N1trn expenditure: NASS to come up with accurate figure – Maccido
ABUJA—THE Senate said, Tuesday, it would soon release to the public accurate figure of its expenditure, saying it has nothing to hide. This came on a day the House of...
Oshiomhole has done well – Omobude
BENIN—PRESIDENT of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Reverend Felix Omobude has said that Governor Adams Oshiomhole has repositioned Edo State in the forefront after many years of neglect by past...
ANAMBRA GUBER: War in APC, as Ulasi picks PPA ticket
It had long been predicted that the two big shots in the APC, Senators Chris Ngige and his predecessor in the Senate, Senator Annie Okonkwo who are the driving forces...
ATCON, NCC differ on number portability sanctions
At the just concluded second quarter industry forum on Mobile Number Portability, MNP, organized by the ICT Publishers Alliance held in Lagos recently, telcos under the umbrella of the Association...
NIGERIA: Day Gowon invaded Urhobo land
THIRTY-eight years after he left office as head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, last week described the Urhobo as one of the most patriotic ethnic nationalities in the country. Gowon...
NIGERIA: The Al-majiri problem
THE root cause of the Al-Majiri in Nigeria, is due to the fact that the Nigerian Muslim intelligentsia, have failed to adopt the modernist scholars’ interpretation of Holy Koran Chapter...
End of the road for motorbike robbers
Travelling all the way from Lukosi area of Ogun State to Ikorodu in Lagos on a motorcycle is certainly remarkable. But more remarkable is that when the three travellers stopped...
Jonathan orders immediate action to end ASUU strike
Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, directed the two Federal Government committees negotiating requests by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to take immediate measures towards ending the ongoing strike....
IFC invests N60bn in infrastructure development in Nigeria
International Finance Corporation, IFC said it has invested 25 per cent, about N60 billion of its 2012 total investment in Nigeria on infrastructure. Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and...
Bankers commit N18bn fraud in 2012 – NDIC
ABUJA—DESPITE claims that the nation’s 24 banks are strong and posting huge profit, fraudulent practises have continued among operators with no fewer than 3, 380 cases involving N17. 97 billion...