Nigeria’s opposition Action Congress (AC) party has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of lacking internal democracy, after the latter handpicked a candidate for the South-east Anambra state’s governorship election in Feb. 2010. The decision to pick former Central … read more
Aviation unions in the country have declared that they will go on strike today if Bi-Courtney Limited begins its planned refurbishment of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) at the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2. Members of these unions had gone on … read more
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow rate of development in Nigeria. In the Human Development Report 2009 released in Abuja, UNDP put Nigeria’s life expectancy at birth at 47.7 per cent. Adult literacy rate … read more
The N27 billion Halliburton bribery scandal is trapped in a language game involving France and Switzerland on the one hand, and Nigeria on the other, leading to a delay in the Nigerian investigation which commenced in April this year. The … read more
At least 70 people were burnt to death and many others injured in a multiple crash involving a loaded fuel tanker and eight vehicles in Nigeria’s South-eastern Anambra state, according to local press reports on Saturday. The accident occurred at … read more
Nigeria is the fastest growing market of ICT/Telecoms in Africa, therefore, the attendant call for improved bandwidth capacity has drawn major operators in the sector to seek several ways to boost broadband connectivity. According to Funke Opeke, the chief executive … read more
The rest of the world may have started envisaging bloody electioneering campaigns by political office seekers in Nigeria ahead of the 2011 general election, as smart Automobile Industries have started manufacturing customised bullet-proof vehicles for all categories of politicians in … read more
IT emerged at the weekend that the Federal Government has placed a consular ban on the duo of Mallam Nasiru el-Rufai and the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in all Nigerian embassies … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has said that the post-amnesty period would require great patience, perseverance and hard work. President Yar’Adua was speaking to leaders of the former militants from the Niger Delta, during a meeting at State House, convened to … read more
THE Federal Government has drafted heavily-armed soldiers to provide security for the ex-militant leader, Government Ekpomukpolo, alias Tompolo. Saturday Tribune gathered the deployment was in response to one of the demands of the former warlord before accepting the amnesty gesture. … read more