Alarming: Lagos Debt Profile Hits N435bn
After a lot of secrecy over its debt profile, the Lagos State Government on Tuesday finally opened up that it is currently indebted to the tune of N435 billion as…
Jonathan Off to Addis Ababa for 22nd AU Summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will travel out of Abuja tomorrow to attend the 22nd Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government, which begins in Addis Ababa on Thursday. The…
Report of the House ad-hoc committee on the reveiw of the constitution on outstanding bills
Introduction: The House had referred a number of Bills to the Committee for further legislative input. The Committee treated most of them which formed part of the Report submitted to…
Rivers: Reps to investigate Police Action over Arrest of 320 Persons
Members of the federal House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously resolved to investigate the arrest of 320 people allegedly linked with the Boko Haram Islamist sect in River State. To…
UBA lifts Power Sector Privatization with US$700 million funding
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has extended US$700 million (N113 billion) in funding to different investors towards the acquisition of power assets in Nigeria’s recently privatized power sector. Phillips…
Senator Ojudu Denies Flouting Party Directive on Legislative Blockade
A member of the Senate Committee on Defence and Army and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Babafemi Ojudu has explained that his action and that of…
Reps: Pro Jonathan Group Threatens to Tackle APC
A pro-Jonathan group, National Unity Group emerged from the House of Representatives, Monday with a threat to tackle All Progressive Congress (APC) over the plot to block the 2014 budget…
2015: Tambuwal the President Nigeria Deserves
We have many leaders and actually lots of people occupy public offices, from the local governments, to the state and national levels and the business community as well. We have…
Why Nda-Isaiah’s writings lack objectivity
Pharmacist Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership newspapers, discovered the enormous power of the written word a long time ago and moved in the consciousness of that fact in 2004 to…
2015 Elections: Jega Admonishes INEC RECs on Vigilance
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has implored Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and other members of staff to be more vigilant and cautious as preparations for…