Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have begun intense scramble for the available positions in boards of federal government owned agencies.President Goodluck Jonathan recently dissolved the boards of statutory bodies such as agencies and para...
A piece of legislation to repeal the Banks and other Financial Institutions Act and re-enact a new law is underway in the House of Representatives.The reenactment would bar the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN from fixing interest rates. It also wants the ...
The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RAFMC), Mr. Elias Mbam, has given assurance that a new revenue allocation formula would be ready by the first quarter of 2012. Mbam, who was fielding questions from newsm...
Following deep rooted interest in who becomes the next national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, there are indications that some frontline contenders may lose out, paving way for a dark horse to emerge. This is just as the party has denied th...
President Goodluck Jonathan and other Commonwealth leaders have agreed to adopt the recommendation of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) for a Charter of the Commonwealth.The Charter is to be approved by leaders following a meeting of Commonwealth Foreign...
There are three universities in Akwa Ibom State. While two of them-University of Uyo and Akwa Ibom University of Technology- are conventional and impart knowledge on applied and social sciences, the third, ‘University of Thought’ is a roads...
The body charged with regulating the foods, drug and cosmetics sector in Nigeria is the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In this interview with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND’s RUTH CHOJI, the agency’s Director-Gen...
Interventions by the Anglican and Catholic Churches in Enugu State over wage dispute between Labour and the government appear to have yielded little dividend as the Governor Sullivan Chime-led administration seems bent on defying demands by distraught ...
Stick meat is a Nigerian finger food/quick snack. It is very similar to kebabs, the main difference would be the size since stick meat is cubed meat on toothpicks and not the long sticks kebabs come on. Basically, you can call them miniature kebabs. In...
Since the 80s when the economy nosedived and people’s purchasing power dwindled, there has been an increase in the demand for imported partially used cars and parts in Nigeria’s automobile industry. And though government has on several occa...
In this interview with RUTH TENE NATSA, Abdullahi Dan-alkali, who represents Zuru, Fakai Sakaba , Danko/Wasagun constituency in the House of Representatives, is of the view that military interventions led to the political quagmire that Nige...
Abuja, like the commercial city of Lagos with unmerous shops, is flooded with private primary and secondary schools. Owners of these schools which are strewn all over the city, set their eyes on the parents, like commercial banks would target prospecti...
Education is regarded as the bedrock of any society, hence its importance to national development cannot be overemphasised. Any society that is serious about development must therefore educate its citizenry. It is against this background that the...
The beauty and serenity that are synonymous with Abuja are fast being eroded by have converted available under bridge spaces crisscrossing the city to their businesses premises. However, the illegal conversion of underground spaces to business centres ...
Samson Siasia has been fired as Nigeria coach after he failed to qualify the Super Eagles for the Nations Cup next year in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon for the first time in 25 years. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have ordered a committee ...