The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and human resources managers of multi-national oil companies yesterday met to streamline guidelines for expatriate quota applications and deployment in the country’s oil and gas industry. The meeting was to provide a … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday presented a 4.2 trillion naira (27.3 billion dollar) budget for 2011 as he heads into a campaign season for April elections in the oil-rich nation. His proposal was based on Nigeria, an OPEC member and … read more
Nigeria has one of the largest student populations in the Diaspora. In fact, not long ago, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. James McAnulty confirmed that with over 6,500 students enrolled in American … read more
Nigeria’s former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu on Wednesday launched his bid to run in a presidential election next April as the candidate of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) party. Ribadu won international praise for arrests of graft suspects … read more
Mr Cheney, who was chief executive of Halliburton between 1995 and 2000, and three other bosses were last week charged with bribery by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The company itself and four related businesses were also charged. … read more
Information Minister Dora Akunyili quit the cabinet and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday to run as an opposition candidate for the Senate in nationwide elections next April. Akunyili said she planned to compete for a seat in … read more
Nigeria has negotiated a 250 million dollar settlement deal that would see it drop charges against US ex-vice president Dick Cheney and others over a bribery scandal, an official said Tuesday. The deal reached by officials from Nigeria and energy … read more
The Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, yesterday revealed the massive fraud perpetrated by police pay officers and accountants in all the states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory. Already, some pay officers with Abia State Police Command … read more
THE Federal Government has concluded arrangements to introduce the five per cent Road Users Charge on petrol/ diesel as provided by the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) Act by 2011. When implemented, 40 per cent of the money generated will … read more
Over 20, 000 ghost workers have been uncovered within the Nigeria Police Force following investigation by a private consulting firm engaged by the Ministry of Police Affairs, even as over N6billion has been recovered.The Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, … read more