By  Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT ) in Anambra state has threatened to go on strike, should the state government fail to pay them the 27.5% teachers salary scale by the end of August. Chairman of the union, Chief Anthony Ugozor told Vanguard that government had agreed to pay the money in full […]

The new line at Mfamosing currently operates at a much lower operating cost and has excess grinding capacity in addition to producing cement from materials mined at site.”

According to him, the only solution to the Niger Delta problem is for the Federal Government to directly contact the true key traditional rulers, youths leaders and community leaders of the aggrieved oil communities in the creeks and kingdoms to chat a way forward with them in providing a lasting solution to the problem which originated as a result of deprivation and marginalization of the oil communities.

The statement read in part: “The attention of the Leadership of the Delta State House of Assembly has been drawn to newspaper publication of July 15, 2009 insinuating impeachment scare in the state Assembly over an alleged DESOPADEC largesse.

“ BLT then sold AC to the people, and if you study the pattern of voting, as shown at the election tribunal judgments, you will see that the votes that gave AC victory were from Edo South. That was a result of BLT campaign and its mobilization of people to register during the registration exercise.

“So, to that extent, BLT did not fail on its objective, even though the