The House of Representatives would today start a two-day public hearing on a bill seeking to amend Section 145 of the 1999 constitution.

By  Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—The Action Congress, AC, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, to conduct a run-off  election between Mr Peter Obi of All Peoples Grand Alliance, APGA, and Dr Chris Ngige of  AC, and immediately correct the anomaly of prematurely declaring Obi, winner of the February 6, election. AC, has said that […]

By Sam Eyoboka LAGOS—The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN,  has urged Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to be more proactive in dealing with religious crisis in parts of the country, by prosecuting perpetrators of such. PFN, which hailed the National Assembly for empowering Jonathan as the nation’s leader, however, lamented the failure of past governments to […]

AKWA Ibom State Government has concluded plans to supply gas to Ibom Power Plant, IPP, and Rusal Alscon at Ikot Abasi.This follows a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed between the state government and Septa Energy Nigeria Limited to lay gas pipeline from Uquo Ibeno to Ibom Power Plant and Rusal Alscon.

FOUR years after exiting the infamous $30 billion Paris and London Clubs debts, Nigeria’s external debt profile today stands at $3.947 billion, the Minister of Finance, Alhaji Mansur Muhtar said in Abuja, yesterday.