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We Were Not Bribed, Sen. Anyanwu
The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Communication, Chief Sylvester Anyanwu has denied that members of his committee were induced not to clear the President’s nominees to the Board....read more

Presidency: North Concedes Mandate to Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan last week in Kaduna got the much desired approval of the North to contest the next year presidential election as leaders of the region who attended a one day political summit unanimously agreed that the President should go into....read more

Presidency: North Concedes Mandate to Jonathan
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2011: PDP Youth Vanguard Endorses Jonathan
The debate whether or not President Goodluck Jonathan is qualified to contest the 2011 Presidency under the Peoples Democratic Party, following the zoning arrangement of the Party seems to have been resolved, as the youth wing of the Party under the aegis....read more

Works on Abuja Auto Village to Commence Soon
The plan by the Federal Capital Territory Administration to relocate car dealers operating along Kubwa Express Way to Dakwa district along Suleja road has been perfected, as the Abuja Investment Company Limited, AICL, Multigrade Group and Home Builds Limi....read more

Civil Society Lauds Secretary ARDS in FCT
Barely two months in office, Civil Society Group has commended the Special Assistant to the President and Secretary of Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat, Alhaji Hamza Adamu Buwai for his foresight in transforming the agricultural fortunes of....read more

Riot Approach to rescue operation is inimical to safety- Expert
The President General of Global Flight Safety, a non governmental organization, Engr. Joshua Amara, has identified riot approach to rescue operation as inimical to safety in Nigeria.....read more

Government admit flaws in budgetary allocation for children development
The minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Iyom Josephine Anenih has acknowledged the fact that government had over the years continued to pay less attention to the needs of children in the country in terms of budgetary allocation.....read more

We‘ll Call VIO to Order-----Chidoka
The feud between the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC and its sister agency, the Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO has begun to degenerate as the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive Officer of FRSC, Mr. Osita Chidoka has vowed to call vehicle inspectors to or....read more

Jonathan cannot arm-twist Jega –Balarabe Musa
Radical opposition leader and former second republic governor of Kaduna state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has said Prof. Attahiru Jega who was appointed last week by President Goodluck Jonathan to occupy the vacant Chairmanship seat of the Independent National....read more

Jilted woman commits suicide in lover’s house
Residents of Aku Village, a suburb in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, were thrown into panic and mourning last week as a middle age woman and mother of 2 kids committed suicide after she discovered her jobless boy friend she had spent her fo....read more

Nigerians must
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi says time has come for Nigerians to begin to demand for accountable stewardship from their elected representatives as a right.....read more

FCT Land Probe: Minister
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed has assured of his administration’s support in ensuring the protection of integrity of land titles in the FCT.....read more

Land Committee Indicts former FCT Ministers
A committee on the repositioning of land administration in the FCT has indicted former ministers of the Federal Capital Territory for abuse of land administration during their tenure.....read more

2011: ANPP gets 20 man convention committee
Conscious of the benefits of early planning, the All NIGERIA Peoples Party—ANPP, recently appointed and inaugurated a 20 Man National Convention Committee-NCC, to ensure proper organization of its party machinery for effective participation in the forthco....read more

Indications emerged last week that the Federal Capital Territory Administration will function without the appointment of Minister of state for the remaining period of this administration, our correspondent can authoritatively report.....read more

Yar’Adua, a responsive father of the nation – Senators Wives
The Wife of the President of the Senate, Chief (Mrs.) Helen Mark has described the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as a responsive father, husband who served the country in utmost honest and selflessness.....read more

Nigeria at 50: Media take pride of place
As part of activities to mark the Golden Jubilee of Nigeria independence, the federal ministry of information and communications last week inaugurated a media exhibition steering committee to highlight the role of the media during the struggle for indepen....read more

Agitation for State creation healthy – Mark
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The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has condemned in strong terms the gruesome murder of The Nation Newspapers reporter, Mr. Edo Sule Ugbagwu by yet to be identified gunmen.....read more

The Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke on Monday announced major changes in the Ministry aimed at repositioning the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR for greater efficiency....read more

The Crooks of NDDC
The internecine war between the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Chibuzor Ugwuoha, and the Executive Director, Projects, Architect Ikpong Etteh, boiled over last week when the latter petitioned the Presidency over the....read more

FCT Minister cripples AGIS
Like his predecessors in office, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Senator Bala Muhammed has crippled the activities of the Abuja Geographic Information Systems, AGIS a body charged with the responsibility of land allocation in....read more

Insecurity: DIGs begin visit of state commands
Following pressures on the Nigeria police to address the problem of insecurity in the country, arrangements have been concluded for all Deputy Inspectors General, DIGs, of police to begin a national tour of all state police commands beginning from April 1....read more

Gokhana LG commits N18m on early child education
As part of effort to promote early child education and literacy programme among Rivers Children the Gokhana Local Government Council has redeemed eighteen million Naira as counterpart funding for the building of Permanent Site for ESI nursery school run b....read more

Mrs Amaechi Laments Infrastructural Decay
Wife of Rivers State Governor, Dame Judith Amaechi has lamented the absence of adequate infrastructure in the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corp across the country.....read more

Governor Uduaghan advocates training for convoy drivers
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has advocated specialized training and certification of drivers who operate convoy of government functionaries in the Country.....read more

FG expresses displeasure over slow pace of work on Abuja-Lokoja road
Years after the award of contract for the dualization of the Abuja/Lokoja express way to some construction firms, work on the road is still moving at a snail speed, this ugly development according to Senator Sanusi Dagash has contributed in no small way t....read more

Minister Assures of sustaining transportation policy
The Minister of Transport, Yusuf Sulieman, has declared in affirmative term that no policy changes would occur in railway sector, even as the operation of a mass transit system has been slated to commence before the end of the year.....read more

FCT minister to sack Mandate Secretaries
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Senator Bala Mohammad is poised to sack mandate secretaries inherited from the previous administration, The Abuja Inquirer can authoritatively report.....read more

Employment laws and falling standard of education in Nigeria
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the recent passing into law, a legislation which seeks to address the discrimination against Nigerian graduates with pass and third class in the labour market, allowing only those with at least second class lower, t....read more

2011 Elections: INEC creates six zonal distribution stores
Preparatory to 2011 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that six zonal stores have been created in the country to make the distribution of both sensitive and non-sensitive election materials less cumbersome....read more

Group demands Iwu’s stay in office
Against the backdrop of calls for the removal of the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Maurice Iwu, a group under the aegis of Alliance for Defense of Democracy in Nigeria, ADD has staged a peaceful rally in Abuja to count....read more

NHRC confers most human rights friendly award on Wuse station
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has conferred an award of most human rights friendly police station on Wuse Divisional police station in the Federal Capital Territory.....read more

Council polls: NSCDC expresses readiness to provide security
Ahead of Area Councils’ election in the Federal Capital Territory scheduled for April 10, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has assured of its readiness to provide security during and after the exercise, to make it hitch free.....read more

Police admit flaws in carrying out duties
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo has admitted flaws in the performance of the personnel of Nigeria Police Force as he acknowledged that police used coercion in the discharge of their duties.....read more

PSC appoints specialists ASP and inspector of police
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has released a list of 1,174 names of qualified persons for appointment into the Nigeria Police Force as specialists and professionals under ASPs and Inspectors cadre.....read more

Adegoroye charge NYSC to shun rumour peddling
As part of measures to forestall the killings of Corps Members in some parts of the country, the Federal Capital Territory Permanent Secretary, Dr. Goke Adegoroye, has charged Corps Members to shun rumour peddling in....read more

Local Govt. Boss calls for Autonomy
The Chairman of Kombotso Local Government Area in Kano state, Hon. Munir Babba Dan’agundi has added his voice to the ongoing constitutional amendment before the National Assembly, as he calls for full autonomy of Local Government Administration in Nigeria....read more

Rainstorm victims receive relief materials in Abaji
Relief materials worth millions of naira were distributed to victims of a heavy rainfall that claimed three lives and destroyed many properties last month in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.....read more

Jonathan takes Total Control
Acting President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, last week set a stage for effective control of state machinery as he sent the list off 33 ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening this week after sacking Executive Council of the Federation, EXCOF, constitu....read more

Business activities was paralyzed in Mararaba over revenue
Business activities was paralyzed on Monday in Mararaba following what the traders described as abysmal and abnormal increment in the revenue charges in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state.....read more

Police admit flaws in carrying out duties
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo has admitted flaw in the performance of the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force as he acknowledged that police used coercion in the discharge of their duties.....read more

Jonathan receives Jos crisis interim report
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on l Thursday last received the interim report of the Presidential Committee on Jos Crisis promising to find a lasting solution to the problem .....read more

Senate passes final amendments to 1999 Constitution
The Senate made history on Thursday last week as it successfully amended provisions of the 1999 Constitution that has been under intense criticism. Previous attempts to review the document since 1999 had failed owing largely to disagreements over clauses....read more

Anxiety, fear grip parties over Area Council Poll
The political environment of the Federal Capital Territory has been gripped by fear and anxiety over the Area Council poll slated for April 10, as all the major political parties are warming up for the last minute showdown geared towards winning major....read more

Barkindo Rallies Oil Industry to Tackle Power Challenge
Efforts at finding a practical solution to the power generation challenge in the country took centre stage as the Gas to Power Stakeholders’ Forum with the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr Mohammed Sanusi Ba....read more

NNPC Gas to Power Stakeholders Tackle Electricity Challenge
Hope of an accelerated solution to the power generation challenge in the country appeared on the horizon Tuesday with the adoption of action points by the Stakeholders’ Forum on Gas to Power convened by the Management of the Nigerian Petroleum Corporation....read more

2011 Polls: Mark calls for prayers
As political activities in the country gather momentum towards the 2011 general elections, the President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has implored religious leaders to pray for God’s guidance and success in the polls.....read more

A cross section of Nigerians have expressed their distrust for policies of the Yar’Adua administration fearing that the recent plan announced by government to cut the wages of political office holders will deepen the existing widespread corruption in t....read more

Directors of sports pick holes in KADA 2009
Considering some of the problems being faced by participants at the on going 16th National Sports festival, some of the Directors of sports who are in Kaduna with their athletes and officials have commended organizers of the games for doing their best to....read more

FCT Council Election: Gbagis Shove Igbos aside
The Gbagis have confirmed their earlier declaration to maintain firm control of politics of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as indigenous people with a stunning defeat of Igbos, their ach rival, in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, primary election....read more

CAC PR helmsman conferred with Ambassador for Peace award
The Head of Public Relations, Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, Mr Churchill Williams has been conferred with the International Ambassador for Peace Award by the Universal Peace Federation and the Interreligious, International Federation for World Pea....read more

Fashola Task Governors on Internally Generated Revenue
Lagos state Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola has tasked his fellow colleagues to fashion out tax administration strategies that will enhance Internally Generated Revenue, IGR of their states, even as he disclosed that the state has moved from a monthl....read more

MATTER OF URGENT NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
This is a matter of urgent national importance. Our law makers have done it again. In January this year the Joint Committee on constitutional review composed of Senators and members of the House of Representatives met in Minna, Niger state to discuss moda....read more

CBN appoints advisers for ailing banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had appointed advisers that will work with the ten deposit money banks-Afribank Plc, Finbank Plc, Intercontinental Bank Plc, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Bank PHB plc....read more

IGR: Deputy Governor advises on signing of C of Os
Executive Governors from all the 36 states of Nigeria have been called upon to devise ways of signing Certificates of Occupancy, C of Os, as an alternative source of improving internally generated revenue for states.....read more

FG set to tackle Abuja-Keffi Road traffic Problem
The Federal Government has kicked off a process of tackling the perennial traffic problems along the Abuja – Keffi Expressway as the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero ,flags off a multi-billion naira fly-over bridge and other channe....read more

Aliero’s wife flags off mass de-worming among school pupils
The Wife of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration, Hajia Zainab Aliero commenced mass de-worming exercise of School Children in the FCT with pupils of Science Primary School, Kuje.....read more

FRSC sets standard for school bus operation
Worried by the poor standard of school buses and mode of conveying school children in the country which often results to road traffic crashes, the Federal Road Safety Corps has set operational standards for school proprietors in Nigeria.....read more

