June 12 annulment unjustified, painful — Akume, Onanuga
By Soni Daniel, Editor, Northern Region ABUJA — The annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by businessman Moshood Abiola was unjustified and remains a painful episode in Nigeria’s political history, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has said. Akume stated this at a world press conference in […]
Kogi LG laments bad roads
By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA — Following the worsening condition of the inter-link roads within the area council of Yagba West Local Council of Kogi State, the people of the area have sent a Save-Our-Soul (SOS) to the state Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, urging him to fulfill his electioneering campaign promise to reconstruct the roads.
African Child Day: Children parliament wants child rights law
By Patience Ogbodo The Bauchi State Children Parliament has urged the state House of Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the child rights bill into law.
European-American University to honour Nigerians
The European-American University Commonwealth of Dominica will confer honourary Doctorate Degree award on eminent Nigerians on July 11, 2009 in Lagos.
N49m debt: FCTA closes market
…as traders protest By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) yesterday shut the largest market in Abuja, known as “Monday market†over what the administration described as failure to pay a debt of N49 million for sanitation and maintenance services.
Fund projects from capital market— Minister
ABUJA— he Minister of Finance, Dr Mauzur Muhtar has emphasized the need for funding of long term projects through the capital market, saying the development of solid infrastructure required domestic sources of financing rather than relying on public revenue.
