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American Politics, Governors, Latest Politics
Monday, October 15th, 2012
No fewer than 11 key sector Ministers and 8 Nigerian governors are expected to attend a two-day US-Nigeria infrastructure conference which opens today Wednesday October 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. The conference which is titled “Building the Infrastructure for Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020” would provide opportunity for each minister to showcase potentials of their ministries before […]
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Cross River, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu, joined the natives of Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State as they gathered at the Millennium Park in the state capital, Calabar, on Wednesday, for a solemn assembly. The assembly, which was organised by the Efik kingdom to coincide with the October 10 date […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Subsidy scam: Uba’s arrest scares marketers | Print | E-mail Monday, 15 October 2012 Following the arrest of Mr Ifeanyi Uba of Capital Oil, the presidency has directed anti-graft agencies to go after all those involved in the fuel subsidy scam with a warning that there is no sacred cow in the anti-corruption war. Uba, who is known […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
The offices of three principal functionaries of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – the President, the Vice-President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation – will spend N1.59bn on welfare packages in 2013. While Goodluck Jonathan is currently the president, Namadi Sambo is the VP. The office of the SGF is occupied by Anyim […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
By Tony Edike, Enugu Former member of House of Representatives for Anambra East and West Constituency, Chief Ralph Okeke, Friday, faulted the Federal Government’s decision to channel the N17.6 billion flood disaster relief fund through the governments of the affected states, saying, government bureaucracy would eventually reduce the fund by 50 percent before it gets […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said 50 to 70 per cent of many states in the country had been submerged by floods. He said since the compilation of data on the victims were still ongoing and there was a strong possibility that the figure might be more than that. Jonathan spoke at the Presidential Villa, […]
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Budget, Latest Politics
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Economic and budgeting experts have expressed worries over the ability of the Federal Government to successfully implement the 2013 budget, which was presented to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, saying its performance on the current fiscal year leaves room for concern. According to the experts, the government must ensure that it […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
The Federal Government is insisting on the benchmark price of $75 per barrel of crude oil in order to shore up the economy and make for macroeconomic stability, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said. Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke to journalists shortly after the presentation of the 2013 budget proposals to the National Assembly […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
A surprising division emerged in the ranks of the people of Bakassi Peninsula, who are now making a different demand from the Federal Government. Led by former presidential aide, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, the people, under the auspices of Bakassi People General Assembly, were now demanding that the Federal Government should forget about appealing the judgment […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Written by Leon Usigbe Tuesday, 09 October 2012 PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, decorated the newly appointed service chiefs with their new ranks, He charged them to do more to end the persistent security challenges facing the country as well as the ongoing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. Those sworn in and decorated […]