Aliero justifies land charges in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has once again advanced reason to justify the upward review of land charges in the territory, arguing that speculators sell plots of land for N36000 per square meter.....read more

Education is key to accident reduction---ALC
The General Manager of Abuja Leasing Company, Mr. Tunji Tolani has identified lack of education as one of the major factors contributing to the high rate of road accident within the city center of the nation’s capital, Abuja.....read more

I Don't Want 2nd Term- Yaradua Begs PDP
Attempts by some vested interests in the ruling People's Democratic Party , PDP, to drag President Umar Musa Yar'Adua to run for second term in the 2011 presidential election is suffering a serious setback as he is said to have turned down all entreati....read more

Religious Sect Threatens Independence Anniversary in Abuja
An incident that threatened the peaceful celebration of the 49th Independence Anniversary occurred at the Eagle Square venue of the occasion in the nation’s capital, as two youth stormed the VIP podium with a copy of the Holy Bible and swore that “until t....read more

FirstBank Management Visits NSE with Plan to Raise N500b Bond
The Management team of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, led by its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bisi Onasanya, paid a courtesy call on the Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Prof. (Mrs.) Ndi Okereke-Onyuike, on Tuesday....read more

Group scores Nigeria low at 49
In spite of the brilliant score card presented by President Umaru Yar’Adua, Nigeria has been described as a failed state at 49, as over 75 percent lived below the lines of poverty level.....read more

50m Nigerians still live in slums—UN chieftain
Programme officer of the United Nations Habitat Programme support office, Barnabas Atiyaye, has said 50 million Nigerians still live in slums across the country.....read more

Abuja NUJ condemns assassination of Guardian Reporter
The Abuja council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has expressed shock over the murder of Bayo Ohu, Assistant News Editor with The Guardian newspapers in the early hours of Sunday, September 20, at his residence in Lagos.....read more

Nigeria yet to attain independence……..Ex. Governor
The chairman, Board of Trustee of the National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria and former governor of Nasarawa state, Alhaji Abudullahi Adamu has declared that “until Nigeria achieves food security, the country cannot be said to be truly independent.”....read more

Why IGP lied over Ribadu’s visit
A top presidency source has revealed that the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo has been under intense pressure from the presidency not to admit that the sacked former EFCC boss Nuhu Ribadu was in the country as the development will embarrass....read more

Gbagis Plot Takeover of FCT from Hausa/Fulani and Igbo
Ahead of 2011 general elections, the battle for the soul of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is in top gear as the original inhabitants of Abuja, the Gbagis have vowed to take over from the Hausa/Fulani and other major ethnic tribes who hitherto occup....read more

NUT appreciates Egwu
Despite the call for Egwu’s head from various quarters, the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, have commended him for his efforts to salvage the education sector from the strike actions that is threatening the sector.....read more

Zaku charge AUST to act as catalyst for national development
THE Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku has charged the African University of Science and Technology, AUST, Abuja to act as a catalyst to other universities in Nigeria in solving developmental problems besetting the nation.....read more

Mark Tasks Africa Nations To End Hostilities
President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has urged African Countries to come together and work out a blue print that would solve the multifaceted problems bedevilling the Continent especially in Conflict resolution.....read more

EFCC arraigns housewife, hairdresser and a graduate over cheque scam.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last Wednesday arraigned a housewife, hairdresser and a graduate on an 88 count charge bordering on illegal possession of travelers’ cheques and forgery.....read more

NNPC, Pan Ocean Oil top in Green House Gas Reduction
Nigeria’s quest to ensure effective gas utilization received a major boost with the announcement that the gas utilization project at the Ovade-Ogharafe oil field in Delta state has been successfully registered under the United Nations Clean Development Me....read more

ASUU finally relaxes on strike
Following the intervention of Governor Adams Oshomole of Edo state, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has finally decided to put a hold on the protracted industrial strike action embarked by the union as various chapters of the union had on....read more

Udenwa seeks patronage of made in Nigeria goods
As the campaign to deemphasize the use of imported goods and promote made in Nigeria goods kicks off this month, the chief campaigner, the Minister of Commerce and industry Chief Achike Udenwa has pleaded with Nigerians to be more patriotic and patronize....read more

Dukku Calls for UNESCO intervention Africa
The Minister of State for Education, Hajia Aishatu Jubril Dukku at the Plenary Ministerial Forum of the 35th General Conference of the UNESCO has stressed the need for the Organization to step up intervention strategies in Nigeria and the continent of Afr....read more

Egwu makes case for Nigerians studying in Russia
The Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu, has called on the Russian Government to consider options that will ameliorate some difficulties encountered by Nigerian students studying in Russia, especially those on scholarship, in order for them to benefit max....read more

FCTA, Mtel Clash Over sale of Govt Houses
An attempt by the FCTA to forcefully evict Mtel, a subsidiary of the moribund Nigeria Telecommunication Limited, NITEL, from its corporate headquarters located at Wuse II, Abuja has put the two organizations on collision path as the mobile telecom company....read more

Twelve Bank Chiefs still held by EFCC
Twelve officials of the five banks that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, removed their Managing Directors are still being held by the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for questioning over their roles in the misfortune of the banks. ....read more

Bauchi Govt Investgates Health Workers Strike
The Bauchi State Government is to investigate the circumstances that led to the recent industrial strike action by health Workers. Governor Isa Yuguda gave the indication at the inauguration of a seven member committee to carry out the assignment in Bau....read more

Yuguda Task Public Accountants
Public Accountants in the country have been requested to equip themselves with the modern trend in their profession to face the challenges of the current economic melt down.....read more

Bauchi Awards N2 Billion Road Contract
The Bauchi State Government has awarded contract for the rehabilitation and surfacing of Magaman Gumau to Gumau, Rishi-Rahama and Rishi Tama roads at the cost of over two billion Naira....read more

CBN vows to resuscitated ailing banks, pumps more cash to banks’ branches
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which has assured that no bank would be allowed to fail even in the face of distress, has directed its regional offices across the country to make more cash available to all branches of the five banks it sacked their Mana....read more

How global economic crisis has affected Nigerian economy
The global financial crisis which started as tension in the United States financial markets which emerged in early 2007 was believed not to affect other economies such as Nigeria’s as they do not operate the same system with the U.S.....read more

DPR/NPD agreement has brought improvement in Exploration and production-Minister
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr Rilwanu Lukman said that there has been remarkable improvement in the regulatory approach to oil exploration and production in Nigeria in the last six years of Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between the Departmen....read more

First Bank records revenue growth, N46bn profit, declares N1.35k dividend, N1.00 bonus
First Bank of Nigeria Plc has announced high revenue growth as well as N46 billion profit recorded in its financial year ended on March 31, 2009 despite the challenges poised by the economic crisis occasioned by high levels of volatility, declining asset....read more

FG appoints new Comptroller-General for Customs, re-constitutes NEXIM Bank, NDIC, board
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Mr Dikko Abdullahi as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service. The appointment is following the retirement of the incumbent Comptroller General Dr. Bernard Nwadialo who is due to....read more

African countries seek ways to strengthen Tax Administration
The African Tax Administration Forum, ATAF, established two years ago has meet to find a way of strengthening tax administration in the continent....read more

Church tasks loan beneficiaries on commitment in business
The Senior Pastor in charge of Family Worship Centre Wuye-Abuja, Sarah Omakwu has charged 46 beneficiaries of the N10m loan worth of items, recently disbursed by the church under economic empowerment programme to be committed in their chosen investments.....read more

Abuja leasing company in N300million scandal
For failing to release their vehicles to them after making an initial deposit of N.3million, to Abuja Leasing Company Limited ALC, over six months, customers of the company have been besieging their office, close to Julius Berger yard at Utako Abuja, prot....read more

Court order may be responsible for Asokoro collapsed building
There are strong indications that Court order restraining the Federal Capital Territory Administration from pulling down the three storey building situated at plot No. 1895 in cadastral Zone A04 of Asokoro District, Abuja might be responsible for the coll....read more

Garki modern market opens Monday
At last, traders in Garki modern market will heave a sigh of relief as the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero has announced that the Market which has been closed down for clean up and renovation will be re-opened on Monday August 3,....read more

Aliero commended for budget implementation
The Presidential Technical Committee on the implementation of the 2009 national budget has commended the Federal Capital Territory Administration for sternly implementing its budget in accordance with the vision of the Federal Government.....read more

FRSC donates 10 ambulances for U-17 world cup
In compliance with the 2007 FRSC establishment Act which empowers it to regulate the use of ambulances in collaboration with Non- Governmental Organizations, Health Service Providers and Hospitals in Nigeria, management of the Federal Road Safety Corps ha....read more

Aliero moves against high rent in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero has frowned at the exhorbitant house rent charged by property owners in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and said the trend is unacceptable.....read more

Lagos-Ibadan road: FRSC tackle traffic congestion
In line with its determination to ensure a hitch-free traffic flow during the proposed construction works along the Lagos – Ibadan express way, management of the Federal Road Safety Corps has initiated measures to ensure accessible use of these routes by....read more

Nigeria needs $100bn for Infrastructure in 10yrs – Babalola
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, has disclosed that the country needs an annual investment of US$100 in the next 10 years to fully tackle its infrastructural problem and attain the top 20 economies by the year 2020.....read more

NPA assures on operators commitment
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Mallam Abdulsalami Mohammed has said that all terminal operators at the two sea ports in Lagos have satisfactorily met their obligations as enshrined in the concession agreements with the Federal Gover....read more

FG sets up budget monitoring team to ensure 6,000MW in December
The Federal Government has set up an inter-ministerial budget monitoring committee to ensure the speedy completion of ongoing power projects in the country.....read more

Chief Judge of Federal High Court retires
As the Federal High Court, FHC, begins its annual vacation on August 6, 2009 nationwide, the Chief Judge, Justice Abdullahi Mustapha, will not come back to office, as he has reached the statutory age of retirement. Justice Dan Abutu, who is the next senio....read more

Chinese Government to Support Nigeria’s Rural School Initiative.
The Chinese Government is soon to construct 4 rural schools in 3 states and the FCT as parts of its effort to support the Nigerian government’s initiative, “Support- A- School Programme”.....read more

Crisis imminent in Kaduna health sector
Battle line may have been drawn between doctors in Kaduna state and the state government over allegations that they are involved in efforts to frustrate government’s policy on effective health delivery to inhabitants of the state as well as the employment....read more

Group Accuses Obi Of Neglect
A political pressure group Idemili Progressive Alliance, IPA, has accused the Anambra state government of neglect of two local government areas (Idemili North and South) saying that the government is yet to extend the necessary development dividends to th....read more

Obi Is Teacher Friendly – Anambra N.U.T
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has been described as the most teacher friendly governor among all the governors that have ruled the state by the state secretary of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Sir Kenneth Awagu.....read more

Educationist Criticizes Nigeria Educational System
An educationist and Anambra state Co-ordinator of African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education Enugu campus, Onitsha zone Chief Mrs. Sabinah Alih has criticized Nigeria educational system saying its emphases is not on developing of the minds....read more

NCC Donates Books to Adamawa State University
In furtherance of its commitment towards enhancing knowledge of Information and Communications Technology, ICT, in tertiary institutions, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has donated 100 different books covering different ICT subjects to Adama....read more

Transparent election: Gov. Aliyu advocates video conferencing
Bothered by the spate of electoral malpractices in the country, the Governor of Niger state, Dr. Babangida Aliyu has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to resort to video conferencing to ensure a transparent, free and fair electio....read more

Megatech, Helios Towers in nationwide network roll-out deal
Nigeria’s leading infrastructure sharing, co-location and managed services provider, Helios Towers, HTN, has signed 200 sites co-location deal with Megatech Networks, a Kano-based CDMA operator for a nationwide network roll-out.....read more

West African countries suffer bandwidth blackout
There are strong indications that West African countries of Nigeria, Togo, Niger and Benin republic, are suffering severe blackout as a result of damage to the SAT-3 cable which runs from Portugal and Spain to South Africa, via West Africa. ....read more

NUJ Abuja council decries empty cofferNUJ Abuja council decries empty coffer
The newly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abuja council, Mr. Jacob Edi has implored the national body to help the council with funds as it inherited an empty purse from the former leadership.....read more

