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.
Experts back NSA over attacks on CBN’s reforms
—NOT a few Nigerians have reacted to comments by the National Security Adviser, Lieutenant-General Aliyu Gusau (rtd), that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s, reforms were damaging the economy.
Lar, Ciroma, others rally to save ogbulafor
FORMER national chairman of the ruling PDP, Chief Solomon Lar and former finance minister, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, have been selected as members of a delegation of party leaders to plead the case of the embattled current chairman of the PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor with Acting President Goodluck Jonathan.
It’s an insult to call me IBB’s boy declares Gen. Shagaya
General John Shagaya is a serving Senator of the Federal Republic and Chairman of Northern Senators’ Forum . In this interview, the Minister of Internal Affairs in the defunct IBB’s regime speaks on a number of issues including IBB’s return to politics, the Jos crisis and acting President Jonathan’s trip to the United States.
Ogbulafor, PDP leaders’ war heightens
THERE was a dramatic twist to the lingering crisis in the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday as the National Chairman of the party, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, suspended former Senate presidents, Ken Nnamani, Adolphus Wabara, ex-Speaker Bello Masari and the immediate past National Secretary of the party, Bernard Eze.
FG denies $1bn loan
ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, signed into law a N 4.6 trillion budget for 2010, with more than a third earmarked for the development of roads, power and the Niger Delta.
