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.
History, Nigerians ‘ll judge me – Nnaji
ON a day that mixed reactions greeted his sudden exit as Minister of Power after 14 months on the saddle, Professor Barth Nnaji, yesterday, said history and Nigerians would judge his performance.
Power Minister, Barth Nnaji loses job
Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji was, yesterday, relieved of his job following the acceptance of his resignation, with immediate effect, by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
Senate stops CBN on N5,000 notes
THE Senate, yesterday, warned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to, as a matter of urgency, stop his proposed introduction of N5,000 denomination.
OPS, Labour, others condemn N5,000 note
Organised private sector, labour and others have joined Nigerians to oppose the proposed introduction of N5, 000 note in the planned restructuring of the nation’s currency, saying it will aid corruption. Director General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muda Yusuf in his comment said although the idea of restructuring the currency is a welcome development, “there is a flip side to the policy”.
SUBSIDY PAYMENT TRAP: A messy arrangement gets messier
Emblematising the essence of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration’s struggle to keep pace with the speed of service delivery to Nigerians, the scatter-head arrangement in managing the subsidy funds, an arrangement that has suffered so much abuse in recent times, the aborted strike action of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, is no more than a stockpiling of wood for tomorrow’s bonfire.