Aliero moves to solve traffic problem in FCT
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FCTA promotes 5,534 staff, 295 proceeds on training
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero has approved the promotion of 5,534 staff of the FCT Administration in a bid to enhance staff welfare,.....read more

Wuse traders give kudos to AMML
Traders in Wuse market in the Federal Capital Territory has commended the Abuja Market Management Limited, AMML, over what they described as prudent management of facilities in the market.....read more

Gov. oni to support FRSC with plots of land, patrol team
The continued advocacy by the Federal Road Safety Corps for Public and Private sectors involvement in road safety management, received a major boost at Ekiti when the State Governor, Engr.Segun Oni pledged to donate plots of land for construction of an FR....read more

Residents lament as FCTA bulldozers pull down structures in Mpape
To carry out its earlier threat, the Development Control of the Federal Capital Territory Administration last week pulled down over 500 structures at a site earmarked as quarry for construction companies operating in Mpape, one of the sprawling settlement....read more

Abuja private school set to meet standard
As the deadline for the closure of over 500 private schools drew nearer, an Abuja based Glisten International Academy; Jabi has launched plans to measure up standard approved by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Education Department. ....read more

China approves rep. office for Oceanic Bank
In line with the Oceanic Bank’s desire to grow its business globally, China Banking Regulatory Commission, CBRC, has approved its application for a representative office in Beijing. ....read more

APPOINTMENT OF NEW IGP
Less than two weeks to the retirement of Inspector-General of Police Mr. Mike Okiro from service, the Presidency is still shopping for possible replacement as geopolitical considerations seems to be gaining upper hand in deciding who becomes the next pol....read more

PANIC IN ONITSHA AS KIDNAPERS GO WILD
Dare devil Kidnappers last week set the commercial city of Onitsha in Anambra State into confusion as residents scamper for safety following an operation which started at the high brow G.R.A area of the town on Monday Night . According to eye witness....read more

FCT minister, Social Dev. Secretariat at war over orphanage home
Like a kingdom divided against itself, indications emerged last week that the minister of state of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Chief Chuka Odom is at loggerhead with the Executive Secretary in charge of Social Development Secretariat, Se....read more

Felled trees not in Abuja master plan ... Minister
Owing to series of criticisms trailing its recent decision to fell trees planted along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport as well as Kubwa roads in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration had said the trees being cut down are not part o....read more

Fake military pensioners in detention over forgery
No fewer than eight persons have been arrested and detained by officials of the Military Pensions Board, MPB, for alleged forgery of different documents for payment of pension.....read more

Suswam inaugurates four boards
The Benue State government would amend laws establishing some of its agencies in order to pave way for their reconstitution, Governor Suswam has said.....read more

Yar’Adua offers amnesty to Niger Delta militants
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua, last Thursday proclaimed amnesty to all Niger Delta militants in the creeks as well as those facing prosecution in the law courts, including the detained Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, leader Henry Okah, stan....read more

Third Republic Lawmakers move to sue FG
Third Republic lawmakers in the Federal House of Representatives have initiated moves to sue the Federal government as they push for compensation on their unlawful removal from office in 1993 by the military government of Late General Sani Abacha. The....read more

Electrocution: Court orders AEDC to withdraw case against NERC
The Federal High Court, Abuja ordered the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, to file a written application to withdraw its suit against the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, for investigating the electrocution of a seven-year ol....read more

Senate does not award contracts –Mark
The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has clarified that the legislative functions of the Senate does not include award of contracts and told those pestering legislators for contracts to re-channel their energy elsewhere.....read more

Aper Aku Housing Project to be ready in December
One hundred units of the Aper Aku Housing Estate in Makurdi being constructed by the Gabriel Suswam administration will be ready for occupation in December 2009, Mr. Amaechi Nwosa has said. Mr. Nwosa is the Makurdi Branch Manager of Platinum Savings an....read more

AG calls for special courts for corruption
Disturbed by increasing cases of corruption amongst public office holders in the country an Abuja based legal practitioner and former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Kaduna State, Mr. Zakari Sogfa has advocated the creation of special cou....read more

The Benue State Government has given contractors working on the permanent site of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, permanent orientation camp at Anune, Tarka Local Government Area, a seven day ultimatum to complete the work or face revocation of t....read more

CSOs move to end extra-judicial killings by security agencies
For Nigerian democracy to earn the reputation it deserves, a group of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, have urged government to intensify efforts towards ending extrajudicial killings by security agencies especially the Nigeria police.....read more

DIG refutes robbery allegation against police officer
Against media reports alleging that a Deputy Superintendent of Police, currently serving with Railway Police Station Ibadan, is involved in armed robbery, the Deputy Inspector-General of police in-charge of Administration, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, has said the....read more

Zain provides 100,000 security lines in Nigeria
In a bid to empower police in their fight against crime in the society, Zain Nigeria has provided no fewer than 100, 000 mobile lines for police in what is known as Polcom.....read more

Aliero task ACF to proffer solution on security
Following crisis that recently rocked part of the North, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has called on the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF to adopt preventive rather reactive measure to crisis in the region, even as the minister assured that hi....read more

Our leaders need to re-brand their characters---Gidado
As Nigerians celebrates 10 years of uninterrupted democratic rule, the National President of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Dr. Gidado Hamman has called on the leaders to re-brand their characters, even as he maintained that the problem....read more

Hard time awaits monthly sanitation offenders
Offenders of the monthly sanitation exercise in the Federal Capital Territory Administration will be prosecuted, the minister in charge of the Territory, Senator Adamu Aliero has warned.....read more

N250 billion Airport, Kubwa road contract: I AM READY FOR PROBE - ALIERO
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has challenged critics of the on going expansion and rehabilitation of road work along the Airport and Kubwa axis which cost the Administration a whooping sum of N250 billion.....read more

FCTA go after beggars, lunatics
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has intensified its effort in raiding the city center of beggars and lunatics as no fewer than 95 beggars and 7 lunatics have been arrested within 11 days in the month of May, 2009.....read more

Abuja youths call on Yar’Adua to adopt Uwais report
As Nigeria mark 10 years of democracy, Abuja youths under the aegis of Friends of FCT has called on President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to deal with the issue of Electoral Reform as recommended by Justice Mohammed Uwais’s Committee.....read more

UME, MPCE ‘ll cease to exist effective 2010/2011 –FG
The federal government has announced that effective 2010/2011 academic session, the Universities Matriculation Examination, UME, and Monotechnics, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Matriculation Examination, MPCE, would be phased out.....read more

FG may revoke Globacom’s operating license
There are strong indications that the operating license granted Globacom may be revoked for blunt refusal to meet the contractual agreement it entered with the federal government.....read more

GE, FG sign MoU on infrastructural development
The federal government and General Electric Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, aimed at infrastructural development and rehabilitation.....read more

Conference of VCs of Nigerian varsities holds June 1-4
The 24th conference of vice-chancellors of the Nigerian universities has been slated to hold between June 1-4 at the University of Ilorin, Kwara state.....read more

Ndukwe, Akunyili at loggerhead
Indications have emerged that the minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili and the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe are now at war over allegation that the Commission did not....read more

U.S. BACKS Rivers PEACE MOVES……US AMBASSADOR
The Government of the United States of America says it would support the Rivers State Government efforts to promote peaceful environment in the state. ....read more

Traffic Offences: Aliero go after Governors, Ministers, others
Disturbed by the increase of road accidents in the nation’s capital allegedly caused by high profile personalities in the society, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Senator Adamu Aliero has set up a task force to go after convo....read more

AEPB to commence monthly sanitation in Abuja
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB has concluded plan to kick start the monthly environmental sanitation exercise aimed at bringing back the glory of the city. ....read more

Why Ugbane, Elemelu others were remanded in prison
In spite of constitutional right to bail, an Abuja High Court has denied Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, Senator Nicholas Ugbane, his counterpart in the House of Respresentatives, Hon. Ndudi Elemelu, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Dr.....read more

N/Delta Crisis: Military vow to fish out killers of JTF personnel
Following an alleged attack on members of the Joint Task Force, JTF, otherwise known as Operation Restore Hope in the Niger-Delta by hoodlums believed to be militant groups, thus leading to the loss of some military personnel, the armed forces have vowed....read more

Okiro tasks public on information to police
Inspector-General of police, Mr. Mike Okiro has charged members of the public to consider policing as a collective responsibility and give information to the police on incidence of crime to help the latter in the discharge of their statutory duties....read more

Ministry of Defence to partner with HIFASS
The Ministry of Defence is to partner with Health Initiative for Safety and Stability in Africa, HIFASS, for the provision of effective, qualitative and accessible health care services.....read more

Police arrest 419 syndicate, recover over $US5,000
No fewer than eight members of a syndicate believed to be 419ners are in police custody following their arrest and recovery of over $5,000 counterfeit US dollars from them.....read more

MOTHER MURDERS THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER
Residents of Agwan Ayaba, a sprawling slum in New Nyanya, a satellite settlement near the Federal Capital Territory in Karu Local Government of Nasarawa State, are yet to find explanation to the gruesome murder of a three year old girl allegedly by her mo....read more

Aso radio crisis deepens
The crisis rocking the management staff of Aso radio, one of the information outfits of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has taken dangerous dimension, as the General Manager in charge of the Television; Alhaji Mohammed Arabi Turku has been su....read more

Nduka Otiono’s Father Passes On at 79
Pa Michael Nkeolisakwu Otiono, father of Nduka Otiono, former General Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), award-winning writer, journalist and scholar now based in Canada, has passed on. He died in Lagos on Tuesday, May 5 at the age of....read more

National Agency for Science Engineering and Infrastructure has said the absence of virtual design of industrial machines before their actual manufacturing at the relevant industries is the reason Nigerian products are substandard.
National Agency for Science Engineering and Infrastructure has said the absence of virtual design of industrial machines before their actual manufacturing at the relevant industries is the reason Nigerian products are substandard. Virtual Manufacturing....read more

Mark advocates commitment to girl child education
The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has tasked all tiers of government to be more committed at ensuring brighter future for girl child through adequate education and moral upbringing.....read more

ABUCCIMA seeks public private partnership
The President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce, Industries Mines and Agriculture, ABUCCIMA, Mr. Dele Oye, said the chamber is striving toward increased public-private –partnership for sustainable development of the Federal Capital territory. ....read more

Sound fiscal policy critical to successful implementation of FG programmes –Babalola
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Remi Babalola, has said that sound fiscal policy management is very critical for successful implementation of the Federal Government’s economic programmes. ....read more

CAC to source alternative power supply for efficient services
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has disclosed that it would be looking for an alternative source of power to ensure the commission is sustained on an uninterrupted power supply in carrying out its activities.....read more

As growth drops to 2% World Bank says more 90 million Africans will be poorer
The World Bank has said that about 90 million people across the continent of Africa will fall back to poverty as a consequence of the global economic situation. The Country Director of the Bank Mr Onno Ruhl stated this when he briefed journalists on th....read more

FCT …orders demolition of new structures along airport road
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Senator Adamu Aliero, has ordered the immediate demolition of any new structure built along the Abuja Airport and Kubwa Expressway respectively without development control permit.....read more

Minister inaugurates FCT emergency committee
As part of efforts to tackle the issue of emergency in the Federal Capital Territory, the minister in charge of the Territory, Senator Adamu Aliero has inaugurated a 23-Member FCT Emergency Management Committee to assist the FCT Administration on issues r....read more

FCT farmers to enjoy 50% fertilizer subsidy
Farmers in the Federal Capital Territory will enjoy 50 per cent subsidy in addition to the 25 percent subsidy earlier approved by the Federal Government for assorted fertilizers to be sold to farmers.....read more

ANPP moves to abolish consensus candidacy and check DEFECTION
The leadership of the All Nigerian Peoples Party is to abolish consensus candidature of party which has been described as undemocratic especially on issues bothering on who represents the party in any elective position just as the party would allow the in....read more

NCC calls for stringent anti-piracy laws
The Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, has called on the federal government to protect copyright and encourage the creativity of Nigerians, either by strengthen the existing laws on anti-piracy or enact more stringent ones that would effectively checkmat....read more

