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.
Jonathan arrives for summit on Lake Chad
AS part of international efforts to seek solutions to Lake Chad whose water has receded about 90 percent, President Goodluck Jonathan is among six African Heads of State and Government currently in N’djamena, the capital of Chad Republic .
Consensus Candidate: IBB, Atiku,others, embarrassing North-Gov Aliyu
Amid the feelers that the Mallam Adamu Ciroma-led Committee of the Northern Political Leaders Forum, NPLF, is set to come out with a decision on the presidential candidate from the north, Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State says the inability of the aspirants to reach a consensus is embarrassing to the north
FG ponders National Guard
NIGERIA may have a national guard under a new security system being considered by the Federal Government to deal with security lapses in the country.
Gunmen blow up oil pipelines in Bayelsa
After a lull in attack on oil facilities in the backwaters of the Niger Delta, unknown armed gunmen Friday blew up two pipelines belonging to the Italian oil giant, Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Bayelsa State about 4,000 barrels per day of production to be shut in.
Is PDP afraid of EFCC?
THE war against corruption is supposed to be top of the ruling PDP’s agenda in running Nigeria’s affairs.
