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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
By Emmanuel Aziken, Clara Nwachukwu, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, aDEMOLA aKINYEMI, Yemi Adeoye & Mike Eboh LAGOS—Ahead of tomorrow’s commencement of debate on the report of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on the utilization of petroleum subsidies, industry and political stakeholders were weekend separately upbeat and muted over alleged errors in the recommendations. The Nigerian National […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Washington DC – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, has solicited the World Bank’s support to create a good data base to help improve the social safety nets in Nigeria. She spoke on Sunday at the on-going Spring Meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Okonjo-Iweala said […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
By OMOH GABRIEL LAGOS — Concerned by the increasing cost of doing business in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered 24 hours operations at the Nigerian ports in a bid to reduce the number of days for clearing goods as well as make the ports more competitive. The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister […]
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Latest Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West
Friday, April 20th, 2012
April 20, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam,Sunday Aborishade,Ozioma Ubabukoh and David Attah Afenifere Leader, Dr. Reuben Fasoranti | credits: File copy Afenifere Leader, Dr. Reuben Fasoranti, has cautioned the Northern leaders against their threat that the North is not afraid of the breaking of Nigeria. A leader of the Arewa Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdulahi, on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, United Nations
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday sought the assistance of Germany and the United Nations in tackling the insecurity in some parts of Nigeria orchestrated by the activities of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Jonathan made the appeal at a joint press conference he held with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, shortly after a bilateral talk […]
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Arewa House, Latest Politics
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
A body of elders in the North, who met under the aegis of Arewa Elders Forum (AEF), has told southerners who are agitating for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) that the North can survive if the country divides. The elders also lamented insecurity in the country and reiterated their resolve to work […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has been named among 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 by Times Magazine. Named alongside Jonathan were United States President, Barack Obama; German Chancellor, Angela Merkel; International Monetary Fund (IMF) President, Christine Lagarde and Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti. Others were US presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney; Israeli Prime Minister, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
DIPLOMATS and foreign agencies in Nigeria have been urged to refrain from issuing “frivolous” statements on the security situation in the country to their nationals. The Federal Government, which reacted yesterday to recent travel warnings by some embassies to their nationals, asked the envoys to align more with the nation’s security and avoid making statements, […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
There are heightened fears that a cabal was determined to ensure that the Hon. Farouk Lawan-led committee panel report does not see the light of day or at worst, get the contents heavily doctored. As a result, controversy has continued to trail the report on fuel subsidy with a group describing it as being suspicious, […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The Federal Government, yesterday accused the nation’s aviation regulatory agencies of collusion with foreign airlines to fix airfares in the country. Foreign Affairs Minister, Olugbenga Ashiru said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation at the commencement of a three-day public hearing on […]
