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Latest Politics
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014
BYJIDE AJANI For psychotherapeutic relief, this national talk shop, the rally of sorts, presently going on in Nigeria’s federal capital, is not only timely, it is needed for celebratory purposes. Timely, because the hoopla and the hullaballoo that were becoming deafening because of the agitation for it have cooled off. Celebratory, because some politicians are […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014
The big news this week was the inauguration of the National Conference, but the deaths of more than 16 young applicants who died in Abuja and other venues, during the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS recruitment exercise, overshadowed it. This tragedy mirrors the desperate situation of Nigeria.One only hopes that this unfortunate loss of lives, coupled […]
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Education, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Coordinating Minister for Education, Nyesom Wike | credits: File copy The Federal Government said it had spent N522.2bn in the last four years on project development, academic staff training and development, library development and other high impact projects in tertiary educational institutions. The Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, stated this on Tuesday […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: File copy THE United States government’s recent report on the role of the government in the proliferation of corruption in Nigeria offers a fresh and undeniable insight into why graft is so deeply entrenched in the Nigerian system. If the government that should stamp out corruption is now actively protecting […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria and chairman of the conference, retired Justice Idris Kutigi BARELY 24 hours after inauguration, the National Conference on Tuesday adjourned sitting by one week in order for its secretariat to formulate the ground rules that would guide debates. The chairman of the conference, retired Justice Idris Kutigi, adjourned sitting […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria and chairman of the conference, retired Justice Idris Kutigi The Federal Government has rebuffed request by some of the delegates to the ongoing national conference that their personal aides be paid by the government. Each of the delegates are to receive N12m for the three months exercise. The allowance […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, March 15th, 2014
Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has said 520,000 applicants participated in the Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment exercise across the country. The minister, however, said only 4,556 would be recruited at the end of the exercise, based on the available space. He said this in Jos, Plateau State capital on Saturday, while monitoring the exercise. […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics
Thursday, March 13th, 2014

The Presidency and the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday denied a report by an online news portal, Saharareporter, that the new Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau, had resigned his appointment. The online journal had reported that Gusau was miffed by what a Presidency source described as “insurbordination” by some military chiefs on his person […]
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Headlines, Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Thursday, March 13th, 2014
Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday paid N41billion to 27 oil marketers whose claims had been verified for fuel subsidy reimbursements. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-iweala, in Abuja. The marketers are A-Z Petroleum Product, ACORN […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Contrary to denials by the Presidency, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, said on Tuesday that the privatisation of the nation’s refineries remained the best way to tackle the problems in the petroleum sector. Alison-Madueke stated this when she appeared before the Joint Senate Committee […]