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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp)
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
In an expression of heightened concern over the growing insecurity in the country, especially in the north, about 20,000 corps members posted to the northern states have besieged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) headquarters in Abuja, to seek redeployment. This scenario played out yesterday morning as prospective 2011 batch ‘B’ corps members waiting to […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Women Politics
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
THE Senate resumed screening of ministerial nominees yesterday with candidates listing ways of realising the Vision 20:2020 agenda of the Federal Government. Among those screened were former Special Adviser to the President on Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji (Enugu State) and former Minister of Finance and Managing Director of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. As […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
THE Senate on Wednesday confirmed another set of 10 ministerial nominees, bringing the total number to 24 out of the 34 names forwarded for screening and confirmation by President Goodluck Jonathan to the Senate. The Senate last week confirmed the nomination of 14, remaining 10 nominees to pass through the process. Those confirmed on Wednesday […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Four staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State, on Wednesday, appeared before an Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s court on charges of alleged tampering with ballot papers used in the last general election in Ekiti East Local Government Area. The four accused, out of the seven that were arrested by the police […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
A legal practitioner in Kogi State, Mr Ahmadu Umar, said before there could be peace in Borno State or in the North-east where the bombings were rampant, President Jonathan must hold the bull by the horn by declaring a state-of-emergency in Borno State. “President Jonatahn must not treat this sect called Boko Haram with kid gloves. […]
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Latest Politics, Ministries
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan’s ever-changing ministerial list is far from taking a final shape as he continues to tinker with the nominations, days after swearing in the first batch of 14 ministers who passed Senate screening. The president Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Mr. Tonye Cole, an architect who had been tipped to head the Ministry […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan Determined to ensure that the Nigerian economy becomes less dependent on the oil and gas sector, President Goodluck Jonathan has said that agriculture holds a better promise in the march towards growing the economy than the oil and gas sector as it provides more employment as well as ensures food security. Represented […]
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Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday approved the appointment of 18 aides for his office and that of Vice President Namadi Sambo Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Senator Anyim Pius Anyim , in a statement in Abuja said the new aides will be sworn in by President Jonathan on Thursday by 2 pm at […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
With the expansion of the Islamic communities across the globe, Islamic banking and takaful insurance are already playing vital roles in today’s global financial village. Operators of Islamic banking argued that Islamic banking cannot be fully Sharia based unless there is Takaful to take care of their insurance businesses. The Governor of the Central Bank […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
THE bilateral trade volume in import and export between Nigeria and its German counterpart has been put at N678 billion (€3 billion) in 2011. Besides, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will be in Nigeria on a state visit to President Goodluck Jonathan and to kick off the German-Nigerian Business Forum holding from July 14 to […]
