The removed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes, Mrs. Farida Waziri, on Wednesday said she heard the news of her sacking on the television. In a brief telephone chat with one of our correspondents late on Wednesday, Waziri also said she was yet to be formally communicated. She, however, added that she would determine […]
At last, the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Deziani Allison-Madueke yesterday appeared before the House of Representatives where she disclosed that the Federal government had set aside the sum of $2 billion (N320 billion) to repair damaged pipelines in the next 12 months. Briefing the House Committee on Petroleum (upstream), she apologized to the committee for […]
Dear President Goodluck Jonathan and honorable minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke, I am personally very happy about the urgency which this millions of euro mansion allegation in Vienna, Austria has been refuted and taken. Consequently I would want to inform you all, and fellow Nigerians that I went into action immediately after recovering from the […]
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Ethics and Values, Mrs Sarah Jubril, has become a recurring decimal in national politics. In this interview with REMI ADEFULU, the presidential aide laments the insecurity in the country, especially the activities of the Boko Haram sect which is peopled by northern youths. She opined that most worrisome […]
Umuahia— CO-ORDINATING minister of the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday expressed worry that youth unemployment rates were highest in the South-East states of the country, despite “the vibrant industries and entrepreneurial spirit among people of the region.” She said the Federal Government, through its YouWIN programme, would assist the youths, including […]
ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan may have ordered the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, to conduct full investigations into an Austrian newspaper report alleging the purchase of a 20 million Euro mansion by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Alison-Madueke was one of the recipients of the national honours in Abuja yesterday and has […]
The Women Empowerment and Free School Feeding Schemes of the Kano State government kicked off on Friday in Kano with the chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, donating a sum of N600 million towards the empowerment programme. Also, the business mogul promised to build a 500-student capacity for the Kano State University. The […]
By George Onah Port Harcourt- Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, has called on rural dwellers, women groups in local government areas in Rivers State not to patronise herbalists in the fight against polio because they lack the cure for the ailment. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, who was at […]
The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Levi Ajuonuma Friday refuted allegation in some online news media that the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke purchased a 20m euro mansion at an undisclosed location in the Austrian capital of Vienna. The NNPC spokesman noted that […]
The debate on the removal of fuel subsidy gathered momentum yesterday as the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Appropriations and Finance formally summoned Ministers of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to appear before it. The issue has […]
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