Lokoja Specialist Hospital will be a referral point in Nigeria — Gov. Idris
Succour seems to be on the way for most Nigerians who seek medical attention in foreign countries owing to total collapse of the health sector. In this exclusive interview, the Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris told The Abuja Inquirer that his....read more

FG to improve funding for malaria control
The federal government says apart from ensuring 50 per cent reduction of malaria infection by the year 2010, it would continue to improve funding for the control and complement in-country partners and stakeholders’ efforts in fighting the scourge.....read more

World Bank scales up financial commitment to Africa
In a bid to rejuvenate African economies that have been significantly impaired by the prevailing global financial crisis, the World Bank has scaled up its financial commitments to African countries.....read more

NERC FRAUD: OWAN, 6 OTHERS GET STRINGENT BAIL CONDITIONS
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court where the suspended seven officials of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) were arraigned on a 197-count charge of fraud were on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 granted bail with stringent conditions....read more

COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIPS
Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Pastor P.Z. Aginighan says time has come for all Government Agencies and service providers in the Niger Delta to see collaboration and partnering as the panacea to the problems of under development in the region.....read more

Ndukwe invites global investments for Nigeria’s broadband
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe last week, in Lisbon, Portugal, extended Nigeria’s invitation to the international investment community to the huge broadband infrastructure deployment and services opp....read more

PDP chieftain calls for prosecution lawmaker over forgery
Former Minister of foreign Affairs and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Major General Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu (rtd) has called for the arrest and prosecution of a member of the House of Representatives, Chief Albert Abiodun Adeogun over an....read more

Kubwa NYSC orientation camp to be upgraded
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has concluded plans to upgrade the NYSC Orientation Camp in Kubwa-Abuja with state-of-the art equipment as well as improved infrastructure.....read more

Extortion rocks Abuja VIO’s office
Efforts by Operators of commercial vehicles in Abuja to meet the FCT directive that only painted taxis should operate in the capital city, is being frustrated by some officials of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, DRTS, who are alleged to be extor....read more

LAND DEPT AND AGIS TO BE REORGANISED
The FCT Land Administration Department and the Abuja Geographic Information System, AGIS are to be re-organised .....read more

Aliero task ICAN on e-payment
The e-payment introduced by President Umaru Yar’adua received a boost as the minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Senator Adamu Aliero has challenged members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN to enl....read more

EFCC to investigate over 519 cases of forged land document in Abuja
Disturbed by increase of land forgery cases, the Federal Capital Territory Administration will soon hand-over 519 cases of forged land documents to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.....read more

FCTA saved property worth N.6 billion from inferno
Property worth N670.5 million has been saved from fire disasters in the Federal Capital Territory in the month of March 2009. Making the disclosure in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory minister, Senator Adamu Aliero revealed that the FCT Fire Service....read more

Fear grips Nigerians over killings, kidnappings
In spite of the promise by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s administration to tackle insecurity as one of the Seven- Point Agenda of this government, crime rate has continued to rise putting lives and property at high risk. Nigerians within and around the....read more

Work in progress on Abuja light rail project
As a build up to accelerate development of the Abuja light rail system, preliminary work designed to lay a technical foundation for the project has been completed.....read more

N850 m contract breach: Court fixes May 12 for UBEC defence
Following the suit instituted by United States of America Firm, Intermarkets USA against the Universal Basic Education, UBEC over an alleged breach of the phase two contract it awarded it for the supply of desks and chairs to junior secondary schools nati....read more

220 drivers convicted, 2 jailed over traffic offences in FCT
No fewer than 220 drivers in the Federal Captal Territory Abuja have been convicted, while 2 are already serving various jail terms in Kuje Prison over traffic offences.....read more

To paint or not to paint: The dilema of Abuja taxi drivers
As a result of renewed effort by government to ensure that taxis plying the FCT are painted, dealers of second hand cars popularly known as Cotonou are making brisk businesses as most owners of unpainted taxis in the city says they cannot afford the money....read more

Police nab 6 suspected kidnappers
The Police in Benin City have apprehended six suspected kidnappers in a renewed crack down on as kidnappings in Edo state takes a dangerous dimension. Two persons believed to be the brains behind last month’s abduction and gruesome murder of a famous Ben....read more

… Repositions customs for enhanced operations
With a view to reorganize and transform the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, into a modern institution capable of enhancing revenue generation, the Federal Government recently set up recently set up a Presidential Task Force to take a comprehensive reform o....read more

FCT health secretary hands over in tears
It has become a tradition in the Federal Capital Territory Administration for political office holders to cry while handing over to their successor in office as the former Secretary for Health was said to have wept profusely while handing over to his succ....read more

AEPB declares war on illegal traders
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB last week Thursday displaced over 1,000 illegal traders operating within the Wuse market as one of the strategies in tackling environmental nuisance in the city.....read more

FG constitutes committee to upgrade police academy
As part of arrangement to upgrade the Police Academy, Wudil in Kano state, to a degree-awarding institution, the federal government has constituted eight-member advisory committee to counsel it on the modalities for smooth transformation of the institutio....read more

Rationalization Exercise: Affected officers may be reinstated
There are strong indications that some police personnel who suffered unjust disengagement from service following what was called rationalization exercise during the Obasanjo-led government may be reinstated.....read more

Victim of One-chance tasks security agencies
A female media practitioner (name withheld), has charged the police and other security agencies to urgently devise means by which appropriate strategies of bringing an end to the antics of one-chance robbers who pose as commercial motorists in Abuja.....read more

Another Building collapsed in Abuja
A 3-storey building at Sunny Vale Homes, a fast growing estate located somewhere after the Sun City in Abuja, collapsed early morning of last Tuesday. Investigation carried out by our correspondent revealed that the uncompleted structure which was erecte....read more

PZ Aginighan, New Head for NDDC
Last week, the Federal Government named Elder Power Ziakede Aginighan as Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Until his new appointment, Mr. Aginighan, popularly known as ‘PZ’ or the ‘Odudu’....read more

FCT Minister Accused of tamparing with local council funds
There are strong indications that all is not well in the Federal Capital Territory area council administration being supervised by the minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory Administration, as the man in charge, Chief Chuka Odom has been accu....read more

FEMALE TEACHER’S MYSTERY DEATH SETS FCT POLICE, CAR TRACKING COMPANY ON WAR PATH.
A cold war is now brewing between the management of a car tracking company and the authorities of the FCT Police command over the brutal killing of a female teacher in mysterious circumstances. While the Police are calling the management of the company (A....read more

Uduaghan keys into Yar’Adua’s rule of law
The rule of law by President Umaru Yar’Adua received a boost as the Delta State Governor; Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan tasked Nigerians on the need to uphold principle of rule of law.....read more

Internal conflicts claimed over 20,000 lives since 1999
Incessant conflicts in Nigeria estimated to have claimed no fewer than 20,000 lives since the return of democracy in the country 10 years ago, have been traced to be identity mismanagement related. Mr. Innocent Chukwuma who is the Executive Director, Ce....read more

National Assembly to ensure national spread of DAP and ADAPTI
Senate Committee Chairman on Communication, Senator Sylvester Anyanwu has said the National Assembly will ensure the Digital Awareness Project, DAP and the Advanced Digital Access for Tertiary Institutions, ADAPTI, is sited in all the geographical zones.....read more

Rep impersonator jailed
Mr. Lawrence Henry Eromosele, the 25-year old footballer and fraudster that impersonated a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Hamisu Shira, is to spend 12 months in jail.....read more

VASWANI BROTHERS HAVE A CASE TO ANSWER – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC insisted last week that the Vaswani brothers and the Stallion Group have a case to answer over the allegation of N3billion fraud for which they are being investigated.....read more

Re-branding of Nigeria is an exercise in futility----Abayomi
In spite of the accolade received by the re-branding Nigeria initiative by the minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Dr. Tunji Abayomi has declared that until government at all....read more

Nigeria has no apology for 419 victims – Mark
The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has sent a warning signal to foreigners who see Nigeria as a gold mine to reap what they did not sow, saying, “We have no apology for victims of 419”.....read more

Banks CEOs engage in a race for private jets
The craze by bank executives for acquiring private jets has now become very topical, forcing stakeholders as well as shareholders to express worry over security of their investments.....read more

Failed banks owners, regulators okay N13bn for depositors
Irrespective of pending legal cases challenging the liquidation of the three allegedly failed banks, namely Fortune International Bank, Peak Merchant Bank and Triumph Bank, the bank owners and regulators – Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Nigeria Deposit....read more

Northern elites gang up against Soludo
As the tenure of the Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, gradually comes to end, northern elite are rooting for their own to become the boss of the apex bank, even when feelers have it that the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua-led governm....read more

Nigerian star athletes warned against career damaging vices
Nigerian star athletes, especially those based abroad have been warned against indulging in acts that are capable of destroying their blossoming careers just as they have been told to strive to remain role models worthy to be emulated by younger athletes.....read more

EFCC ready to swoop on Council Chairmen who collude with Governors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, start a widespread prosecution of local government chairmen and officials found to have colluded with their state governors to defraud their councils of huge amount of money through illegal monthly deduc....read more

Lady Clergy drags PFN to Court over adultery charge
Evangelist Lydia Idoko, founder of Faith Women Fellowship, FWF, has dragged Evangelist Tor Ujah, chairman of the Benue State chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, and 21 others to court for unlawfully expelling and excommunicating her fro....read more

Lady faints in church after miraculous healing
A member of the NKST Church (Church of Christ in Sudan Among the Tiv), Nyanya, Abuja, Miss Dorothy Ayati slumped and fainted in the church penultimate Sunday after she received divine healing. However, before the joy of the moment could turn sour, she w....read more

Sale of Unity Schools was a proposal — Egwu
The Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu, has laid to rest the rumour making the rounds that government has concluded arrangement to sell to private individuals all the Federal Government Colleges, otherwise known as Unity Schools, across the country.....read more

State Governors shun Re-Branding Nigeria Campaign
In spite of the large attendance of Nigerians at the unveiling ceremony of the logo and slogan for the re-branding Nigeria campaign, 35 out of the 36 state governors and the FCT Minister failed to make appearance at the national event.....read more

What hope for Nigerians as 3,600 senior Police officers bow out?
It is no longer news that 3,600 senior police officers in Nigeria are confirmed to be due for retirement from service this year. What is news about the exercise can be perceived in the vacuum which is to be created by the mass exit and the readiness of th....read more

NSCDC Commandant General tasks officers on commitment
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSDC, Dr. Ade Abolurin, has tasked officers of the Corps to be committed to the service of the country.....read more

Abuja residents continue to fall prey to robbers
In spite of warnings sounded by the police on the prevalence of ‘one chance thieves’ more unsuspecting residents of Abuja, the nation’s capital, have continued to fall prey of the traps set by armed robbers who pose as commercial taxi operators.....read more

NAPEP fails to cover N8bn Fraud
The National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, may need to render more explanations as to how it expended N5 billion Millennium Development Goal Micro Credit for year 2007 which was collected at the twilight of the year. The huge amount which was paid....read more

Wife killer runs mad in detention
Self-acclaimed prophet of God, Uche Iloduba, now standing trial at an Abuja High Court over the gruesome murder of his wife, Stella, on Friday,....read more

Wife killer runs mad in detention
Self-acclaimed prophet of God, Uche Iloduba, now standing trial at an Abuja High Court over the gruesome murder of his wife, Stella, on Friday, December 28, 2007, has developed mental insanity....read more

Abuja residents drag AIG to Court over land
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Mrs. Ivy Okonkwo has been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja over a piece of land located in Kubwa extension 111, FCDA Sheme layout in the FCT.....read more

Depositors make frantic withdrawals from ailing banks
Irrespective of the Central Bank of Nigeria , CBN’s persistent assurance that all banks in the country are doing pretty well, depositors are not only worried but making huge withdrawals from their accounts, over unsubstantiated rumor making the rounds th....read more

EFCC saved Ondo State Over N15B
The quick intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, stopped the Ondo State Government from losing over N15 billion through doubtful payments between December 2008 and January this year by the former governor of the state, Dr. Olu....read more

