Underdevelopment and humanitarian crises in the Sahel region of West Africa will be under the spotlight this week as Jan Egeland, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Conflict, travels to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to draw attention to the
The Sahel region of West Africa is "ground zero" for vulnerable communities struggling to adapt to climate change, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on conflict, Jan Egeland, said on 2 June in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, as he began
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, and inspector general of police, Sir Mike Okiro, have been petitioned over allegation of connivance by some top police officers with a former local government chairman to defraud some car dealers
Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the Refineries has been neglected completely. Products imports rose from May 1999 to over 70% by June 2000 Illegal sale of petroleum products become a booming business as Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEl") continues to pay
In its bid to continue with its commitment in the education sector, the Nassarawa Local Government of Kano State has earmarked the sum of N20 million as scholarship assistance to students in the area.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Babagana Kingibe, has identified the "incursion" of the private sector into education as one of the mistakes of the reforms of the sector.
The choice of the caption of this week's discourse is deliberate. Of course, there are reasons, which are numerous to mention here, but a few may suffice in the process.
Kwara State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has warned owners of vehicles with right-hand steering to be prepared to face the wrath of the law.
Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure has nullified the election of Mr Jones Akinyugha (PDP), as member of the House of Representatives from the Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency.
The National Programme for Food Security has expanded her activities to Abaji and Bwari area councils respectively in FCT for effective coverage of the Territory.
Some victims of the recent demolition exercise in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residing in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, had turned the Karu International market into their residence.
The Action Congress in Bayelsa State has called on the leadership of the state House of Assembly to recall the remaining three suspended members of the integrity group of the house.
Investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and from the United Kingdom have arrived in Cross River to explore the potential in the oil and gas sector.
JOEL Natalino Santana's tenure as national soccer team coach began on a disastrous note after the Brazilian's disorganised charges meekly surrendered to the old enemy Nigeria in Abuja yesterday.
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Power, Chief Ndudi Elumelu at the weekend put the total expenditure on the power sector for the duration of the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's administration at $13.2billion.
South Africa and Nigeria are to advance their relations through a three-day visit by Nigerian's President Umari Yar'Adua to the country which starts on Monday.
It is an irony of governance that the Federal Government which is being accused of underperformance and which has also claimed lack of funds to execute some of its projects could claim a recovery of 360 billion naira unspent budgetary
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judicial powers of courts to adjudicate on cases of substitution of candidates, instituted by aggrieved aspirants on the conduct of the 2007 general elections.
The letter written by Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN) advising the Senate not to confirm the appointment of Mrs. Farida Waziri as Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) may be referred to the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics,
Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Communication, Senator Ayogu Eze , yesterday , rose in stout defense of the present administration, saying it was too early to score the Yar'Adua administration low.
