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NEMA Offers Automatic Scholarship for Corps Member on DRR
The Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani-Sidi has offered a scholarship award to a youth corps member, Abubakar Jimoh who was recognized for advocacy campaign...
FG, Medecins Sans Frontiere (MSF) join forces against lead poison in Nigeria
Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with Medicins Sans Frontieres MSF (Doctors without Borders) have organized international conference on lead poison where major stakeholders in the health...
Freedom Of Expression: Between Gen. Azazi and Gen. Gantz
Freedom of expression is essential in every civilized society so long as it does not harm individuals’ character or malign institutional reputations through false and misleading information. It is a f...
Full Disclosure: Azazi open up on Boko Haram, PDP and the North
The National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi, suddenly found himself in the eye of the storm after he spoke extempore at the recent South-South Economic Summit in Asaba, Delta State on some ...
Tribute to Omoigui Okauru
Once you ask Ifueko Omoigui to speak about higher values, you cannot fail to be swayed or moved by her altruism- an altruism that is true and touching, the passion for her job and people and her unrel...
Between Terrorism and Corruption
I am pleased to share my thoughts about two issues that confront our nation – terrorism and corruption. As a well-known opposition figure, I want to state clearly that the views expressed here are min...
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a woman of substance, a Nigerian model of excellence and African pride. She is an individual that has proven that the best can come from Africa in term of qualification, com...
Federation Account: How They Share $1bn and N993.6bn in March 2012
March 2012 was another month of Jumbo allocations when the tiers of government in Nigeria, Federal States, and LG Councils shared a total sum of $1 billion and N996 billion from four different oil rev...
Nigeria Should Look Beyond Oil Revenue Now- World Bank Country Director
The World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Ms Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly is barely a year on the current post but her activities towards development of various sectors of the economy is widely felt....
Britain and Germany Provides Billions of Naira to Nigeria
The British government has approved N61bn for development programmes in Nigeria while Germany also provided N3 Billion for renewable energy and job creation. The development where disclosed recently...
Islamic Bank Invests Heavily in Nigeria’s Economy
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has continued to invest billions of Nigeria into the Nigeria’s economy. The Vice President of Nigeria, Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo testified to the development when he...
New Posting of Perm Secretaries: An Officer in Multi-Billion Naira Pension Scam also Affected
With the recent scandals involving top public officers in some agencies of government, President Goodluck Jonathan has approved new posting of 16 Federal Permanent Secretaries.The Head of the Civil Se...
Windfall of N921 billion Shared to Tiers of Government in February 2012
It was another season of windfall when the tiers of government shared a total sum of N921 billion from different sources of revenue at the last meeting of the Federation Account Allocation committee (...
Why Corpers Should Go to Farms and Rural Areas- Youth Minister
A former Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology in Kwara state and an outstanding journalist with ThisDay newspaper, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi studied Mass-Communication at University of Lago...
The Politics of Oil Blocks and the Northern Elites
I agree the North is poor. Yes, I agree the poverty has bred millions of destitutes, who have become instant and easy recruits for Boko Haram. But my question is: Who impoverished the North?A caveat: ...
Still on NIMASA's Maritime Contract with Ex-Warlord
While the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is trying to justify its alleged concession of the nation’s maritime security to a private firm owned by a former leader of Niger ...
Every State is Entitled to 13% Derivation Revenue - RMAFC
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has disclosed that every state in Nigeria is entitled to derivation revenue from their natural resources if properly harnessed for eco...
Dr. Precious Gbeneol: Breaking the Circle of Poverty through MDG
It was at a pre-launch Press Conference on the Conditional Grants Scheme (CGS) in December 2011, that Dr. Precious Gbeneol was officially introduced to the Press as the new Senior Special Assistant to...
Islamic Bank: After $370mn, Nigeria Seeks Additional $600mn Loan
After receiving a sum of $370 million from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for education, health and agriculture sector, the federal government of Nigeria has requested for a fresh loan of…
Igbo Businessmen Refuse to Relocate from the North
After the directive by Movement for the Actualization of the Soveriegn State of Biafra (MASSOB) for Igbos in the North to return to their ancestral homes on the allegation that…
Why CAC is Strict with Companies – Bello Mahmud
Before his appointment in 2009 as the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Bello Mahmud was Director of Compliance Department. Prior to joining CAC several years ago, he had held…
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The North that southerners don’t know
The southerners in Nigeria are like the Americans.so poor in both history geography and even politics. Your encounters with them leaves you amazed as to their level of ignorance of anywhere but their immediate environment. This applies not only to th...
05, 2012- Freedom Of Expression: Between Gen. Azazi and Gen. Gantz
A nice comparism between two military officers in different continents/countries
05, 2012 - Full Disclosure: Azazi open up on Boko Haram, PDP and the North
Since the General has spoken plainly in the above, can the controversy and debate now stop
05, 2012
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RMAFC Charges NNPC, Others to Stamp Out Oil Theft
The Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission(RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam has charged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) and other stakeholders to stamp out oil the...
Toll Gates Return on Highways Soon - Minister of Works
The Minister of Works, Arc. Mike Oziegbe Onolememen in this interview discloses some new developments in his ministry as regards the Transformational Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan after his 10...
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Isa B. Sali, Oon: The Chief of Federal Civil Servants
Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, OON, was born on 23rd March, 1953 in Mubi, Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. He attended Demonstration School Mubi and Government Secondary School, Ganye b...
Marie Francoise: The New Director of World Bank in Nigeria
She just resumed in Nigeria and the first remark from her was a genuine and sincere advice to the government. She admonished the Federal Government to handle the issue of oil subsidy removal with caut...
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Labour Minister Advocates Paradigm Shift in Industrial Relations
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, has affirmed that the Federal Government has resolved to pursue a paradigm shift from adversarial position of industrial relations practice to a more...
Transport Ministry inaugurates FOI Implementation Committee.
The Federal Ministry of Transport has officially inaugurated its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) implementation committee with a charge to adhere strictly to guidelines governing the compliance with...
FG Allocates N6bn for Purchase of Vaccines for Routine Immunization
Minister State for Health Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated the sum of 6Billion Naira for the procurement of routine vaccines against child killer diseases.
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