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.
TERRORISM: FG opts for dialogue
IF the stance and disposition of the Federal Government and governors of the 36 states of the country were anything to go by, peaceful resolution of the prevailing wind of insecurity unleashed by a militant Islamic sect is in the offing.
SEC commissioners disown Oteh
THE on-going Public Hearing on Near Collapse of the Capital Market in Nigeria took another twist, yesterday, as principal officers of the Securities and Exchange Commission sang discordant tunes that revealed the turmoil in the house, where the major actors work at cross purposes.
Documents against me doctored – Okereke-Onyiuke
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, yesterday, indicted the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, for collecting unapproved fees from transactions in the secondary segment of the Nigerian capital market.
Lagos sacks 788 striking doctors
Lagos State Government, yesterday, sacked 788 doctors in its employment following what it described as illegal strike embarked upon by the doctors since April 16 2012.
Pension Task Force in N127m mess
THE controversy over the multi-billion naira pension scam, weekend, took a new dimension as the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, OAuGF, queried the Pension Task Force Team Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina and directed him to refund N127, 085, 880 to the treasury.
Political tension heightened as Oshiomhole’s aide is assassinated
POLITICAL tension heightened in Edo State yesterday with the assassination of the Principal Private Secretary, PPS, to Governor Adams Oshiomhole and Deputy National Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde.
FG too weak to stop terrorists – Bishops
The Government of President Goodluck Jonathan came under attack from Nigeria’s senior bishops yesterday over the spate of bomb attacks in the country as they said the government was too weak to deal with growing threat from terrorists waging a campaign of terror against Christians.
MAY DAY: Workers cry out over insecurity
AGAINST the backdrop of unrestrained reign of terror across the country with its attendant loss of lives, Nigerian workers, yesterday, spoke with one voice expressing fear and anger over their continued existence even as former Defence Minister, General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), concluded that Nigeria is presently on fire and tending towards the Somali experience.
TARABA BLAST: Police commissioner’s convoy bombed
TARABA State Police Commissioner, Mr. Maman Sule confessed, yesterday, that he narrowly escaped death when some terrorists attacked his convoy with explosives at the premises of the Ministry of Finance which was adjacent the Taraba police headquarters leaving 11 persons dead and 20 others injured.
Two Profs, many others killed in church blast
TWENTY persons were killed yesterday, including two university professors with several others injured when gunmen armed with bombs attacked St Stephen Catholic Chaplain, Bayero University, Kano.
