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 free to contest, but… says Northern Govs
THE Northern Governors’ Forum, yesterday, failed to reach a consensus on the contentious issue of zoning. However, the communiqué issued by the governors at the end of the meeting insisted that the 1999 Constitution did not bar any individual from seeking any office….
S-S Govs, leaders, PDP Kaduna adopt Jonathan
IT was a season of approval for the presumed ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest next year’s elections as it received boosts from his South-South geo-political zone and the Kaduna State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday.
FG will address rot in Education – Minister
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai has lamented the decay in the nation’s educational sector but assured that the Federal government is committed to addressing the rot in order to meet the educational needs of all Nigerian
Police arrest 500 kidnappers
INSPECTOR General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, said, weekend, that at the last count, there were about 500 kidnapping suspects in Police cells across the country with many of them having confessed to the criminal act and others caught in the act.
2011 ELECTION: How Mark & co aborted shift
A possible postponement of the January 2011 polls was top of the agenda when President Goodluck Jonathan met the leadership of the National Assembly on Wednesday night in Abuja, Sunday Vanguard can now reveal.
