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.
Yar’Adua’s absence : Senate set to resolve impasse
THE Senate is launching, this week, an initiative to resolve the political impasse created by President Umaru Yar’Adua’s long absence from the country.
FROM THE ARCHIVES : Govt does not fund Better Life Programme — First Lady
SHE is a prophetess. And like every prophetess honours always come from abroad. She is an activist. And like every activist she is misunderstood. But unlike many prophetess and activists, Mrs. Maryam Babangida, Nigeria’s First Lady, is not bitter. Bitterness has no place in her system. No grudges. No ill-feelings. Rather, Mrs. Babangida is at peace with herself, working dedicatedly and selflessly to improve the lot of the Nigerian woman in particular and Nigerians in general.
Happy New year
We wish our numerous readers happy and a prosperous New Year.
Why I swore in new Chief Justice, by Kutigi
IN SPITE of the controversy over his legal powers, the out-going Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, yesterday, in Abuja, swore in Justice Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu as the 11th Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Jonathan can’t act now, Aondoakaa tells court
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN), yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that President Umaru Yar’Adua would neither resign his office nor allow his Vice, Dr. Jonathan Goodluck, to act as President for a second on account of his health.
