By  Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—AS part of efforts by Anambra State Government to involve the people in the formulation of annual budget, major stakeholders in the state’s economy have brainstormed on how to make the 2010 budget a successful one. Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Professor Chinyere Okunna, explained that the seminar was a prelude […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—Abia State Government has announced upward review of its land charges, as part of efforts to increase its internally generated revenue. The government also said the need to review the land charges arose, as the charges in the state remains the lowest anywhere in the country, noting that the last review was […]

By Kenneth Ehigiator The Federal Government has assured all aviation stakeholders that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will fulfil its promise of ensuring safe and secure airports all over the country. Aviation Minister, Mr. Babatunde Omotoba, who spoke during the re-opening of rehabilitated Kaduna Airport runway last weekend, said the parastatal under his […]

National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and its Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) counterpart, have threatened to embark on nationwide industrial action over alleged moves by the Federal Government to inaugurate separate boards for the successor companies in Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

By  Peter Duru MAKURDI — THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has decried what it described as the Benue State Government’s deliberate deduction of excessive taxes from the salaries of workers in the state service. Labour urged the state government to streamline its tax system to check cases of double taxation and excess deduction which has […]