Acting Taraba Governor Sacks 24 Special Advisers
Acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Garba Umar on Monday relieved 24 special advisers to the state government of their appointments. In their place, he immediately appointed another 24. Secretary…
Willie Obiano Sworn in as Governor of Anambra State
Dr. Willie Obiano was on Monday sworn in as duly elected Governor of Anambra State, taking over from Peter Obi, who had completed eight years in the saddle. The inauguration…
Jonathan Inaugurates National Conference, Says Focus Should Be On Nigerian Agenda
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday formally inaugurated the much-debated national conference, with a plea to all the participants to focus on overriding national agenda rather than any interest championed by…
Jonathan Queries Moro, Parradang over NIS Job Stampede
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday summoned Minister of Interior, Abba Moro as well as Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), David Parradang to explain the death of 19…
Jonathan Approves Appointment Of 25 Appeal Court Justices
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of 25 justices for the Court of Appeal, bringing the total number of justices to 90.According to Acting Director of Information of the…
Lamido: Wisdom of the Founding Father
He spoke for no more than two minutes. Yet, the message that Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido delivered at the North West Zonal Rally of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Nigeria`s Debt: The House Vs Okonjo-Iweala
In a recent online interactive program with Nigerian youths, the Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, gave the assurance that Nigeria does not have…
Looking For Jobs, Finding Death
Whether anyone likes to accept it or not the bitter truth is that 80 per cent of our GRADUATES are unemployed in Nigeria today whilst 51 per cent of our…
Things ‘Ngozi Won’t Understand About Nigeria
Last week, I was privy to a little note written by Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister for Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in which she summarized that recent setbacks will…
Nigeria: The Dilemma of Nation
Nigeria is undoubtedly a country with great promise. On account of her favourable weather conditions and rich supply of natural resources, Nigeria was once described by my good friend, Olanike…