ONICCIMA raises alarm over 2nd Niger Bridge
Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) yesterday at its 26th Annual General Meeting
Tukur must go, President must drop 2015 ambition, says Aliyu
Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, at the weekend said though there is a prevailing ceasefire between the Presidency and the G-7 governors, the latter have not traded off their conditions for a peaceful resolution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis. He spoke in…
North not afraid of national confab – Arewa Leader •It’s a waste of time – Shehu Sani
Northern leaders on Saturday in Kaduna said that the region was not afraid of the National Conference, but that it would be an avenue to galvanize people to articulate their positions for future national development. Governor of Niger state and Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, Dr. Mu’azu Bababgida Aliyu, who spoke at the official commissioning ceremony…
World Igbo Day, Ohaneze Ndigbo and Parochial Interests
Annually, the Igbo-speaking people in Nigeria set aside 29th September to mark and commemorate the vision of its founding fathers. This year’s event took place at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu which witnessed the presence and participation of seven states that comprises of Ohaneze Ndigbo. IFEANYI EZUGWU writes on the significance of the event while…
US economic shutdown to affect Nigeria, other developing countries —Okonjo-Iweala
The Minister for Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed fears over the shutdown of the America economy, saying that it might affect Nigeria’s bond trading in the international market. She made the statement during a news conference on the outcome of the Commonwealth Ministers of Finance Meeting at the…
How to fix Nigeria: Sanusi, CBN Governor gives recipe in Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., Lecture
Cental Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has stated that the solution to Nigeria’s development challenges is the fixing of the various broken value chains in the country’s economic activities. He made this assertion today while delivering a lecture at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Rhode Island Avenue, Washington,…
Nationwide security alert over Boko Haram
We ‘re ready for any eventuality –Army FOUR days to the celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Federal Government has put all security forces on nationwide security alert. A top security source told Saturday Tribune last night that the charge from the Federal Government was for an inter-agency surveillance and combat readiness for a hitch-free…
Jail term Ex-Italian PM requests to do community service
Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has formally requested to do a year of community service rather than be jailed or put under house arrest following his conviction for tax fraud. The centre-right leader, 77, was sentenced to four years in jail in August, commuted to one, for masterminding a massive tax fraud scheme at…
Govt battles to recover €185m Abacha loot
Nigeria has embarked on an international campaign to press Liechtenstein into returning €185m linked to the late military dictator General Sani Abacha, which is still harboured in the tiny principality nearly 14 years after recovery proceedings began. The Federal Government first requested assistance from Liechtenstein in returning the assets in 2000, two years after Gen…
Father, Uncle Of Cross River Deputy Governor Kidnapped
The Nigerian police has confirmed the abduction of Etubom Essien Cobham, the father of the deputy governor of Cross River state,