Daily Archives: December 14, 2012
FG loses $4.42bn to under payments in oil and gas
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that audit reports between 1999 to 2008 has revealed huge losses in revenue to the government Read More »
Nigeria doesn’t need a new national carrier – Sanusi
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has warned the Federal Government against yielding to the temptation of floating another national airline, stressing that such a venture was bound to fail like in previous attempts Read More »
275 airlines make EU ban list
A total of 275 airlines worldwide have appeared on the dreaded list of airlines banned from flying into the European airspace. According to a data from the transport division of the European Union, the banned airlines have safety issues and ... Read More »
The North and the quest for a united, formidable front
Since 2011 when the North lost the Presidential contest to President Goodluck Jonathan, it has been making moves, through series of meetings and gatherings, ahead of 2015, with a view to presenting a united and formidable front. One of such ... Read More »
Bayelsa LG Poll: Dickson, opponents go to war
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa When Governor Henry Seriake Dickson during an expanded state caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday December 9 warned party members not to do or say anything that would threaten the peace and ... Read More »
Reps set to pass N161bn supplementary budget
The House of Representatives yesterday set the stage for the passage of N161, 617, 364, 911 billion supplementary budget requested by President Goodluck Jonathan. The lawmakers, however, faulted the forensic audit conducted by the presidency in arriving at the request ... Read More »
Row in Rivers Assembly over screening
Scene was created yesterday in the hallowed chamber of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Port Harcourt, when two members, Chidi Lloyd and Kelechi Nwogu, engaged one another in hot exchange of words. The situation was, however, brought under control ... Read More »
