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Presidency to deepen consultations with Catholic Bishops

Presidency to deepen consultations with Catholic Bishops

Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government has restated its readiness to deepen consultations with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria CBCN and other faith-based groups, insisting that many of Nigeria’s challenges can only be resolved through sustained partnership with religious and civil society institutions. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume, […]
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Alaoji power plant 80% ready

Alaoji power plant 80% ready

THE first phase of the 1074 Megawatts (Mw) power plant at Umuobasi-Ukwu, near Alaoji in Abia State, one of those being constructed under the National Integrated Power Programme (NIPP) have achieved 85 per cent completion with indications that one of the turbines could be fired in the next eight months.

ACF blames Boko Haram on poverty

ACF blames Boko Haram on poverty

By Emeka Mamah The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has reviewed the bloody Boko Haram saga in parts of the North and traced activities of the Muslim religious sect to what it described as the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country. The group noted, however, that it was concerned over the seeming extra-judicial killing of […]

MEND rules out money-for-arms surrender

MEND rules out money-for-arms surrender

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said late Tuesday that its disarmament would not be in exchange for money as the opening of a government amnesty offer window was due in less than 48 hours. “When we choose to disarm, it will be done freely, knowing that the reason for our […]

Yar’Adua’s govt inept, rudderless – el-Rufai

Yar’Adua’s govt inept, rudderless – el-Rufai

Former FCT Minister, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has described the President Umaru Yar’Adua’s administration as inept and rudderless, regretting that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was misled into supporting Yar’Adua in 2007.