KADCCIMMA explains shift of Trade Fair
The President of the Kaduna state Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture KADCCIMA, Hajia Saratu Aliyu has disclosed that the Kaduna International Trade Fair was shifted to the 6th of March 2009 to enable the government of the state to succ....read more

Inside the glasshouse
Surely the president of the world football ruling body, FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter may not like to hear this but the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Muhammed Adamu Aliero has assured that instead of losing sleep over Nigeria’s ability to....read more

Risin Corruption Cripples Yar'Adua's Government
During his inauguration on 29th May 2007, President Umar Yar’Adua promised to keep faith with the fight against corruption which was started by his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.....read more

NCC inaugurates Industry Advisory Consumer Forum
The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has launched an Industry Consumer Advisory Forum, ICAF, to act in advisory capacity to the regulatory body. ....read more

Prisons refute employment racketeering allegation
Following the allegations of employment racketeering which has rocked the Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, in recent times, the service has denied knowledge of such claim, stressing that it is not aware of the involvement of any of its officers in the scand....read more

Procter & Gamble donate items to Abuja children’s home
Last week Monday, is a day that will linger for a long time in the memories of staff and children of the Abuja Children’s home Karu, in the FCT as Procter & Gamble Company, makers of Ariel and other....read more

Controversies Trails Inauguration of Governing Council of Tertiary Institution
Series of controversy trailed the just concluded inauguration of the Governing Council of Tertiary Institutions following last minutes tampering with original list published in National dailies from the presidency.....read more

Nigerian Customs Seizes 190 Automatic Riffles
Members of the Special anti-smuggling task force of the Nigeria Custom Service based in Lagos recently made a seizure of over 190 Magnum Automatic Pump Action Riffles along the Ijebu Ode/Benin express road.....read more

Animashaun is the Problem of NAPTAN-------------Danjuma Haruna.
The President of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, Alh. Danjuma Haruna, has blamed Chief Babs Animashaun of the current crises that is rocking the Association.....read more

NCCE to get better working condition
Staffs in the nation’s Colleges of Education are soon to enjoy better working condition like their counterparts in other countries. This agreement was reached at a workshop on Revenue, Scheme of Works and Condition of service of staffs Colleges of Educati....read more

FG Step-Up Action Plan To Curb Boy-Child Drop Out In South-East
Series of controversy trailed the just concluded inauguration of the Governing Council of Tertiary Institutions following last minutes tampering with original list published in National dailies from the presidency.....read more

Eaglets Chief Coach storms KADA 2009 for more players
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, Mr. Henry Nwosu has taken his search for talents to the 16th edition of the national Sports festival holding in Kaduna state.....read more

FCT Special Athletes in High Spirit Despite Poor Preparations
Special Athletes who are part of Team FCT at the on going 16th National Sports Festival in Kaduna state have expressed confidence in their ability to do the territory proud despite poor preparations which was caused by paucity of funds.....read more

Kaduna state blows own trumpet as 2009 games get underway
In line with the saying which goes that if you do not blow your own trumpet, nobody will do so for you, the Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, host of the 16th edition of the National sports festival, Mr. Patrick Yakowa has poured encomiums on his state gov....read more

Inside the glasshouse
The city of Kaduna is presently bustling with activities as a result of the 16th national Sports festival which the state is graciously hosting. After so many postponements, the state governor Architect Namadi Sambo and his lieutenants put their acts toge....read more

Why Bond is Yet to Get a Boost
The reason why bonds are yet to get popular as well as receive a boost may not be the liquidity problem affecting the stock market which is also taking its toll on the bond market as a result of the global financial crisis.....read more

FCT goes tough on unpainted taxi
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has concluded plans to impound unpainted taxi operating in the city center to curb crime rate perpetuated by the operators of unregistered commercial vehicles.....read more

FCT to spend N9 billion on power in satellite towns
The Federal Capital Territory Administration will spend the sum of N9billion on the improvement of power supply in the Satellite Towns in 2009 alone the FCT minister of state, Chief Chuka Odom, has disclosed.....read more

FG to complete Abuja millennium tower by 2010
The Federal Government would strive towards completing the Nigeria Cultural Centre, National Square and Millennium Tower at the Central Business District, Abuja by the year 2010.....read more

Man Goes Blind after Treatment in Unimaid Teaching Hospital
The Authority of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital may have to explain why a 34-year old man and a holder of Ordinary National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Ayuba Alamson, went blind and partially paralyzed after taking drugs recommen....read more

Economic Management Team’s inaugural meeting mired by controversy
The newly constituted Economic Management Team’s inaugural meeting held last week Monday amidst controversy arising from personality clash among members of the team over attempts by some powerful forces within the team to de-list some people already confi....read more

SEC CALLS FOR TRIAL OF BANKS CHIEFS FOR CRASH OF STOCK PRICES
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, last week vented its anger on some bank executives over the phenomenal crash of stock prices and called for their trial in the roles they played in the crisis that assailed the nation’s capital market in recent....read more

Bill Gates boosts programme with $50m financial support
Mr. Bill Gates of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last week announced a financial commitment of $50 million towards polio eradication efforts in the country.....read more

Widespread corruption disturbs Adeboye
Disturbed by the widespread corruption in Nigeria, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says the war against corruption and financial crime would begin to have desired effect when people put God first.....read more

FCTA deports 115 beggars, 8 lunatics
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has deported over 115 beggars and 8 lunatics between, to their respective home states this year.....read more

FCTA to streamline activities of out-door advertising agencies
The Federal Capital Territory Administration is fashioning ways of streamlining the activities of Out-Door advertising agencies operating in the Federal Capital Territory.....read more

Galaxy Backbone partners private sector on 1.GOV.net
In line with government policy on operational strategy to seek value-added collaborations with service providers who have already invested in appropriate connectivity technologies like optical fibre and metropolitan area networks, Galaxy Backbone Plc has....read more

Ndukwe scuttles House probe
A five-year tax waivers which include import taxes, amounting to $1.7 billion granted to three major telecommunications outfits operating in the country, namely MTN Nigeria and Econet (now known as Zain) by the federal government based on the wrong advis....read more

Passage of Petroleum Bill Must Follow Due Process –Senate
The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has said that the Petroleum Industry Reform Bill, PIRB, presented to the National Assembly by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua must follow the due process of public debate before it can be passed into law.....read more

Customs Revenue Hits N470.2 Billion
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it generated a total sum of N470.2 billion as revenue between January and December 2008, over and above the N247 billion target given to it by the federal government.....read more

FCTA to revive Ekwensi cultural centre
The hitherto moribund Cyprian Ekwensi Cultural Centre in the Federal Capital Territory will soon receive a boost that would turn its fortunes around for the better.....read more

110 HIV/AIDS PATIENTS MARRY IN BAUCHI
Over 110 marriages have been arranged between couples living with HIV/AIDS in Bauchi state in what is seen as a novel approach in curbing the spread of the disease in the state. ....read more

Reduction in price of petrol: Hardship that befell Abuja residents
The general belief that long queues at filling stations are usually caused by scarcity of petrol was recently upturned following the negative consequences that trailed the recent N5 reduction in the price of in the pump price of petrol.....read more

NITEL workers set for showdown
Effective February 1, workers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecommunications Employees, NATE, and Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations, SSACTAC, NITEL branch, will embark on indefinite nationwide prote....read more

Nigerians demand more action from Yar'Adua
The confirmation of the victory of President Umaru Yar’Adua last Friday by the Supreme Court may be the beginning of another battle for his administration that has been under heavy criticism for its sluggishness in the running of the affairs of the countr....read more

Marry or go back to school, Coach Abdullahi advises “tired” Falcons
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ICT
Two months ago, heavily armed robbers attacked some residents of Abacha road in Maraba, Nassarawa State. Mr. Sani Abdurrahman, who lives two houses away from the house under attack, was roused from sleep by AK47 gunshots. Due to the unavailability of an e....read more

Impending shake-up:Mad rush in Senate for juicy Committees... as Akume’s loyalists panic
Still basking in the euphoria of his victory at the Appeal Court in Jos, Senate President, Senator David Mark is set to dissolve the present standing committees in the senate and reconstitute new ones.....read more

Church in Lugbe set to burn condoms
As if it has something personal against condoms, a leading Pentecostal church in Lugbe, a sprawling community situated along the Nnamadi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has vowed to set cartons of condoms ablaze as one of the highlights of a major ce....read more

Anyaoku condemns abuse of Nigeria’s oil revenue
The Nigerian Government including Niger-Delta Governors has been challenged to explain to Nigerians how the huge export from oil revenue is benefiting the masses.....read more

Dorben Polytechnic Abuja clears air on approval status
Rector of the Abuja School of Accountancy and Computer Studies located at Bwari, in the FCT, Dr. [Mrs] Doris Ekwere has said that all necessary arrangements have been concluded for the institution to become a fully fledged Polytechnic to be renamed Dorben....read more

NBA discloses seven-point Agenda
The Nigerian Bar Association has revealed a seven-point agenda which is engineered towards making the bar more vibrant. This was unveiled at the recently concluded Annual General and Delegates’ Conference of the body in Abuja by the in-coming President of....read more

Minister calls for greater commitment to women advancement
Women Affairs and Social Development Minister, Hajiya Saudatu Usman Bungudu, has called on all stakeholders in women development in the country to make a commitment to the implementation of the National Gender Policy, using a newly-developed Strategic Fra....read more

China Games, 'a broadcast record'
The recently concluded Beijing Games seems to be the most widely broadcast event in Olympic history, according to the International Olympic Committee.....read more

Fraud halts US refugee programme
The United States has suspended a programme aimed at reuniting refugees from Africa with relatives in the US because of widespread fraud.....read more

Private Security Outfits: The Weeping Boys?
The article “High incidence of bank robbery and Private Security Outfits” in some of the dailies is worthy of note and comment since no refutal has been received from appropriate quarters recanting the statements in that articles since date of publicatio....read more

Why Yar’Adua dropped service chiefs…the Niger-Delta Question
Last week, President Umaru Yar’Adua in a major shake–up dropped the country’s most senior military officers and replaced them with a new team which he hopes will prove more effective in containing any insurgency undermining oil production in the Niger Del....read more

6 escape death after beans meal in Mararaba
Beans, rated as one of the best sources for second class proteins and served as a special delicacy in many homes in Nigeria has suddenly became poisonous as a family of six was hospitalized in a private hospital after consuming what was suspected to be hi....read more

Karu landlords kick against imposition of tenement rate
Against what has been described as illegal imposition of levies on residents by Karu Local Government authorities of Nasarawa State, landlords in some border settlements to the F C T have vowed not to remit any money to the authorities under the guise of....read more

NEITI to host int’l conference in Abuja
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has concluded arrangements to host the maiden edition of the West African Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI, in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria.....read more

Confidence in NDDC Restated
The Former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator Patrick Osakwe, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for what it has done and plans to do to facilitate development of the region.....read more

Nigerian Fishing Industry faces imminent collapse
The Nigerian Fishing Industry – a non oil sector that earns Nigeria over 65 million U.S Dollars in export annually faces imminent collapse if urgent measures are not taken to mitigate the cost of diesel used by commercial fish farmers.....read more

FCT Med. Assoc. Chairman pledges to uphold unity
The newly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association in the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Jerry Oguzie, has promised that his Administration would carry all members along irrespective of status to ensure and reinforce unshaken unity among them....read more

3 million Benue residents risk river blindness
At least three million residents of Benue State are at a risk of being infected by river blindness, if the State Government fails to put preventive measures in place urgently.....read more

Group advocates salaries for jobless Nigerians
A Non-Governmental and faith based organization, Jesus Club, has advocated for the urgent commencement of a social security scheme to cater for unemployed Nigerians.....read more

Nigeria to save N11.5b from essential oil import
The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has developed prototype equipment for the extraction of essential oils such as Eucalyptus, Citronella and Lemon grasses from plants. ....read more

Countries to provide codes for fire arms
All member states to the Regional Centre on Small Fire Arms, RECSA, are expected to have marked all fire arms in each state’s possession with country code numbers by December 30, 2008.....read more

ILO donates project vehicle to ministry
As a practical demonst-ration of its commitments to support the efforts of the Federal Government in combating Child Trafficking in the country, the International Labour Organisation, ILO, has donated a project vehicle to the Federal Ministry of Women Aff....read more

