Minister of State for Energy, Power, Mrs Fatima Balaraba Ibrahim, yesterday broke her silence on the recent spate of systems collapse that had led to massive power failure, attributing it to "both a structural weakness in the system and the
The resolution of the Lagos State government, backed by the Federal government, to rid Lagos of dangerous rickety tankers, trucks and trailers daily encumbering the Lagos highways especially the Apapa area and causing intractable vehicular traffic congestion, is indeed heart-warming.
Members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, who are currently on the threshold of another strike , yesterday morning embarked on a prayer session to seek divine intervention as they prepared for another round of
CHAIRMAN of the House of Representatives Committee on Power and Energy, Mr. Ndudi Elumelu says it was an insult to link members of his committee to the alleged bribe scandal, noting that it was a ploy to distract attention so
Senate Committee on Media and Information has appealed to Radio Television and Theatre Workers Union (RATTAWU) to back down on its planned nationwide strike, assuring that the arrears would be captured in the 2009 budget.
Suspended Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, Mr Tony Chukwueke, yesterday admitted that some oil blocks were allocated after the bid rounds.
Whether you call it a summit, dialogue, or engagement, what is important is that a soul searching session on the Niger Delta is imperative. It has to hold now. The cathartic effect of the dialogue will be invaluable. Having moved
Hundreds of people, last Saturday, converged at President Jammeh's native village of Kanilai in the Foni Kansala Distict of the Western Region, for the formal opening of the sixth branch of the First International Bank (FIB), by President Alhaji Dr
The phenomenal growth of the Nigerian capital market in the last two years has over-whelmed everyone. Even the regulators are so awed by the growth that no one in the market can tell precisely how many shareholders were in the
Following the illegal diversion and sale of fertiliser at exorbitant rates to farmers, the Federal Government will henceforth remove fertiliser subsidy, stop the procu-rement and distribution of subsidized fertiliser in the country, Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Alhaji Abba
Chairman, Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB), Dr. Olubunmi Omoseyindemi has said that harnessing the potentials of the herbal medicine industry has a key role to play in the nation reaching the Millenium Development, Goals (MDGs) deadline.
The governors of the 19 northern states declared yesterday that the region can survive on its own with or without proceeds from oil, maintaining that all they needed was to develop the agricultural sector.
COTE d'Ivoire last week announced 50 per cent pay cut for Ministers and managers of government enterprises. The savings would subsidise rising cost of diesel and kerosene. Ivoriens rioted on the streets of Abidjan over escalating prices of fuel and
The opposition Liberty Party has called on the National Legislature to review the 2008/2009 Draft National Budget, and ensure that the necessary budgetary allocations are considered before it can be passed.
The Campaign for Democracy (CD) yesterday urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to call a 48-hour solidarity strike in support of the on-going nationwide strike by teachers.
The recent decision of the Central Bank to postpone the deadline for the adoption of a uniform accounting year-end for banks from December 2008 to December 2009 cannot be faulted.
Doctors under the umbrella of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Kaduna State Chapter, has threatened to go on industrial action if the Namadi Administration fails to halt arbitrary taxation of call duty allowances and refund previous ones so far
The recent startling revelation by Alhaji Garba Abubarkar, Assistant Director, Compliance, Corporate Affairs, Commission (CAC), Abuja that 90 per cent of companies in Nigeria are not registered is very disturbing. Of course, corruption at the CAC is no news, but
