Nigeria’s export under threat over US 12.5% tariff, SEREC warns
By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Sea Empowerment & Research Center, SEREC, has warned that the United States’ decision to impose a 12.5 per cent tariff on Nigerian exports could undermine the country’s non-oil export drive, weaken foreign exchange earnings and further expose the fragility of the nation’s economy if urgent countermeasures are not adopted. In a policy […]
MEND gives survival strategy to JTF troops
“It was for such wickedness that the late Major Gideon G. Orkar and some gallant junior officers and men tried to change. We remember them today and salute them for their courageâ€, the militant group asserted.
NAPTIP calls for witness protection law
By Isiaka Oyibo Abuja — The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other related Matters (NAPTIP) has called for a comprehensive witness protection law that would encourage and guarantee adequate security for victims.
Yar’Adua can’t solve Nigeria’s problems —Balarabe Musa
By Emeka Mamah Kaduna—A former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, says President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is not capable of addressing the socio-econo-mic problems plaguing the nation. Musa, who is also a factioner chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) equally contended that the National Assembly should discard the Justice Mohammed Lawal […]
Task force demolishes governor’s property in Asaba
Guanah, however, explained that the governor has denied ownership of the demolished property, saying “there had been promptings that this land belongs to E.E. (which incidentally bears semblance to governor’s initials Emmanuel Eweta), but I called the governor and he denied having such property.
Windstorm kills one, renders 100 homeless
Gusau — At least one person was confirmed dead and many others injured, following a windstorm that was accompanied by a heavy rainfall in Maradun and Talata Mafara towns of Zamfara State.