China Games, 'a broadcast record'
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Immigration to establish e-passport help centres...denies allegation of multiple payments
Against the backdrop of complaints in some quarters alleging extortion of money from applicants by operators of cyber-cafes in the processing of e-passports, Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS is exploring ways of introducing help centers across its offices....read more

Go, sin no more…Atiku group tells Ribadu
In spite of the alleged role played by the embattled former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to ensure that the former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was disqualified in the controversial April 2007....read more

EFCC trains civil defenders to fight corruption, economic crimes
Not less than 140 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have benefitted from a recent training by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Advance Investigation and General Techniques of prosecution, to enable them p....read more

National Consciousness Forum thumbs-up Yar’Adua on corruption
A Non-Governmental and Non-Partisan organization known as National Consciousness Forum, NCF, has thumbed-up President Yar’Adua’s commitment to the fight against corruption which it said has eaten deep into the fabric of the society.....read more

Nigeria to save N11.5bn from essential oil import
The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has developed prototype equipment for the extraction of essential oils such as Eucalyptus, Citronella and Lemon grasses from plants.....read more

Fear rife as crime wave engulfs Nigeria Highways
After a series of major robberies that have led to the loss of millions of naira by Nigerian travelers business people are worried that the Government is not doing enough to ensure the highways are free and safe.....read more

CDC dissolves Anambra, Enugu Caretaker Committees
The National Executive Committee, NEC, the highest decision body maker of the Congress for Democratic Change, CDC has dissolved the Caretaker Committees of the party in Anambra and Enugu states.....read more

Make bribery findings public
Recently, the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Power, Honourable Ndidi Elumelu, told reporters that his committee has submitted findings into the much-publicized controversy surrounding NIPP contracts to the Speaker of the Hous....read more

Council chairman
In order to ensure a hitch-free 2008 Hajj operation for the Federal Capital Territory contingent in Saudi Arabia, the FCT Minister, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo has appointed a 3-man committee to form the FCT 2008 Hajj Operation Team.....read more

Fresh headache for Ribadu
Less than two months after the Police Service Commission, PSC, denied plans to demote the erstwhile Chairman of the EFCC and the AIG, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and other senior police officers, the Commission last week, publicly unveiled the demotion saga which....read more

Militants, bane of Niger Delta, Amaechi
Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has said that the so called Niger Delta Militants are doing more harm than good to the region. According to him, “These people are masquerading as freedom fighters but they are not in any sense of the word....read more

Guards manhandle Management of Technocrime Security Coy
What could be described as a Trojan war took place recently in Abuja as aggrieved guards of TECHNOCRIME, a private security company based in Abuja physically assaulted the management staff over the alleged non-payment of their salaries which had accumula....read more

NYSC to mobilize 300,000 corps members next year
The Director General National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, Brig- Gen Yusuf Bomoi has said the scheme will be churning out a total of 300,000 prospective corps members next year for the mandatory national youths service. The NYSC boss was speaking at a pres....read more

NSCDC to begin prosecution of suspects soon
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has expressed hope that it would very soon begin the prosecution of suspects nabbed by its personnel over various offences, adding that such efforts would facilitate the execution of the Corps’ mandates....read more

Four Federal Permanent Secretaries deployed
The President and the Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua has approved the deployment of four Permanent Secretaries.....read more

Erosion compelled Sonny Okosun’s burial in Lagos
More facts have begun to emerge as to why the late Sonny Okosun, the music icon who died recently in the United States of America, was buried in his Ogba, Lagos residence instead of his native home in Edo state.....read more

Dangote predicts fall in price of cement
Business mogul and core investor of Benue Cement Company, Gboko in Benue State, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says Nigerians should expect a drop in the price of locally produced cement from the present market price to at least N1000.00 per bag by the year 2010.....read more

Senator Mark’s appeal court victory divides Tiv elites
Former National Auditor of the Peoples Democratic Party and President, Tiv National Consultative Forum, Chief Dr. Godwin Akpenlamen Addzuana Dabo has launched another fierce attack on erstwhile Senator Joseph Kennedy Nyikwagh Waku.....read more

VP advocates public partnership against crime
Following a rise in the wave of crime which has consequently led to insecurity and the determination of the Government to control the menace, Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called on all citizens, corporate bodies, communities and groups to par....read more

Nigeria restates commitment to security in West Africa
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, has assured of Nigeria’s willingness and readiness to effect safety and security through cooperation and consultation in the West African sub-region.....read more

CBN on the Currency Processing and Distribution project
Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced that it has concluded plans to outsource its currency processing and distribution which is said to be part of the strategies to refocus the apex bank in carrying out its mandate, which includes the mai....read more

Scrap Due Process, Rep
A member of the House of Representatives representing Kaura Federal Constituency of Kaduna State on the platform of the Action Congress, AC, Honourable Barnabas Bala, has taken a critical look at the Due Process mechanism introduced by the former Presiden....read more

Residents want Nyanya casket sellers relocated
Following the incessant cases of multiple accidents at the spot where caskets are sold along Nyanya-Mararaba road, concerned residents of the two satellite towns have called on authorities of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to relocate owners of the b....read more

Corruption: Buhari better than Yar’Adua, Tsav
As the war against corruption under the Administration of President Umaru Yar’Adua continues to suffer several set-backs, the former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State and social crusader of repute, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has said that the war against c....read more

Nuclear energy to boost electricity in Nigeria
Strong indications show that come 2017, the current trend of epileptic power supply in Nigeria will be a thing of the past as Nuclear Energy will generate about 5,000 MW of electricity for Nigeria.....read more

Police vows to ease backlog of criminal casesPolice vows to ease backlog of criminal cases
Following recent signals that the National Assembly may be forced to pass a bill involving Private Investigators in Nigeria’s beleaguered criminal justice system, Minister of Interior, Major General Godwin Abbey [rtd], has given his assurance that the Pol....read more

Bloody Week: Another tragedy hits Abuja residents
As residents of the Federal Capital Territory mourned the death of six persons killed in a collapsed building at Utako district of Abuja, another tragedy struck involving a heavy duty truck belonging to Julius Berger Nigeria PLC and a commercial bus along....read more

Dissolution of Committees won’t affect our report —Elumelu
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel, Hon Ndudi Elumelu, says the recent change in Committee composition by the leadership of the House will not affect the outcome of the report by his committee.....read more

Nigeria at 24th congress of Universal Postal Union
At the on-going 24th Congress of the Universal Postal Union, UPU, holding in Geneva, Switzerland, Nigeria is seeking re-election of the International organization’s Chairmanship of Finance Committee.....read more

We didn’t pay militants, NNPC
Last week, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, issued a statement confirming that it did not make any payment to Niger Delta Militants, in a bid to persuade it to end its campaign.....read more

Danger looms as health workers begin strike
Medical operations in the Nation’s hospitals will be disrupted from today, when health workers begin an indefinite strike to press home demands for a number of factors ranging from payment of arrears of monetization benefits to the removal of Acting Healt....read more

Yar’Adua orders release of N59b to PHCN
President Umaru Yar’Adua has given directions to the Ministry of Finance to release the balance of the N115 billion in the 2008 budget for power supply to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.....read more

Nigeria is ready to contribute to peace –Defense Minister
Following incidence of conflicts in Africa and beyond in which Nigeria has actively participated in the peace restoration process through international peace-keeping operations, the Minister of Defense, Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed....read more

New Golf Course for UBTH
Golf lovers, who do not have the one hundred and fifty thousand naira membership fee charged by the Management of Benin Club, now have a brand new opportunity to play the game for a token sum of money.....read more

Consumers groan as kerosene dealers make brisk business
The persistent shortage in the supply of kerosene has been reported in different parts of the FCT and elsewhere, despite the Government’s assurances that there was no scarcity of the commodity.....read more

Two commissioners escape the wrath of Edo lawmakers
The Edo State Commissioner for Basic and Higher Education and Chief Executives of two other Government Agencies have been given two weeks to rehabilitate two schools damaged by natural disasters in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the State.....read more

Minister canvasses for local content
The Minister of Science and Technology, Chief Mrs., Grace Ekpiwhre JP, has called for a strict implementation of a Local Content Policy for all major engineering contracts in the country.....read more

Garki residents resist re-settlement
The process of the relocation of indigenes of Garki village to Apo resettlement site has been marked with mild controversy as the indigenes insist that they will not move now because houses meant for them have not conformed with their traditional pattern.....read more

Kaduna escapes another religious crisis
Kaduna State which is gradually becoming synonymous with religious crisis would have experienced another urgly incident similar to that of the 1992 Zangon Kataf religious crisis, if not for the timely intervention from elders and leaders of Samaru Kataf i....read more

Bank Robberies: Private security companies refute connivance
Against the backdrop of media reports alleging that operatives of private security companies are responsible for divulging information to armed robbers, thus leading to high incidence of robberies in banks and other organizations, the alleged suspects hav....read more

NSCDC Seals up illegal private guard firms in Jos
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp NSCDC have commenced a monthly monitoring and evaluation exercise aimed at sealing up unregistered private Guard Companies.....read more

Mark’s victory: Akume receives knock
Following last week’s Jos Appeal Court’s declaration of Senator David Mark as the winner of the April, 2007 Senatorial election for the Benue-South Senatorial district, the Peoples Democratic Party in the state and chieftains of other political parties ha....read more

Nigeria tasks African countries on peace and security
Following the high incidence of violence on the African continent which many times translates to lack of peace and security in the troubled states, Nigeria has challenged African countries to rise-up to their responsibilities and devise strategies to ensu....read more

Amnesty International solicits abolition of capital punishment
Following agitations in some quarters challenging the enforcement of Capital Punishment as a sanction in the dispensation of the criminal justice and the need to reverse the trend, Amnesty International has visited the Nigeria police to solicit support fo....read more

Robbers now capitalize on midnight rain to operate
For residents of Lugbe, a sprawling community along the Abuja Airport Road, the mere sign of a midnight downpour these days, comes like an evil omen.....read more

CAC to de-register over 9,000 coys
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has announce that it is set to de-register about 9,351 companies which have failed to comply with the laws regulating the operations of the Commission.....read more

Niger Delta summit:Keep Kukah away, MOSOP tells Yar’Adua
Following Niger Deltans outright rejection of Professor Ibrahim Gambari appointed to serve as Chairman of the steering committee on the National summit on the Niger Delta, few names have already been linked to the tricky job with Nigeria’s prominent catho....read more

FCTA bulldozers set to roll over Garki village
Like the Biblical nation of Israel who were asked to vacant their ancestral home, the long awaited relocation of indigenes of Garki village in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja will soon commence as the administration is poised to resettle the villages....read more

Pastor accuses colleagues of sexual immorality
As if it is a practical demonstration of the end times foretold by Jesus Christ in the Holy Scriptures, a Minister in the lord’s vineyard, Pastor Andrew Omale of Victory at Last Bible Church Lugbe in the FCT, has taken a swipe at some of his colleagues in....read more

Employment racketeering rocks NSCDC
Headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Abuja is boiling and sooner than later, heads of top management staff may begin to roll as the Commandant General of the Corps, Dr. Ade Abolurin has vowed to sack and ensure prosecuti....read more

Impeachment: New York PDP throws weight behind Bankole
The People Democratic Party, PDP, New York chapter in the United States America, USA, has called on members of the House of Representatives, Nigeria to immediately reverse the impeachment notice against the Speaker of the House, Hon. Dimeji Bankole The N....read more

Lutheran Bishop urges Christians to live exemplary lives
The president of the Lutheran Church in Nigeria, most Rev E. E Ekanem has urged Christians in Nigerians to live the exemplary life of Jesus Christ which he described as spotless of sin and worthy of emulation.....read more

Police IG urges banks, financial institutions to decentralize security
In a bid to control the disturbing and unprecedented cases of robberies on banks and other financial institutions in Nigeria, Inspector-General of police, Mr. Mike Okiro has called on the institutions to devise another strategy of decentralizing their sec....read more

FCT farmers receive dateline for fertilizer collection
Large scale farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, who have been allocated fertilizers, have been advised to lift their consignment on or before 12th July 2008 at the central agro service store at Gwagwalada or risk cancellation of their allocatio....read more

