First, how many years did the Federal Government, under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, approve for the concession – 12 years or 36 years? Can Bi-Courtney present any document to the public, either in the press or at a public hearing by the National Assembly, substantiating its claim to 36 years of concession?
Author: Segun Adebowale
Speaking at an audience with a delegation from the Merck Pharmaceuticals Company of Germany, President Jonathan said that his Administration was therefore doing everything possible to ensure that genuine essential drugs and medicines are constantly available in hospitals and pharmacies in all parts of the country
Stakeholders expected to present their positions at the forum aside from PENGASSAN and NUPENG, include the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, international oil companies under the aegis of Oil Producers Trade Sector, the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria and Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria
Salim said although the selection committee normally looks for an ordinary African who has done extra-ordinary positive things for the continent, the decision this year was exceptional
The accused, who works at the Rangers Avenue, Enugu branch of the bank, allegedly diverted cash deposit amounting to N1,190,000
Among dignitaries present at the burial were the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; and his predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel
The President, Dr. Goodlcuk Ebele Jonathan, has commiserated with the family of late Chief Hope Harriman, who died earlier this week
Daniel is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for misappropriation of public funds, alleged fraudulent conversion of public properties, abuse of office, among others while in office between 2003 and 2011
The killing was confirmed by the spokesman of the Joint Task Force in Yobe State, Lieutenant Eli Lazarus
Following the incidence, the NCAA through its spokesperson, Sam Adurogboye, reassured Nigerians not to entertain any form of fear about the security of flight operations in the country
Oshiomhole announced the dissolution of the SEC on Friday, thanking the members for their selfless service to the state
Okupe said the paragraph “is an obvious DISCLAIMER (emphasis his) issued by the committee on the entire report, makes it impossible under our laws to indict or punish anyone except, and until, the Federal Government fully verifies and reconciles the facts as recommended by the committee in its submission to the government.”
Soyinka, who spoke on Thursday in Lagos at the 2012 Annual Conference of Women in Management, Business and Public Service, told newsmen that Boko Haram was part of an international network of terrorist groups that only understood violence
It said while it was convenient for the military to condemn the part of the report that indicted its officers and men for rights abuses, it failed to acknowledge the sections that also pointed out the excesses of Boko Haram as mention in the report
The two sides struggling for the soul of the PDP in the state have embarked on the suspension of prominent members of the party in the opposing faction
The Commissioner, Borno State Police Command, Abdullahi Yuguda, who confirmed the incidents, said the Chinese workers were killed by yet-to-be-apprehended gunmen in Benisheik, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday
She dismissed those labelling her as corrupt and inefficient as people simply afraid of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s reform agenda in the sector, adding that never again will the government allow the return of the cartel that has held the country’s oil and gas sector by the jugular
Shittu wondered how a person that travelled from Saudi Arabia after the Hajj and attended a plenary session at the Senate would find it difficult to travel to Gombe for a court appearance
One of the suspects, Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, was nabbed on November 7 as he prepared to board a Dubai, United Arab Emirates bound Ethiopian Airline. A total of $188,858 was found on Ibrahim
Lagos, Rivers, Benue and Plateau States are among the locations where cargo airports would also be positioned in the country