the Peninsula to Cameroon.
