Universities Divided over ASUU Strike
Universities under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are not united in their opinions on whether or not the ongoing industrial action should be suspended. While…
Mikel, Moses Make Five-Man BBC Award Shortlist
Nigeria and Chelsea FC of England footballers, John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses (albeit on a brief loan deal at Liverpool) have been named in the five-man shortlist for the…
PDP Suspends, Baraje, Oyinlola, Two Others
Just as President Goodluck Jonathan is speculated to be planning a meeting with the seven aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some breakaway members, the party on…
Dangote Sugar to resume exports in 2014
Towards meeting the national sugar master plan, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) is actively pursuing a backward integration policy with a target of producing a total of 1.5 million tonnes…
Jonathan`s Speech At the First African Legislative Summit,
1. On behalf of the Government and People of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I warmly welcome you all – our highly esteemed guests and distinguished parliamentarians from across Africa…
Governor Amaechi and the APC Romance
In 1997, Olusegun Obasanjo blatantly refused to accept the candidature of Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as the gubernatorial candidate of his ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Rivers State. In fact,…
Taraba Assembly Gets New Speaker
The Taraba State House of Assembly Monday morning elected a member of the House, Josiah Kente, as the new speaker, following the death of Haruna Tsokwa in controversial circumstances on…
The Blessing of Oil: A Peculiar Mess
Our parlous economic predicament is generally regarded as a “resource curse”; a phenomenon, which the free encyclopedia defines as a paradox of plenty, in which countries with abundant revenue from…
Dickson`s Infrastructure Revolution
At inauguration, Governor Seriake Dickson clearly spelt out the strategic value of the Restoration Agenda of his administration. His swift proclamation of this template of renewaldefinitely wasn’t a cheap move…
NNPC Denies Colluding with Oil Traders on Shady Deals
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denounced the recent report by Swiss-based NGO (The Berne Declaration) accusing the corporation of colluding with some local and international…