World Bank, FG sign $390m loan agreement
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University lecturer runs mad over wife’s infidelity
When he set out for Abuja to visit his family, a lecturer with the University of Calabar (names withheld) never knew it was the journey that would take him to a psychiatric hospital where he is presently receiving treatment for his mental illness which he....read more

Army rules out genocide in Niger Delta
Despite heavy military presence in the Niger Delta region as directed by President Umaru Yar’Adua, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Luka Yusuf has assured that no amount of propaganda and temptation would make members of the Nigeria....read more

Abuja petrol hawkers lament police extortion
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Oil and gas reforms, a catalyst for socio-economic development, Ajumogobia
The Minister of state for Petroleum, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia has said that the current reforms in the oil and gas sector being introduced by the government of President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua can become the catalyst for a massive economic and social developmen....read more

Akume, Mantu queue for Mark’s job
Come July 11, the Court of Appeal sitting in Jos would determine whether or not Senator David Mark will continue to preside over the affairs of the upper chamber of the national assembly as it has set aside that date to pass judgment in the appeal brought....read more

Tension envelopes Kwali over Vice-Chairman’s suspension
Tension, fear and anxiety have gripped residents of Kwali Area Council following the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s directive that the former embattled Vice Chairman of the Council Alhaji Saidu Ashara should proceed on indefinite suspension wi....read more

Ijaws demand N15b excess crude oil for peace
In spite of recent warning by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua that his administration will no longer treat the issue of hostage taking in the Niger- Delta with kid gloves, the Ijaw National Congress, INC has threatened that unless the N15 billion naira exce....read more

ACD crisis deepens...as chairman, scribe part ways
Indications are rife that the Advanced Congress of Democrats, ACD, is heading for imminent disintegration as the internal wrangling which have engulfed the party have further degenerated and may sooner than later lead to its eventual extinction.....read more

How Nigeria spent N76.5b on fish importation in 2007
It may sound a bit strangebut is has been revealed that the government of Nigeria actually spent a whopping sum of over seventy six billion naira on importation of fish for domestic consumption even as Nigeria is blessed with rivers and clement conditio....read more

Foreign university distances self from impersonators
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Nigeria agric sector to employ over 10,000 youths
The Federal Government is to engage the services of 10,000 unemployed youths in its bid to strengthen the nation’s agricultural extension service delivery. This was one of the points adopted at the recent Emergency meeting of the National Council on Agr....read more

Govt vows to deal with saboteurs in agric sector
The Minister of Agriculture Dr.Sayyadi Abba Ruma disclosed the readiness of government to deal decisively with any civil servant who undermines its commitment to food security by subjecting the process to corrupt practices.....read more

Nigerian Army reiterates loyalty to constituted authorities
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Luka Yusuf has declared unflinching loyalty and support of the Nigerian Army for constituted authorities, assuring that through greater commitment to the ideals of their profession, the army would protect....read more

Suswam lauds University of Mkar... pledges unflinching support
Benue State Governor, Hon. Gabriel Suswam has poured enco-miums on the founders and management of the University of Mkar over the progress the institution has recorded in its three years of existence.....read more

President Yar’Adua’s Largesse:President Yar’Adua’s Largesse:Eaglets forced to rent out houses
As part of appreciation for their heroic feat in South Korea where they won the FIFA U-17 world cup for the country, the government of President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua apart from bestowing national honours on the players and their officials announced additi....read more

Gov. Agagu’s revelation:Ondo, depot for stolen crude oil
Stolen Crude by illegal oil bunkers end up in Ondo state for off-loading into tankers for onward movement to various destinations for the enormous benefit of the few economic saboteurs operating in the oil rich region of the country even as the economic g....read more

19th World Petroleum Congress Opens in Madrid
This Sunday, June 29, the most influential international congress in the oil and gas industry will open at the IFEMA Congress Centre. Organised by the World Petroleum Council, the 19th World Petroleum Congress will witness the largest international gather....read more

Truth and reconciliation: Odili absolves self of cultism allegations
Erstwhile governor of Rivers state Dr. Peter Odili has told the Rivers state Truth and Reconciliation Commission that he has never had any link with any cultist group and even when he served as governor of the state he fought to eradicate such activities.....read more

Rule of Law and the fight against corruption
In his maiden address to Nigerians, President Umaru Yar’ Adua stated that his administration would dutifully discharge its duties in accordance with the principles of good governance, accountability, transparency and the rule of law just as it would ens....read more

Nigeria attack shuts Shell offshore oilfield
Nigerian militants have forced Royal Dutch Shell to shut down one of Africa's biggest oilfields after launching the first attack of its kind on a giant deepwater production vessel floating more than 100km offshore.....read more

Nigeria probes award of oil blocks
Nigeria’s government is investigating awards of oil exploration blocks made in the last days of the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo, the previous president.....read more

University don calls on nurses to embrace transformation
A university don, Dr. Adebayo Adejumo of the Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan has advocated the need to change the practice of nursing in Nigeria from performing roles of assistants to a profession driven by science and research through inno....read more

FRCN Calabar to be commissioned soon
The federal government in collaboration with the cross river state government has commenced plan for the commissioning of the federal radio corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Calabar in the next quarter of this year.....read more

Minister calls for positive attitude towards good health
The minister of environment, Housing and urban Development, Arc (Mrs) Halima Tayo Alao has called on all Nigerians to imbibe positive attitudinal and behavioural change to enhance good health and well being in the country as effort to promote good hygiene....read more

Speaker Bankole’s reward for absenteeism
For some time now, one has noticed with dismay that the Speaker of the House Of Representatives Hon. Demeji Bankole has not been overseeing most of the House deliberations. For close watchers of the National Assembly, it is a cause for concern.....read more

Police special promotions: Ribadu, 133 Police special promotions: Ribadu, 133
Following the decision to revisit the promotion of 134 senior police officers before their inauguration, there are strong indications that the Police Service Commission may order that promotions of certain police officers which done without any regard for....read more

Unregistered hotels in Abuja to be shut down
The days of hoteliers in Abuja who believe in cutting corners to stay in the hospitality business are numbered as Hotel Owners Forum in Abuja has endorsed plans by the Federal Government to commence a massive exercise aimed at shutting down unregistered h....read more

Man 28, attempts suicide in Lugbe...family blames impending demolition
For attempting to take his life, 28 years old Fidelis Ugwu, a respected carpenter in the satellite town is now a guest of Lugbe Police station where he is presently battling to convince the Police and residents of the area as to why he chose to jump into....read more

Chieftains Associates appointed sole distributor for John Deere farm machineryChieftains Associates appointed sole distributor for John Deere farm machineryChieftains Associates appointed sole distributor for John Deere farm machinery
Chieftains Associates has been appointed the sole and exclusive distributor of John Deere in Nigeria. By this development, the organization has been given the sole and exclusive right to bring back to Nigeria the John Deere range of farm machinery, after....read more

FOI Bill: The guilty are afraid indeedFOI Bill: The guilty are afraid indeed
“The guilty are afraid” a novel written by James Hardley Chase, a renowned novelist aptly captured the recent behavior of members of the national assembly who seem not to be favourably disposed to the freedom of information bill.“The guilty are afraid” a....read more

Senate Committee gives NNDC clean bill of health ...inspects, commissions mega projects in RiversSenate Committee gives NNDC clean bill of health ...inspects, commissions mega projects in Rivers
The Senate Committee on Niger-Delta recently laid to rest all agitations for probe into the affairs of the NDDC and the overhaul of the Commission when it gave the Mr. Timi Alaibe led Commission a clean bill of health.....read more

Demolition: Pegi residents plead for understanding from FCTA
As the FCT administration conclude plans to demolish more settlements considered illegal , residents who were displaced from old Karimu and re-settled in Kpegyi have called on the Minister of the Territory Dr. Modibbo Umar to conclude the re settlement pl....read more

N2.3m lifeline for families of 46 dead soldiers
Following the death of 46 Nigerian soldiers who perished in an auto-crash in Yobe State on return from international peacekeeping mission in Darfur-Sudan last month, NORDIC Projects Limited has donated N2.3m to the Nigerian Army to serve as succour to fam....read more

Teachers’ salary scale divides Federal/State gov’t officialsTeachers’ salary scale divides Federal/State gov’t officialsTeachers’ salary scale divides Federal/State gov’t officials
Indications have emerged that the on going teachers strike which is spreading across states like a wild fire will continue unabated as officials of the federal and state governments are sharply divided over the issue of teachers salary scale.....read more

Obasanjo in N500m rent-a-crowd scam
The last might not have been heard of the financial impropriety of the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.....read more

Four kidnappers arrested over woman, 75
Four suspected kidnappers have been arrested in respect of the disappearance of 75 years old, Mrs. Sarah Nwakudu in Ama-Awan, Ikwuano Local Government in Abia state.....read more

Why we renamed Abuja Arts and Culture Centre —Modibbo
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo has declared that the rebranding and renaming of Cyprian Ekwensi Culture for Arts and Culture was in recognition of a great mind in Nigeria.....read more

Ogbulafor: PDP’ll rule for next 60 years
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, last Wednesday said the party will be in power in Nigeria for the next sixty years, adding that he does not mind if the country becomes a one-party state once peace and....read more

The imperativeness of pedestrian bridges in Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria’s new federal capital city, as many local and international analysts have observed, stands out as the only working city in the country.....read more

Commissioner died of natural causes — Okiro lFamily expresses reservation
Controversy over the death of the Commissioner for information in Edo State, Mr. Calus Enoma, is far from over even as the Inspector General of police, Mr. Mike Okiro disclosed the late Enoma died of natural causes following the report of an autopsy.....read more

U.S Govt commends NAPEP on poverty eradication
The United States Embassy in Nigeria in has commended the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, in its stride on poverty reduction as the agency injected a total of N33 million as part of efforts to fast track the NAPEP Village Economic Developme....read more

Nyanya, Karu Markets to go down in three months
Considering the plight of road users in Nyanya, a suburb of Garki in Abuja Municipal Area council, on market days, the Hon Zephaniah Jisalo led administration has concluded plans to move the traders who have no shop spaces to Gbagarape market and also dem....read more

Acquire plate numbers in 72 hours, VIO boss says
The unnecessary delays that FCT residents encounter in trying to secure plate numbers for their vehicles has now become a thing of the past.....read more

RMRDC seeks Public Private Partnership for raw materials dev’t
The Raw Material Research and Develop-ment Council, RMRDC, says it would partner with the private sector to make raw materials available for manufa-cturers as well setting up process factories for 10 selected raw materials in the country.....read more

Electricity for 75% Nigerians by 2020 —Minister
As the House Committee on Power continues to unearth several abandoned power projects across the country after huge sums of monies have been expended, 75 percent of Nigerians may have to wait till 2020 to have access to improved power supply, according to....read more

Senate probe divides FCT officials, residents
The ongoing probe of the activities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, by the Senate Committee on the FCT from May 1999 to May 29, 2007, has pitched officials of the administration and residents against each other.....read more

Omoigui-Okauru gets new mandate at FIRS
After a long wait, intrigues and strident calls by well meaning Nigerians, the Senate last Thursday, confirmed the nomination of Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, for a fresh four-year term.....read more

N2.5b scam: Gov. Akpabio denies allegation
Akwa Ibom state Governor Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations that his administration misappropriated N2.5 billion state government fund.....read more

Yar’ Adua applauds police’s disciplinary measures
Efforts by the present administration of police to sanitise the force and re-instill public confidence has been commended by President, Umaru Yar’ Adua.....read more

Commission queries huge withdrawals by Mu’azu
Bauchi State Commission of Inquiry into the management of ministries and parastatals has taken testimonies from 25 witnesses with 1,233 evidences tendered so far.....read more

U.S. modify Visa operations
To better serve Nigerian citizens and other nationalities applying for U.S. visas, the U.S. Embassy Abuja is modifying the current visa revalidation system to a Drop-Box system. This system is already in place at the U.S. Consulate General Lagos.....read more

Angulu seeks more private investment in G/lada
Developing the rural communities would be easier and faster when corporate bodies and individuals assist the government in its effort to provide infrastructure in the areas.....read more

