The Lagos State’s debt profile, as of April 30, 2011, stands at N124.188billion, according to data released by the state’s ministry of finance. The figure was contained in an address presented on Thursday by the state finance commissioner, Rotimi Oyekan, … read more
Former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell, who predicted that Nigeria may not survive as a nation after the 2011 elections, has been denied visa to Nigeria, the Associated Press quoted foreign ministry officials as saying Wednesday. Campbell had … read more
The Rivers State police command has deployed 20,000 policemen for the local government election in the state scheduled for May 21. Suleiman Abba, the Commissioner of Police in the state, told a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that … read more
Nigeria plans to celebrate 10 years of GSM service in the country. According to Nigeria ICT Broadcasters Network (NIBN), an influential ICT body of producers and publishers, they will publish a documentary that features the mobile market transformation in the … read more
Background The concept of Islamic Finance is currently expanding globally at an astronomical rate and gaining grounds in various Islamic and non-Islamic markets alike. This is evident in a recent forecast by Moody’s rating agency, which estimates that the current … read more
Nigeria’s military has arrested more than 150 people after a weekend ambush on an army patrol blamed on members of a radical Islamist sect, a spokesman said on Tuesday. “We have made over 150 arrests of suspects in the ambush … read more
In line with his promise to make changes in critical sectors President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered immediate review of Nigeria’s foreign policy, to reflect current realities. President Jonathan who gave the directive during a breakfast meeting with the Presidential Advisory … read more
An ex-militant in Nigeria’s oil region Tuesday led a march of over 1,000 youths and warned of a possible return to armed struggle if conditions did not improve in the impoverished delta. Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, head of the Niger Delta Peoples … read more
Following post-election violence in which an estimated 800 people were killed and 65,000 displaced, according to Human Rights Watch, state prosecutors need to follow through on arrests to try perpetrators and seek justice, rather than initiating new commissions of inquiry … read more
Since President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential ambition was the focus of Ambassador John Campbell’s book entitled “Nigeria: Dancing on the brink”, it’s become almost impossible to discuss President Jonathan’s ground-breaking election without mentioning the former USA ambassador to Nigeria who currently … read more