The wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has lauded the Federal Government’s decision to redress the anomalies in the enlistment and training of female officers by the Armed Forces. She made the commendation in a statement signed by her Special Assistant (Media), Dr. Isiaka Ali-agan, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
A transparency advocacy group, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for his decision to halt the renewal of leases for International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria. It called on the Presidency to put pressure on the National Assembly for the speedy passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill. […]
THE coast became clear for the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole and the Oyo State governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, to contest the April elections on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, as the Speaker’s name was substituted for the name of Mr Segun Alawode. This is just as the […]
A presidential task force spearheaded by 20 operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered about N56 billion under-declared import duties in three weeks at the Lagos Port. The spokesperson of the commission, Mr Femi Babafemi, confirmed the recovery, while reacting to reports that the operatives were withdrawn from the assignment over […]
FOLLOWING the condemnation of his speech at the zonal presidential rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan last Tuesday by some politicians in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan has described their interpretation as unfortunate, saying that as a true leader, he takes responsibility for any misunderstanding of the context of the statement. In […]
The presidential campaign organisation of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has denied media reports of speculated rift between him and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The report had alleged that the ACN presidential candidate had rejected the choice of former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as his […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday released the list of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), a week after President Jonathan had concluded zonal presidential campaigns. The list has the former Director-General of the Jonathan/Sambo campaign organisation which operated from Plateau House as the Director-General of the council. The council, which is to be inaugurated today, […]
ROM the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has come a warning that Nigerians should desist from encroaching on the pipeline right of way to avoid the tragic consequences that usually follow such encroachment. The corporation spoke as a combined team of pipeline engineers and safety/environment experts from the NNPC and its subsidiary, Pipelines and Product […]
FORMER Nigerian Permanent Representative in the United Nations (UN), Alhaji Maitama Sule, has argued that the Nigerian problem has no bearing with religious differences but with the individual practitioners who are not faithful to the teachings of their Holy Books. Sule spoke yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 25th National Qur’anic Recitation Competition in […]
NIGERIA’S moribund automobile sector may be on the way to a rebound as the Federal Government mobilises funds for the operators. The project, to be executed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Bank of Industry (BoI), will cost about N550 billion. The money will be raised under a special intervention fund for […]
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