President Yar’Adua’s Mum Robbed
August 19, 2008
Burglars from hell took caution to the wind before dawn on Monday as they broke into the family house of President Yar’Adua in Katsina and robbed his ageing mother, Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua in her bedroom.
Vision 2020 And Seven-Point Agenda: Any Connection? - By Luke Onyekakeyah
August 19, 2008
I CONSIDER it appropriate at this juncture to take a closer look at the two key buzzwords that have in recent times been ingrained in the polity in order to ascertain whether or not there is any connection between the two. The link or otherwise...
Kingibe, Ministers To Earn More Than Yar’Adua, VP
August 19, 2008
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and ministers are to earn more than the President and his deputy, courtesy of the new package proposed by the Revenue Commission.
Policy Shift, Insecurity Hinder Nigeria's Credit Ratings - S&P
August 15, 2008
Standards & Poor's (S&P), the internationally acclaimed rating agency, has listed policy inconsistency, political risk, the Niger Delta crisis and insecurity as factors constraining Nigeria's sovereign ranking - and, in turn, its credit rating.
Nigeria Needs $100b Investment In Four Infrastructure Areas -DMO
August 8, 2008
Director General of Debt Management Office (DMO), Abraham Nwankwo, on Thursday identified four infrastructure areas that Nigeria must invest
over $100 billion in to get the economy functioning again.
World Bank Connection- In N826m Imo FADAMA Scanda
August 7, 2008
SCANDALOUS wastage of funds meant for agro-related, rural infrastructural development in Imo State is currently rocking the boat of FADAMA, a World Bank sponsored project. As the row over the alleged $7million (about N0.8billion) FADAMA II...
Atiku Lauds PDP Over Stand On Obasanjo’s BOT
August 6, 2008
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday hailed the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Executive Committee to restructure the party in line with its original vision and constitutional provision.
Rescuing Nigeria From The Maggot Syndrome - Sola Adeyeye
August 5, 2008
The celebration of the 10th anniversary of Nigerian independence in 1970 took place in an atmosphere of a euphoria induced by the cessation of the civil war and the beginning oil boom. The Sunday Times, by far the most popular Nigerian newspaper...
The Repercussions Of June 12 - Dele Momodu
August 5, 2008
I did not realize how very much alive the historic June 12, 1993, date is in Nigeria until I started my series on the drama of Abiola’s death, the fourth of which I concluded last week. The articles which would form part of my long-awaited...
Severance Racket - The Nation Editorial
July 27, 2008
The severance package for political office holders is a racket this country can ill afford. It should be severed forthwith in the interest of equity and justice. It is simply unconscionable that a nation that stalls on the Teachers Salary Structure...
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