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.
Edo State House of Assembly in free for all
HELL was let loose at the hallowed chambers of the Edo State House of Assembly Monday, when members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress (AC) members in the House, threw caution to the winds in a free for all fight.
Uduaghan unmasks illegal oil bunkering sponsors
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that not a few industries outside the Niger Delta region were encouraging illegal bunkering that has resulted in increased pipeline vandalization usually linked to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.
Jonathan faces first real test
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will be facing, later this week, what may be termed the first real test of his tenure when the Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by him, is due to receive and act on the report of the committee it raised last week to go to Jeddah with a view to assessing the condition of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Yar’Adua : What we saw, heard in Saudi Arabia – Reps
SIX days after returning from Saudi-Arabia in a futile search for ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua, the five-man delegation of the House of Representatives failed to submit a report of their visit to the House last Thursday.
2011: North pushes for PDP Presidential primaries in June
Key supporters of President Umaru Yar’Adua in the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, are pushing for the conduct of the party’s presidential primaries in June.
