June 8, 2012 by Akinpelu Dada The Federal Government has created about 1,401,242 jobs within the last one year through the implementation of trade and investment reforms, policies and programmes, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, has said. Aganga, according to a statement made available to our correspondent by his Special Adviser […]
MEMBERS of the Jama’atul Ahlu Sunnah Lidda’awa Wal Jihad, popularly referred to as Boko Haram, have denied holding any dialogue with the Federal Government through respected Bauchi-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. The cleric, had on Tuesday, told journalists in Bauchi that he had initiated a dialogue between the group and the Federal Government, […]
LAGOS—The United States, yesterday, dismissed Nigeria’s war against corruption alleging “massive widespread and pervasive corruption affected all levels of government and the security forces”. In its 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which was submitted to Congress by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, it said the law provides criminal penalties for official corruption; […]
In view of many speculations about probable causes of the tragic crash of Dana Airlines flight 0992 in Lagos, President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians not to “rush to judgment” but to wait for the outcome of government’s investigation on the incident. The president further pledged that the investigation would not just be another […]
June 6, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu 14 Comments There was pandemonium in the Mushin area of Lagos on Monday evening as men suspected to be members of the Odua Peoples’ Congress and some Hausa youths in the area clashed. PUNCH Metro learnt that although no one was killed, many sustained varying degrees of injuries while […]
A Federal High Court, Lagos has cleared a legal hurdle that could impede the operations of the committees set up by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to carry out some reforms in the petroleum industry. One of the committees is the Petroleum Revenue Task Force, headed by a former Chairman, Economic and […]
Abuja – The Senate has ordered Dana Airlines to suspend its operations pending the conclusion of its investigation into Sunday’s air crash. The Senate also directed the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, to step aside until all investigations into the air crash had been completed. The resolution followed a […]
-Vanguard ABUJA— GOVERNORS of the Northern states, weekend, said if there must be an end to cases of bloodletting and bombings in the north, President Goodluck Jonathan must treat with seriousness the position paper submitted to him by the Northern Elders last week Wednesday. Answering questions from journalists in Gombe during the wedding ceremony of […]
Governor Theodore Orji By Emmanuel Ugwu The high command of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has intensified capacity building of officers to adequately equip them to tackle the Boko Haram menace and other contemporary security challenges facing the nation. To further ensure a successful triumph over terrorism the military is […]
In spite of public claim of poor performance, the three levels of government in the country spent a staggering N10.501 trillion in the last one year. The hefty sum was the revenue that accrued from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Investigation by Saturday Tribune showed that out of the whole money shared, N780 billion […]
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