The House of Representatives on Wednesday frowned on the alleged “indiscriminate withdrawals” from the Stabilisation Account by the Federal Government, ordering an investigation into the matter. A motion by a lawmaker from Kano State, Mr. Haruna Fatahi, indicated that in the last eight months, the government had withdrawn “about N114bn” from the account and spent […]
By Daniel Eteghe LAGOS — Aviation unions under the aegis of the Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, with its affiliate in the Trade Union Congress, TUC, yesterday, applauded the Federal Government for taking a bold step in terminating the concession agreement between FAAN and Maevis […]
By Rotimi Ajayi ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed plan by the Ministry of Aviation to compel the British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and other international airlines operating in the country to correct the disparity in the fare charged Nigerians against that charged other West African passengers. A top source in the ministry told Vanguard […]
THE Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has said the Federal Government spent N3 trillion in the education sector from 1999 till date. Senator Anyim, however, expressed displeasure that not much impact had been made to justify the expenditure. The SGF, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, General Services […]
A cabal within the Federal Civil Service may have started frustrating the reform being carried out in the pension scheme in Nigeria amid death threats being sent to the Pension Reform Task Team chairman, Mr Abdullahi Maina and other members. No fewer than 120 different individuals were said to have issued death treats to Maina […]
MORE facts have emerged on why the Al-Qaeda in the Sahel region established an operational base in Nigeria, even as an Al-Qaeda suspect in an Algerian prison has confessed that the sect is planning attacks in Nigeria and four other nations to commemorate the first year of Osama bin Laden’s death. Nigerian Tribune had reported […]
SIX people have been arrested in Bauchi State in connection with the murder of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Tafawa Balewa Council, Mr. Adeleke, who was killed in his hotel room in Tafawa Balewa town following an attack by gunmen in January. An army lance corporal and eight civilians were also killed in the […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has approved the posting of 16 federal permanent secretaries. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, who made the announcement in Abuja, gave the names of the approved posted permanent secretaries as Alhaji Sheidu Ozigis, who is with the Ministry of Interior, now posted to the […]
PRETORIA, March 23, 2012 (AFP) – Nigeria’s finance minister Friday joined the race for the top World Bank job, backed by Africa’s leading economies in a push for greater influence at global financial bodies dominated by rich nations. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, flanked by counterparts from South Africa and Angola, unveiled her candidacy at a press conference […]
Says Nigeria will not recognise unconstitutional regime President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday condemned in strong terms the reported coup in Mali. He made it clear that the Nigerian government would never recognize any unconstitutional regime. Jonathan also called on other leaders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and […]
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