By  Tony Edike ENUGU—GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, yesterday swore in the 17 local government chairmen and their deputies elected during the December 5, 2009 local government election in the state. He charged them to deploy the resources at their disposal to pursue people oriented programmes and policies. Administering the oath of office on […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — In a renewed move to address the housing needs of Nigerians across the country, the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, has announced the decision of the authority to construct 100,000 units of houses in some parts of the country. The housing project, which will span four years, will be targeted at […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Government has vowed that the local government funds in excess of N5 billion, which was allegedly embezzled by former local council officials in the state would be recovered. Governor Ikedi Ohakim, who made the pledge in his address entitled “Renewing Faith in a Greater Imo,” at the 2010 edition of […]

By Bala Ajiya DAMATURU — Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has assured that there will be effective planning and moni-toring of the state budgetary provision this year as poor planning has always contributed negatively to the economic woes of the state in the past. Gaidam, while presenting the 2010 Budget on the floor of […]

IN a desperate bid to abort the planned picketing and disruption of operations of banks over the ongoing mass sack of workers, the Federal Government has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Chief Executives of banks and organised labour for a meeting aimed at finding solution to the looming industrial unrest.