The state of emergency which President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is planning to declare in the power sector may not bring about the desired result except the Federal Government finds a lasting solution to the spate of gas pipelines vandalisation in

From a secret meeting of the Niger Delta leaders has emerged a consensus that the proposed Niger Delta Summit that has been in the draft for over a year will not hold, after all, Saturday Vanguard can authoritatively report.

Minister of Finance, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, has stated Federal Gover-nment's commitment to improving tax collection in the country, saying this can culminate in the dividends of democracy getting to all Nigerians, even those living in villages.

The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) says its attention has been drawn to the July 3, 2008 front-page publication of The News Newspaper, captioned: "FINANCE WARNS FDA AGAINST INDEBTED LOGGING COMPANIES.

Mallam Mohammed Kabir, National President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), yesterday described on-going one week warning strike embarked upon by members of the union as successful.

People of Koluoma 1, a community in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State, have re-affirmed their commitment to the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) signed with American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited.

Three reports in the media in recent weeks portend grave implications that should bother the Nigerian political class. The first was the report that Angola, a brother African country, has overtaken Nigeria as the largest producer of crude oil in

The Adenta Municipal Assembly has embarked on a job creation project, dubbed Wealth Creation Programme, to offer gainful employment to the youth in the municipality.

Engen Petroleum Ltd, the pan-African petroleum company and SA market leader, has taken Silver in the third Ghana-Africa Business awards for its contribution to the country's energy sector. The ceremony took place in Accra, Ghana's capital.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Aliyu Moddibo Umar, has said the non-remittance of the personal income tax of workers in the territory by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) may have a negative impact on its

The Senate Committee on Aviation, probing the disbursement and application of the N19.5 billion Aviation Intervention Fund, said yesterday that it would get to the roots of the Bilateral Aviation Services Agreement (BASA) Account.

Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, National Organiser of National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government could not stabilise the cedi to put the economy on a sound foundation for growth.

The Tamale Metropolis, since the beginning of 2007 till date, has seen magnificent improvement in its economic development, with first class financial institutions springing up across the city.