Fuel subsidy: FG probes 21 firms for alleged fraud

The Federal Ministry of Finance on Friday published the names of 21 firms being investigated under the fuel subsidy regime. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Finance Minister on Media, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu. The statement said the firms were being investigated based on the report of the Presidential […]

Okonjo-Iweala: oil marketers paid N42.6b

Okonjo-Iweala   The Federal Government has called the bluff of oil marketers, as fuel queues continue to grow in Abuja . Many stations have refused to sell petrol in the nation’s capital.  The government is insisting that oil marketers indicted in the fuel subsidy probe will not be paid. The fuel crisis, the government said, […]

We are working for peace, says Sultan (It doesn’t look that way, sir)

What is the role of traditional rulers in the battle for peace in NIgeria? The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, says traditional rulers are joining forces with the government and other stakeholders to restore peace to the country. Terrorism has crept into the country, with the Boko Haram sect setting off bombs in […]

Fed Govt, southern states may clash over state police

The Canadian government is allowing these businesses to outsource a lot of their jobs to foreign countries which employs a lot more people in other countries while having a great amount of unemployed in Canada.  Statistics indicate that Canada has increased their share of material and services inputs from abroad (Gu, 2008).  According to appendix 1 […]

Bakassi: Final showdown

By Johnbosco  Agbakwuru With days running out for Nigeria to initiate a possible reversal of its surrender of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, aggrieved indigenes of the former Bakassi have commenced a subtle rebellion AFTER October 10, 2012 every issue concerning the once disputed Bakassi Peninsula should technically come to a halt. That day would […]

Group slams Okupe over call for Lagos Speaker’s resignation

A group, Congress of South-West Youths (COWSY), has criticised the Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, over his recent call for resignation of the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. Okupe had recently called for Ikuforiji’s resignation based on his pending trial by the Economic […]

‘Boko Haram’s plan is to Islamise Nigeria’

The President, the Christ Apostolic Mission Church Worldwide, Pastor Adesoji Ajayi, has said that the Boko Haram sect’s plan was to Islamise the Northern part of Nigeria, naming it “The Islamic Republic of Nigeria.” He said this at a news conference held to address the security crisis the country is experiencing, adding that, God revealed […]

Capital projects: FG releases additional N300bn for 3rd quarter

THE Federal Government, on Thursday, announced the release of additional N300 billion for 2012 third quarter capital, bringing the total money released in the 2012 budget for capital projects to N704 billion. Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, while briefing the media in Abuja, also put 2012 budget implementation […]

BOKO HARAM, PHCN THREATS FG places security on red alert

Share IN a bid to forestall untoward incident during this weekend’s Eid-el-fitri celebrations marking the end of the Ramadan fast by Muslim faithful, the Federal Government has put all security agencies on red alert to contain any threat to the nation’s security before, during and after the festive period. The move came on the heels […]

Why FG resists terrorist label for Boko Haram – Ambassador

By Hugo Odiogor & Luka Binniyat LAGOS— Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Ade Adefuye, yesterday, proffered reasons why Nigeria is against plans by Americans to classify Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO). Ambassador Adefuye who was guest speaker of the Third Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, (NIIA), symposium on the visit […]

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