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15Mar

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Appeal Court Upholds Yakowa’ Election

By Haruna Salami The Appeal Court sitting in Kaduna Sunday dismissed the appeal filed by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) gubernatorial candidate, Haruna Saeed Kajuru and upheld the election of Kaduna State Governor, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa. (more…)

A Budget of Fiscal Consolidation, Growth and Job Creation

15Mar

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The Insider

A Budget of Fiscal Consolidation, Growth and Job Creation

Text of President Goodluck E. Jonathan’s first budget speech since April’s election as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, today, Tuesday, 13 December 2011. (more…)

President Jonathan Presents 2012 Budget to National Assembly

15Mar

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President Jonathan Presents 2012 Budget to National Assembly

IN a nearly 5,000-word budget speech delivered in Abuja on Tuesday to a joint session of the National Assembly, President Goodluck E. Jonathan laid out what he wants the country to see as a passionate (more…)

15Mar

By Felix ShammahNo Comments

A Budget of Fiscal Consolidation, Growth and Job Creation

Text of President Goodluck E. Jonathan’s first budget speech since April’s election as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, today, Tuesday, 13 December 2011. (more…)

Delta State Port Upgraded to Gas and Oil Free Zone

15Mar

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Delta State Port Upgraded to Gas and Oil Free Zone

THE Federal Government has upgraded the Delta Port in Warri, Delta State to an oil and gas free trade zone with the intention of attracting direct foreign investment into the country. (more…)

EFCC Accuses Former Speaker Dimeji Bankole of Stalling Trial

15Mar

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EFCC Accuses Former Speaker Dimeji Bankole of Stalling Trial

- Evidence of Corruption Tendered Against EL-Rufai FORMER Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, and his deputy, Usman Nafada, are deliberately working to delay proceedings in their ongoing (more…)

15Mar

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The Insider

President Jonathan Presents 2012 Budget to National Assembly

IN a nearly 5,000-word budget speech delivered in Abuja on Tuesday to a joint session of the National Assembly, President Goodluck E. Jonathan laid out what he wants the country to see as a passionate (more…)

15Mar

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Looking Ahead with Bayo Oluwasanmi

A Budget of Fiscal Consolidation, Growth and Job Creation

Text of President Goodluck E. Jonathan’s first budget speech since April’s election as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, to a joint session of the National (more…)

Additional Reliefs for Nigerians As Jonathan Signs Personal Income Tax Act Into Law

15Mar

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Additional Reliefs for Nigerians As Jonathan Signs Personal Income Tax Act Into Law

President Goodluck Jonathan has signed the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) into law. It is the first major amendment to the income tax law since 1979. The bill sent (more…)

End of Iraq War: US President Obama Welcomes Troops Home

15Mar

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End of Iraq War: US President Obama Welcomes Troops Home

AS the United States wound down its activities after about 9 years of bruising war in the middle-eastern country of Iraq, US military servicemen based at the illustrious Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Wednesday were (more…)

Drug and Food Watchdog, NAFDAC, Spreads Tentacles across Nigeria’s 774 LGAs

15Mar

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Drug and Food Watchdog, NAFDAC, Spreads Tentacles across Nigeria’s 774 LGAs

In its continued aggressive drive to protect Nigerians in urban and rural communities from the dangers of substandard medicine and food, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) (more…)

Governor Mimiko Declares Ondo State Out of Bounds to Criminals

15Mar

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Governor Mimiko Declares Ondo State Out of Bounds to Criminals

THE people of Akure metropolis in Ondo State may now have a reason to breathe easier as the governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has assured residents that Akure, and indeed the state at large, will no longer be (more…)

15Mar

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President Jonathan Presents 2012 Budget to National Assembly

IN a nearly 5,000-word budget speech delivered in Abuja on Tuesday to a joint session of the National Assembly, President Goodluck E. Jonathan laid out what he wants the country to see as a passionate (more…)

EFCC Recovered and ReturnedN320 Million in Stolen German Funds

15Mar

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EFCC Recovered and ReturnedN320 Million in Stolen German Funds

ACTING Chair of Nigeria’s anti-corruption outfit, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, revealed that the Commission had recovered up to N320 million from Nigerian swindlers (more…)

Dimeji Bankole Loses Another Bid to Stop Corruption Trial

15Mar

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Dimeji Bankole Loses Another Bid to Stop Corruption Trial

FORMER Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, lost again at the Federal High Court in Abuja in his bid to get the court to dismiss Speaker Bankole’s bid to stop his trial. (more…)

15Mar

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Gov. Yakowa presents 2012 budget

By Haruna Salami Apparently responding to the serious security challenges faced by Nigeria and the northern parts in particular, Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna state has presented a “budget of Peace, (more…)

Jonathan Promises To Make Nigeria More Investors Friendly

15Mar

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Jonathan Promises To Make Nigeria More Investors Friendly

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Nigeria pledged on Thursday in Abuja that under his leadership, the Federal Government will continue to implement measures, policies, and programmes that (more…)

15Mar

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Looking Ahead with Bayo Oluwasanmi

Who killed the Ekpenyong Brothers?

Written By Clifford Thomas, Uyo Until the dastardly act of June 20, 2009 at the sand quarry site acquired by the late Obong Okon J. Ekpenyong of the Nung Akpan Okuidem family of Ewet Offot in Uyo local government area, the Ekpenyongs, was one large happy family made of three male and five female siblings, and providence was kind to them. After 20th of June, 2009 when hitherto unidentified gun men attacked the business premises of the Ekpeyongs, killing both Mathias Okon Ekpenyong, and his eldest brother, (more…)

15Mar

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World News

Alex Ibru: There Goeth A Man

By Reuben Abati “The song is ended, but the melody lingers on…” (Irving Berlin) “How old are you?” (more…)

Nigeria Successfully Launches New Communications Satellite

15Mar

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Nigeria Successfully Launches New Communications Satellite

- President Jonathan Hails Development FROM Xichang Satellite Launch Center in South West China on Sunday, and about 5:40PM local time in Abuja, Nigeria’s latest communications satellite, NigComSat1R, launched into outer space. (more…)