By Taye Obateru Jos — Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into last year’s crisis in the Plateau State capital, Prince Bola Ajibola, yesterday, descended heavily on Human Rights Watch for presenting a report based on hearsay on the crisis. The body had alleged that 700 people died in the crisis. He expressed disappointment with […]

Kaduna — The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government not to go ahead with its plan to restructure the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) at this period of economic meltdown because it will lead to retrenchment of thousands of staff. It, however, urged the government to embark on a technical audit of the […]

According to the World Bank’s Country Director, Dr. Onno Ruhl, who signed the loan agreement with the Federal Government on behalf of the bank, in Abuja, yesterday, fighting malaria was being given priority owing to its high death rate among children.

According to the governor, the new bill “takes away the total royalty of the people of the Niger Delta without recourse to the environmental hazards suffered by the people, such intention does not, in anyway, represent justice, but impunity”.

Religious leaders in Lagos rose stoutly against the planned imposition of taxes on donations made to religious bodies, describing it as unconstitutional and counter productive.