The remains of late Gen. Andrew Azazi (retd) in Yenagoa, who died alongside a former Governor of Kaduna State, Mr. Patrick Yakowa and four others in a naval helicopter crash , were buried on Saturday in Bayelsa State. Azazi was buried amidst tears and glowing tributes from family members and sympathisers including President Goodluck Jonathan. […]
There are indications that the Federal Government will impose stringent measures on private jet owners and charter aircraft operators to avert disaster in the general aviation section, investigation by our correspondent has revealed. This, it was learnt, was the outcome of an emergency meeting between the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, and heads of […]
By Babajide Komolafe LAGOS— Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has warned the Federal Government to stop accumulating debts for future generation by reducing its current levels of borrowing. He said the current level of borrowing, if unchecked, would result to unmitigated hardship for future generations. He urged the Federal Government […]
DECEMBER 26, 2012 BY DAYO OKETOLA Mobile network operators have concluded plans to seek compensation from the Federal Government for losses incurred from terrorist attacks on their installations. The Executive Secretary, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Mr. Gbolahan Awonuga, confirmed to our correspondent on Tuesday that MTN, Globacom, Airtel, Etisalat, and the CDMA […]
Nigerian Immigration Service on Tuesday said the vacant posts in the agency were not advertised because it wanted to avoid a repeat of the rush during the 2006 recruitment exercise when many applicants died. The service also denied that it allotted some vacancy slots to the President’s wife, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, saying the report was […]
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, on Tuesday raised the alarm over the nation’s rising debt profile and warned that the development, if left unchecked, would result into hardship for Nigerians. Sanusi, at the the Honorary International Investment Council conference in London, argued that if the existing level of borrowing from […]
DECEMBER 26, 2012 BY TEMITAYO FAMUTIMI 44 COMMENTS President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: File copy President Goodluck Jonathan came under criticism from his Facebook friends on Tuesday after he posted his Christmas message on the social networking site. The President in the message said he “personally” instructed government officials to make conditions favourable for Nigerians […]
VICE President Namadi Sambo Monday washed its hand off the controversy over the huge amount being spent on the official residence of the Vice President. Sambo, in a statement by his spokesman, Umar Sani, said the concept and choice of a residential accommodation was purely by the professionals in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration. […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will spend N152bn on the repair of three of the nation’s refineries in 2013. The amount is contained in the budget document submitted to the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) last week. Details of the budget show that the total maintenance cost for the Port Harcourt Refinery by […]
THE Oyo and Osun state governments have been urged to harmonise efforts and jointly re-open the case file of the slain former Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Justice, the late Chief Bola Ige, so that those who assassinated him on December 23, 2001 could be fished out and brought to book. Former president of […]
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