By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—The British High Commissioner, Bob Dewar has called on Nigerian Government to take advantage of the findings of the second audit report launched by Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to address accountability and transparency issues in oil sectors. The recent launch of the second audit undertaken by the Nigeria Extractive Industries […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—Governor Martin Elech of Ebonyi state, yesterday signed into law, a bill that stipulates death penalty for anybody that is convicted by a competent court of law for hostage taking and kidnapping of  human being. Signing the bill, titled ‘Ebonyi State Internal Security Enforcement and Related Matters Law, 2009,’ into law at […]

ABUJA — The International Monetary Fund has described the Petroleum Industry Bill as a professional legislation that is capable of transforming the Nigeria economy for the better. Speaking during a fact-finding visit to the Minister of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to understand the Petroleum Industry Bill currently before the National […]

By Emmanuel Aziken & Inalegwu Shaibu Abuja — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, yesterday tore the recommendations of the Justice Mohammed Uwais committee on electoral reform to shreds, saying that reforms should not be implemented just for it. In a presentation to the Senate national retreat on constitution review […]

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday in Benin assured that all contending issues in the industrial dispute between the federal government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would be resolved within the next two weeks to prevent the university teachers from continuing its strike.