Chairman of Rivers State Civil Service Commission, Chief A.E. Egobueze, disclosed at the celebration of the 2009 civil servants week in Port Harcourt , that promotion for staff, though a privilege, would be availed for “hard working and conscientious workers”.

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO – Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency clashed with hundreds of drug traffickers during  today  morning  hour leaving one dead with dozens injured in Kano. The rush hour bloody clash between 40 officials of NDLEA and hundreds of traffickers nearly snowballed into a major bloodbath in the city saved […]

By Kolade Larewaju ABEOKUTA –  THE face-off between Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State and members of the House of Assembly yesterday claimed its first casualty as the Governor today  ordered the redeployment of his Special Adviser on Legislative matters, Mr. Sesan Lawal.

By Vincent Ujumadu AWAKA -  THE last may not have been heard of the controversial N250 million allegedly intercepted from an aide of Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State by the police in Lagos, as enormous pressure is being mounted on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)- dominated Anambra State House of Assembly to commence impeachment […]

Nigeria’s government, facing substantially lower oil revenues in 2009, will push through a large fiscal deficit, which we believe will be financed via the excess crude account. Meanwhile, growth is forecast to fall below 4.0 per cent for the first time since 2000, with risks to the downside.