By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The three tiers of government, yesterday, shared a total of N612.077 billion as their allocations from the federally collected revenue for the month of November, which would be used for their December expenditure. The figure was about N9 billion higher than the previous months’ allocation to the three levels […]
By AbdulSalam Muhammad & Ikechukwu Nnochiri, with agency report. Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect yesterday attacked the Air Force Comprehensive Secondary School , Dawakin Tofa LGA of Kano State, killing four Air Force officers. Also yesterday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday ordered that Senator Mohammed Ali […]
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & OKEY NDIRIBE ABUJA— Contrary to reports that the federal government has finally removed fuel subsidy, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed yesterday, that Goodluck President Jonathan was sill consulting and would announce his decision on the issue at the end […]
Senate President David Mark has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to fulfill all promises made concerning full implementation of the 2012 budget. Mark said this during his opening address to the joint session of the National Assembly on the presentation of the 2012 budget proposals by the President yesterday. The Senate President bemoaned past promises made […]
-Sun The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday disclosed to the shock of the crowd gathered for the launch of the ‘Power, Politics and Death’, by the former Special Adviser on Media and Communications to Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, that the late president generously supported his guber race with financial donations. […]
The Three Arms Zone comprising the Presidency, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal Headquarters of the National Assembly was in a security lockdown ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan’s presentation of the N4.8 trillion budget yesterday. Right from the Power House Axis from the Asokoro District, down to the Police Force Headquarters in Area 11, and […]
Apparently worried over the menace of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has advocated that Nigeria should split. Addressing a press conference yesterday, the Secretary General of the Northern (CAN), Elder Saidu Dogo, said the division of the country […]
BY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI— Federal Government’s hammer has now descended on Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, following the planned scrapping and full privatization of the establishment. The Commissioner in-charge of Government/Consumer Affairs of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Mr. Abba A. Ibrahim, disclosed this at a power consumer assembly in Owerri. Noting that […]
By Emma Ujah & Victoria Ojeme ABUJA—European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. David MacRae, has urged the Federal Government to engage in wider consultations and enlightenment of the public on fuel subsidy removal for proper understanding. He said the negative reaction from the general public on the proposed removal of subsidy from petroleum products was […]
A judge from the North faces sack and possible trial for being sympathetic to Islamist sect, Boko Haram. Sources said yesterday that the judge had an alleged link with the sect’s spokesman, Ali Umar Konduga (aka Al-Zawahiri), who was sentenced to three years jail last week by an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court on a one-count […]
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