The Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity yesterday urged the House of Representatives to approve the sum of N622.5 million for local and overseas travels in the 2011 fiscal year. Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Emeka Wogu, made the plea during its budget defence meeting with the House Committee on Labour. The ministry which […]
Prominent left wing politicians who fought military rule to a standstill during the pro-democracy struggle on the platform of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) will launch a fresh come back next week, THISDAY has learnt. Forces behind NADECO, according to sources, are planning to use the opportunity of the burial rites of the late Chief […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, fulfilled his promise to appoint a coordinator of government’s anti-terrorism efforts, in a bid to stem the rising tide of terrorist activities, including bombings, in the country. President Jonathan had pledged to appoint a coordinator for anti-terrorism activities, following bombings in Jos, Plateau State and Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, on Christmas […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has frozen the N800million account of Mrs Phiana Chidi in a new generation bank as it declared a manhunt for another director in the public service for allegedly partaking in the N12 billion yearly diversion of pension funds recently uncovered by the Office of the Head of the […]
The Presidential flag bearer of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has raised the alarm over the depletion of the excess crude account (Sovereign Wealth Fund) and the nation’s external reserves. Ribadu made his feelings known against the backdrop of the steady rise in the price of crude oil, which is almost […]
As a mark of recognition and appreciation of her sterling roles in combating the menace of economic and financial crimes in Nigeria, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri, has been nominated for an award of an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc) by the Michael Okpara […]
As agitations continue to trail the federal government’s penchant for borrowing, after the exit from the London and Paris clubs’ debts, Debt Management Office (DMO) yesterday put the external debt portfolio of Nigeria at $4.78 billion as at December 2010. In an interactive session with the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) in Abuja, the […]
Former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, recently picked the All Progressives Grant Alliance (APGA) ticket for Anambra Central Senatorial Zone. In this interview with Uchenna Awom, she reveals her burning desire to give unrivalled representation to her people if they give her their mandate We will like to find out why you […]
Late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s younger brother, Colonel Abdul’aziz (rtd), on Tuesday, formally joined the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in katsina. Abdul’aziz in company with his elder sister, Hajia Mairo Tafida, and other supporters picked up his party membership card at the Kangiwa ward office of the CPC beside the emir’s palace in the state […]
The National Political Adviser, Support Dr Goodluck/Sambo Project 2011, Mr. Sunday Olaifa, has said that no candidate can stop President Goodluck Jonathan from winning the April election. Not only that, he said Jonathan would defeat the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) presidential candidate, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and his Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) counterpart, Muhammadu […]
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