Ghanaian Returns Envelope Stuffed With $20,000
It was in the early afternoon of a mid-October 2012 day that Bismark Mensah was collecting carts outside a Walmart in Federal Way, a part-time job for which he earned $9.05 an hour as a “courtesy associate.” He More...
Education Technical Resource Facilitator – Art at U.S. Peace Corps (Eastern Region)
Location: Eastern Region Description: Job Title: Education Technical Resource Facilitator – Art Job Location: Kukurantumi, Eastern Region The Peace Corps is a United States Federal agency that promotes More...
The ECOWAS Commission Goofed, Big-time!
In the communique on ECOWAS 42nd summit (paragraph 40) – which took place just some few days ago – the commission charged President Manuel SerifoNhamajo of Guinea Bissau to “conduct of free, fair, and transparent More...
Court sacks Delta House of Assembly member for decamping from DPP to PDP
By Austin Ogwuda, AsabaTHE Federal High Court holden at Asaba, yesterday, ruled that the seat of the member representing Ukwuani constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Dr. Alphonsus Ojo has become vacant More...
Coordinator challenges Gov. Fashola on governance tour
Abuja – The Secretariat of National Good Governance Tour (NGGT) has described as unfortunate the claim by Lagos State Government that it did not support the tour of projects across the country. This is contained More...
Budget Blues: Return from the cliff
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor President Jonathan’s assent to the 2013 budget may have averted an unprecedented constitutional crisis, but the dangers in implementation still abound. It was a landmark that More...
Power supply: Nigerians generate over 6,000mw, FG 5,482mw, says UNILAG VC
By MICHAEL EBOH Lagos—Nigerians are currently generating over 6,000 Mega Watts of electricity through the use of generators in their homes, corporate offices and industrial places, far more than what the Federal More...
IBB backs merger of political parties
By Wole MosadomiMinna – Former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida has said that the intending merger of some political parties to serve as a strong opposition to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, More...
‘Nigeria’s economy is strong’, FG replies Clinton
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has replied critics of the Nigerian economy, saying the economy is buoyant and strong. Okonjo-Iweala, in a message put on social media, yesterday, dismissed reports More...
FG installs 3 power sub-stations in Lagos
By MICHAEL EBOH LAGOS—The Federal Government, yesterday, gave a boost to power supply in the country with the acquisition and installation of three units of 15 MVA (Megavolt Ampere) injection sub-stations in More...
Ex-militants unleash mayhem on Bayelsa
By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa—No fewer than 10 vehicles, were, yesterday, vandalized, while one, was set ablaze in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as hundreds of ex-militants protested alleged meagre slots allotted the More...
At last, Jonathan signs 2013 budget
President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday night signed the 2013 budget of the Federal Government into law averting an unprecedented constitutional crisis and a face off with the National Assembly. Confirmation of the More...
Maina to resurface today if…
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North & Victoria Ojeme ABUJA — The embattled Chairman of Pension Reforms Task Team, PRTT, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, who has been on the run, may resurface today as his N1.5 More...
Ex-militants seek N’Assembly’s intervention in unpaid allowances
FORMER militant leaders in the Niger Delta have called on the National Assembly to create an environment that will allow the Federal Government to be paying them their monthly allowances. The ex-militants stated More...
Customs arrests 88 port users over alleged malpractices at Apapa
NO fewer than 88 suspects were arrested at the Apapa and Tin-can- island ports over the weekend during operation raid the ports of undesirable elements allegedly defrauding the government through unwholesome More...
Aviation: FAAN records 14.9m passengers traffic in 2012
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it recorded 14.3 million passengers traffic in 2012 as against 14.9 million in 2011, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This is contained in a statement More...
Constitution Review Will Redress Weakness In Parliament – Hon. Kutigi
Hon. Muhammad Sani Idris represents Lavun/Edati/Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State. In this interview with RUTH CHOJI, the deputy chairman, House Committee on Inter-parliamentary Affairs states that the More...
Cole: Preventing Illegal Export Of Stolen Crude
AS the debate around oil theft in Nigeria has moved towards potential solutions that might help reduce the quantity of oil stolen the most common question we have heard is ‘why is it not a simple maritime security More...
Techno Oil Introduces Gas Stoves To Discourage Firewood Usage
An oil and gas firm, Techno Oil Ltd., has introduced gas stoves, in a bid to promote the Federal Government’s drive to discourage use of firewood by Nigerian households. The company introduced the product More...
Only domestic firms can drive economic diversification – LCCI
Muda Yusuf| credits: Without competitive domestic firms it will be impossible for the Federal Government to diversify the Nigerian economy, the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said. The Director-General, More...
