More than half of Nigerians think full deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector will not be beneficial to the citizens, a survey by the NOI Polls, a Nigerian survey and research firm has shown. Full deregulation has been at the … read more
The Nigerian government, in an attempt to generate more non-oil revenue in 2010, plans to tighten the noose around tax evaders and withdraw some concessions, local newspaper Vanguard reported Tuesday. Also, revenue from custom activities will be rejuvenated through a … read more
IT may have dawned on the Federal Government that its target of 6,000 megawatts (mw) of electricity by the end of this month is a mirage afterall. Reason: Indication emerged yesterday that the Federal Government has identified alleged failure of … read more
Lagos State government has spent about $20 million (N3 billion) to procure two helicopters to fortify security in the Lagos metropolis. Each of the Bell 412 EP helicopters purchased by the government, according to the manufacturer, the Bell Helicopter and … read more
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Ameachi has said operatives of the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in some areas of the state will leave by February next year. He said the withdrawal of the JTF would provide a conducive atmosphere for … read more
Jolted by calls for the President to throw in the towel, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned a meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC). The meeting, which will hold in Abuja on Thursday, may also receive briefing on … read more
A police signal to arrest the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, and the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, has been issued in Abuja from the office of the Inspector General … read more
The Coordinator, United Nations Cameroon Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) in Yaounde’, Cameroon, Mr. Pierre Diouf, has arrived the Bakassi returnees camp to join four others already on ground on a fact finding mission. Addressing the traumatised returnees at the camp … read more
AS the experts from the United States and Europe to treat ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua arrived the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia, plans have been concluded to fly in the president into the country as soon as he … read more
The President’s health remained the issue at the weekend. Ministers launched consultations with stakeholders and their constituents to allay fears about President Umaru Yar’Adua’s health. He is undergoing treatment in a Saudi Arabia hospital after being diagnosed with pericarditis (inflammation … read more