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FG Promises Enhanced Cargo Clearance At Ports

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 […]

Nigeria, a crumbling edifice – New PDP (Was it crumbling when you had one party?)

  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. […]

CBN bans importation of dollars, others

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 […]

Tight security as FG marks Independence inside Villa

  Presidential Villa, Abuja …on Tuesday. NAN. | credits: NAN. President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday led other top government officials, former heads of government and friends of the nation, to mark the nation’s 53rd Independence anniversary   inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The anniversary was marked  with the commemorative Presidential Change of Guards Parade  at the […]

UN, US, others ask Jonathan to arrest terrorists

THE United Nations, Unite States of America and others in their message to Nigeria as the nation marks its 53rd Independence anniversary have asked President Goodluck Jonathan to arrest violent elements in the country, especially members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Empowered Newswire reports. The US asked the Nigerian government “to find and […]

  Nwabueze President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the membership and terms of reference of the Federal Government’s Advisory Committee on National Dialogue/ Conference. A terse statement  on Tuesday night in Abuja by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, named a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, as one […]

Deportation: South East APC begs Ndigbo to forgive for his error in judgment

Deportation: S-East APC begs Ndigbo to forgive Fashola   By TONY EDIKE, Enugu Following the unqualified and unreserved apology tendered by Governor Babatunde Fashola for the controversial deportation of 14 Anambra indigenes from Lagos State to Onitsha, the All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East zone has appealed to Ndigbo and Anambrarians in particular to forgive and […]

FG hands over power plants to investors Monday

The Federal Government has said it would on Monday formally hand over the privatized power plants to private sector investors. Vice President Namadi Sambo gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja during a special forum on financing the power sector reforms for economic development. The forum, which was supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

PDP disciplinary committee: Nyako, Amaechi dare Tukur

    -Punch Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, and his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, have dismissed speculations that they may be compelled to face  the Peoples Democratic Party’s disciplinary committee should they fail to honour the October 7, 2013, meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan. In separate telephone interviews withSaturday PUNCH on Thursday, the governors said […]

Massive looting going on under Jonathan – New PDP (Are u just realizing)

The Chairman of the New Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has condemned the rape of the country’s economy by the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration. He said that despite claims to the contrary by the government in a futile bid to deceive Nigerians, the overwhelming evidence was  that the Nigerian economy had been run […]