Suspended director of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr. Tony Chukwueke will know his fate next week over allegations of impropriety in the administration of the nation's oil blocks under his supervision.
An overall trend towards economic growth in Nigeria masks the fact that millions have been forced into low-wage jobs in the once industrial north, trade experts warn.
A LAST minute effort by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to convince Niger Delta governors and elders to endorse the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as the chairman of the proposed summit on the region yesterday ended in deadlock.
INDUSTRIALIST, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Mr. Tony Elumelu and Mr. Arnold Ekpe, Chief Executive Officers of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Ecobank Plc, respectively, top the list of Africa's business leaders' and companies' nominees for the Commonwealth Business Council
The General Secretary of Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Comrade Joe Ajaero has maintained that President Umaru Yar'Adua did not carry stakeholders along in his declaration of state of emergency in the power sector.
ACADEMIC activities in the nation's public primary and secondary schools were yesterday paralysed as their teachers complied with the stay-at-home directive by their national body.
Junior staff of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone has commenced an indefinite sit down strike action to protest the administration's failure to pay four months backlog salaries plus all incentives due them.
Commissioner General of the country's national revenue authority has told an anti-corruption crusade marking the launch of two revealing books that high tax rates trigger corruption.
Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) candidate for the chairmanship of Kailahun district council Monday attempted to justify wife battering saying: "Domestic violence is not a human right abuse. You can call the United States embassy in Freetown and crosscheck with
First International Bank (FIB) Friday opened a three-face product call "FIB Pikin savings account, osusu account and special savings account at Charlotte Street in Freetown.
Green Scenery Sierra Leone and peer mediators' network in Sierra Leone Monday organised a one-day school procession against elections violence in the forthcoming local council elections.
Chief electoral commissioner of the national electoral commission yesterday told local and international elections observers in Freetown that a total of 39 APC candidates including chairman of the Bombali district have gone unopposed.
FRESH hope for the creation of additional states in the country was raised yesterday by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who said that the Upper House would support the proposal.
An overall trend towards economic growth in Nigeria masks the fact that millions have been forced into low-wage jobs in the once industrial north, trade experts warn.
TWO former Ministers of Aviation, Prof. Babalola Borishade and Chief Femi Fani-Kayode were arrested yesterday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with on-going investigation of the N19.5 billion aviation intervention fund by the Senate.
FEDERAL Ministry of Transportation (FMT), weekend, refuted allegation that it paid a princely N30.9 billion within six days (December 26 to December 31, 2007) to contractors contrary to a presidential directive that all unspent budget should be returned to the