Mpampra residents decry inadequate water supply
Having been toasted to solar powered borehole in 2005, residents of Mpampra village now have their dream of enjoying potable water thwarted ever since the borehole developed some technical fault last year.....read more

AC chides senate on Iyabo
The Action Congress (AC) has criticised the Senate for its indecent haste in clearing its Health Committee of any wrong doing over its share of 10 million naira out of the 300 million naira unspent budget of the Federal Ministry of Health.....read more

Independent power producers’ licences estimated at 10,031 MW— NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has estimated the value of licences it has so far issued to the independent power producers, IPP, at about 10,031Megawatts of electricity.....read more

World Bank to strengthen capacity of Nigerians
The World Bank is set to assist in building the capacity of Nigerians in budget planning and monitoring. ....read more

Electricity for 75% Nigerians by 2020
By Ngozi OKAFOR As the House Committee on Power continues to unearth several abandoned power projects across the country after huge sums of monies have been expended, 75 percent of Nigerians may have to wait till 2020 to have access to improved power su....read more

Senate probe divides FCT officials, residents
By Emmanuel Ogbeche The ongoing probe of the activities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, by the Senate Committee on the FCT from May 1999 to May 29, 2007, has pitched officials of the administration and residents against each other.....read more

N2.5b scam: Gov. Akpabio denies allegation
By Emmanuel Ogbeche Akwa Ibom state Governor GodswillAkpabio has denied allegations that his administration misappropriated N2.5 billion state government fund.....read more

Heads to roll in Prisons over salary scam
Strong indications emerged over the weekend that seven state comptrollers and about four senior officers at the accounts department of the Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, may be sacked and possibly face prosecution over allegations of salary scam.....read more

Why Nyako should be voted for —Hassan Adamu
The Wakili of Adamawa and Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador (Dr.) Hassan Adamu, has called on the people of Adamawa state, to turn out in large numbers and vote for Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako rtd, in the rerun Governorship elect....read more

The Abuja Inquirer bags Human Rights award
The Abuja Inquirer Newspapers last Tuesday bagged the Human Rights Excellence award in Abuja. The award, which was conferred on the Newspaper by the Human Rights Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, is in recognition of t....read more

Kwali chairman’s death: Traditional ruler fingers vice chairman
A prominent traditional ruler in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Etsu Bwari, Alhaji Shaban Audu Nizazo III, has fingered the vice chairman of Kwali Area Council, Mallam Adamu Ashara as being responsible for the gruesome murder of the council chairman,....read more

El-Rufa’i: Residents jubilate over Senate’s probe
For many a resident of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and its environs, it is judgement time for the for the immediate past Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Mallam Nasir el-Rufa’I, as the Senate has indicated its readin....read more

Human writers asso commends The Abuja Inquirer
The Human Writers Association of Nigeria has commended The Abuja Inquirer over what the association describes as the commitment of the newspaper to the struggle for the enthronement of a viable and rule-based country.....read more

FCT Senate: PDP in search of candidate?
When the Federal Capital Territory Election tribunal annulled the election of the winner of last year’s election, Senator Jibrin Wowo citing exclusion of the Progressive Action Congress, PAC, candidate, little did it know it was opening a new battle front....read more

Soccer hooliganism takes NFL to Okiro
Following incessant cases of soccer hooliganism across Nigerian Football League venues, the league organizers have resolved to seek support from the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro.....read more

AC is united in appeal at the Supreme Court —Bugaje
Against the backdrop of seeming division in the leadership of the Action Congress, AC, the party has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of trying to mislead the public by suggesting that the party is divided over going to the Supreme Court....read more

Oceanic Bank donates 30 Hilux vans for security in Delta
Oceanic Bank International Plc has donated 30 Hilux vehicles to the Delta State Government as the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, formally declared opened the bank’s Midwest Zonal Office in Asaba, the state capital. ....read more

ECOWAS Trade Fair seeks ICT integration in trade
The 5th ECOWAS Trade Fair, a regional platform for accessing the West African market of some 300 million consumers, which opened last Friday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, has called for greater community interaction through Information and Communication T....read more

Sale of Govt Houses: Minister warns against favouritism
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has warned the Committee for the Disposal of Affordable 102 units of low-income houses located at Karshi, a satellite town in the FCT against favouritism in the balloting and allocation to subscribers.....read more

Clergy tasks politicians on exemplary leadership
The Bishop of Solid Rock fellowship, Bishop Zakka .A. Bonet, has said that the problem in Nigeria is that those elected bow to the pressure of corruption and urged them to be exemplary in leadership by looking inward.....read more

Tension in Niger Delta over treason charge against MEND leaders
There are growing indications that violence may escalate in the Niger Delta region following the charging of the leaders of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, Mr. Henry Okah and Mr. Edward Atatah for treason by the Federal Government las....read more

Senator warns against governorship election in Kogi
The Chairman Senators Forum and a prominent indigene of Kogi state, Senator Alex Kadiri has said that it would be a disservice to the people of the state for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to go ahead and conduct the forthcoming re-r....read more

Pencom records N185b fund assets...Has over 3 million contributors
National Pension Commission, PenCom, has disclosed that the total Pension funds assets under management as at December 31st 2007 was N815 billion, while the number of registered contributors under the scheme were more than 3 million, within the same perio....read more

Royal fathers, NDDC and Niger Delta Crisis
Like a rudderless ship, the Niger Delta may be drifting into deeper crisis. The spate of kidnappings is increasing to the ridiculous extent of seizing innocent children at gunpoint. This inexplicable madness appears to be the new trend in Port Harcourt, w....read more

No vacant land in Abuja for Modibbo
Although he has the final say on who is to be allocated land in the Federal Capital Territory, it is interesting to know that the Minister of the FCT, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo is reported to have searched in vain for a piece of land to acquire in the heart of t....read more

Why maternal Mortality is high in Nigeria —Don
Secretary General, Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria, SOGON, Professor Innocent Ujah, has blamed the high mortality rate of women in the country on prudent management of available resources by government officials saddled with the responsibi....read more

FCTA throws out police officer from allotted quarters
In spite of the government’s stance on the rule of law, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, last week forcefully, in utter disregard of a subsisting court order threw out a police officer, Mr. Edet M. Ikang, a deputy commissioner of Police....read more

FHA sets up committee on title documents,
The Federal Housing Authority, FHA, has set up a committee to follow up its title documents at the Federal Capital Territory ,FCT, just as it also set up another committee to recover the authority’s debt....read more

IGP vows to recover arms from Kogi youths before March election
Ahead of March 29 2008 date, slated for the conduct of Governorship bye-election in Kogi State, the Inspector General of police, Mr. Mike Okiro has vowed to recover illegal arms reported to be in the hands of youths in the state.....read more

FCT Fire Service helmsman frowns at record of fire incidents
For recording thirty six cases of fire incidents within two weeks in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the Head of Department of the FCT Fire Service, Liman Ibrahim Alhaji is not a happy man.....read more

NIPOST set for commercialisation
The ongoing reform in the nation’s postal sector will see NIPOST becoming full fledged commercial entity and would cease to be a parastatal of the federal ministry of Information and Communications.....read more

Bauchi meat factory becomes operational in March
Having injected the sum of N15million into Bauchi Meat factory, Bauchi state government said the factory will go into full scale meat production in March 2008.....read more

ATM: Debit without payment
When in 2002 some of the banks introduced the use of ATM cards and machine for withdrawals, a lot of people welcomed it with open hearts. Most people believed whole heartedly that it will put an end to long queues in banks....read more

Agagu Commends NDDC for Linking Local Govt. to National Grid
The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for electrifying and linking Ese-Odo Local Government Headquarters, Igbekebo and adjoining communities in Ondo State to the national grid.....read more

NDLEA says drug war requires innovative technique to succeed
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade has said that the agency will continue to adopt new strategies to enable it stem the menace of drug traffickers in the country.....read more

Group moves to increase local content in oil and gas industry
It is projected that by 2020 Nigeria would become one of the top 20 countries in the oil and gas industry hence the need to increase Nigeria content in the industry.....read more

What a week!...To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born...The Holy Bible
Last week is one of those weeks you just don't forget in a hurry. It is a week that clearly reflects what the Good Book, the Bible talks about, when it says there is a time for everything under the Sun.....read more

Eaglets: FG paid N319m for non-existent houses
By David NGOBUA As Nigeria takes on Cote D’Ivoire in its opening match of the African Cup of Nations, they will be hoping to triumph and hopefully win the cup, in the hope of coming back as heroes.....read more

Certificate scandal rocks NSCDC …absolute rubbish, PRO
From Ambrose IMHOBIO, Warri There are strong indications that the National Assembly may soon commence a probe of alleged certificate scandal rocking the rank and file of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.....read more

FG owes soldiers N11b arrears …former defence chief refunds N3b
By Orndiir TERZUNGWE The federal government is said to owe soldiers outstanding arrears of allowances amounting to about N11 billion over the past nine months....read more

FG owes soldiers N11b arrears …former defence chief refunds N3b
By Orndiir Terzungwe The federal government is said to owe soldiers outstanding arrears of allowances amounting to about....read more

What manner of governors?
By Abbas Dikko To say the least, whoever thinks, the eight years of democratic experiment in Nigeria under the leadership of Obasanjo was not a ruse, his brain needs to be....read more

NDDC: Empowerment, development and service
By Ifeatu AGBU It is often said the best gift you can give to a child is good education. In today’s high-tech information traffic....read more

Niger Delta Crisis… Development is the only solution — Dutch Envoy
By Gachollom Gwom The Dutch Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Arie van der Wiel, has said that only development of the area can bring about....read more

Kaduna Crisis: NURTW battles NAF over death of member
From Juliet Oyoyo,Kaduna For Kaduna metropolis, it seems peace will remain elusive as the old capital of Northern Nigeria has become synonymous with crisis.....read more

Amaechi promises to make Rivers safe investment haven
From Akanimo SAMPSON, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, says his administration is determined to make the state the safest haven for investors....read more

ASCON, key training sector, says Okeke
By Joseph Edeh In recognition of its quality human capacity development, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Engineer Ebele O. Okeke, has described the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria....read more

PDP candidate vows to appeal against tribunal ruling
From Ambrose Imobhio Even as the Delta State election petition tribunal sitting in Asaba, presided over by Justice Lokulo Sodipo, has struck out the election....read more

NDDC hinges completion of projects on increased funding
As the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, awaits the expected increase in funding by the federal government....read more

FRSC advises passenger, drivers on safety
As the yuletide season sets in, passengers have been advised to be bold enough to always call to order drivers who engage in unreasonable acts.....read more

Another sledge hammer for Obasanjo
By Ovie AKPOVWA More and more problems have been arising from the past government of former President Olusegun Obasanjo .....read more

Panic in National Hospital
By Joseph Edeh Despite the Federal Government’s purported reform in the health sector, all still seem not to be well in hospitals owned by the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory, MFCT, and the much talked about National Hospital in Abuja....read more

Corruption as root of rights violations
By Emma Onwubiko It is a universal truth in Nigeria that corruption is the most deadly evil that has ravaged the polity for decades so much so that even toddlers have recognized this as a fact....read more

Julius Berger in trouble
By Orndiir Terzungwe As a way of expressing their grievances over what they described as unlawful and irregular disconnection of water supplies to their residences without prior notice, residents of Games Village....read more

VISA PAYMENT: Why we dropped GTB – Britain
By Ovie Akpovwa The Acting British High Commissioner, Mr. James Tansley, has said that the reason why they dropped Guaranty Trust Bank as their....read more

Rivers: Landlords jittery over anti-cult war
From Akanimo SAMPSON, Port Harcourt Landlords in Rivers State who harbour cultists are no longer very comfortable as the Chibuike Amaechi administration is now poised to take them head-on in the re-vitalised anti-cult war.....read more

West African Bishops hold confab in FCT
By Emeka Ejimadu As part of the Biblical injunction to preach the gospel to all nation, Catholic bishops in the West African sub region, gathered in Abuja in a first ever conference.....read more

Any need for another fuel increment?
By Ovie AKPOVWA Every Nigerian had cause to heave a sigh of relief when the present administration of President Umaru Yar'Adua stated unequivocally that there would be no fuel increase again until the middle of the year 2008. Having witnessed series....read more

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