The Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on Tuesday hit back at Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, describing him as an ignorant individual, who “should hide his head in shame.” Fani-Kayode, a former minister of Aviation, had criticised the Peoples Democratic Party for expressing confidence in Oduah despite the air crashes that had happened during her […]
Finance Minister, Okonjo-Iweala | credits: File copy Nigeria’s total public debt rose from N6.25tn ($40.1bn) in 2010 to N9.04tn ($58.04bn) by the end of December 2012, the Debt Management Office has said. The DMO, in its 2013 Report of the Annual National Debt Sustainability Analysis, released in Abuja on Sunday, also said it would issue […]
At least 20 people were killed when Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a town in northeast Nigeria, triggering clashes with troops stationed there, the military said on Sunday. Reuters reported that a spokesman for Nigerian forces in northeastern Borno State, which lies at the heart of a four-year-old Islamist insurgency, said the Islamists crept into […]
BY DAPO AKINREFON CHIEF Olabode George, former deputy national chairman, of the Peoples Democratic, PDP, in this interview in Lagos, opens up on the intrigues he claims that led to his imprisonment and on his relationship with former President Olusegun Obasanjo among other issues. Excerpts: How did your trial and imprisonment affect you? Looking back, […]
Comments » Elder statesman, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has excused himself from the National Conference Committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to formulate modalities for the convocation of a national dialogue. Prof. Nwabueze, in a letter to the president dated October 2, 2013, explained that he would be abroad, “for medicals and may be […]
President Goodluck Jonathan • Conference is deception strategy, says APC national leader Bola Tinubu Our Correspondents As President Goodluck Jonathan prepares to inaugurate the advisory committee on national dialogue tomorrow, opinion leaders in the South-south have called on him to ensure that there are predetermined subjects that must not be discussed at the conference. Prominent […]
By News Express, www.newsexpressngr.com, on 01/10/2013 The United States of America has reassured on its partnership with Nigeria, saying it can only get stronger in the years ahead for the mutual benefit of the people of both countries. A statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry congratulating Nigeria on the attainment of […]
The Federal Government yesterday promised to install the necessary technology to ensure prompt clearance of goods at the ports. Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello made the promise in Lagos at a meeting with terminal operators, clearing agents and service providers. Bello said that it was regular human contact that had contributed […]
Abubakar Baraje The breakaway faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party said on Tuesday that Nigerians were being extorted by the Federal Government through its numerous agencies. The faction, otherwise referred to as the ‘New PDP,’ also said that the country had become a crumbling edifice as a result of corruption and bad leadership. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria, in a bid to save the naira from foreign exchange pressure, has banned the importation of all foreign currencies. The bank said, henceforth, no individual, group of persons or investors would be allowed to bring any type of foreign currency into the country without its approval. The bank disclosed this […]
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