President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday visited Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State in what is his first visit to the Niger Delta region since he was sworn in as president of the federal republic.
Celtel's General Manager for North CentralRegion, Mr Babatunde Lawson, has stated that the decision to share theproceeds from the licences issued to operators by the Federal and State government instead of using it toprovide infrastructure as proposed, is responsible for
World Bank Managing Director and former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday said the success of indigenous African companies such as MTN, proves that investments in Africa are succeeding beyond expectations.
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned afresh the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki before a Federal high court sitting in Abuja on a 41-count charge of illegally diverting a total N32billion public fund
The House of Representatives yesterday overruled the decision of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development to transfer the ownership of Transit Village Victoria-Island, Lagos, to the Bank of Industry.
Police in Kambia have arrested 5 Guinean trucks, at Bamoi Lumor close to the Guinean border, fully loaded with foodstuffs apparently meant for sale in neighbouring Guinea where an end of government subsidy triggered economic woes.
The Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Transportation has called on the Liberian government to help regulate the transportation fares in the country.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has held a consultative meeting with stakeholders, geared towards developing a national food policy. The meeting also sought to solicit feedback on the way forward, both in the short and long terms.
A new agreement signed between the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Ghana aims to boost the West African nation's economic development and bolster its standing with the international business community.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed the necessity for the National Legislature to give early consideration to the enactment of key legislations necessary to maintaining the momentum of economic reforms and to enable Liberia reach the completion point under
THE Niger Delta Peace Parley jointly organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) ended yesterday in Port Harcourt with a call on the National Assembly to review laws regulating the oil/gas sector as
Four GSM operators have made a passionate appeal to the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) for dialogue over the standardization of their licenses.
The Minister of Labor Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods, II says: "The government of Liberia is committed to securing a conducive labor environment for investment while at the same time ensuring that the dignity and right workers are protected in the
The House Committee on Health and Social Welfare is appealing to medical workers to abandon their strike action which has paralyzed activities at the G.W. Harley Hospital in Sanniquellie, Nimba County.
Calls for the trial of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over alleged corrupt practices swelled across the nation yesterday as different rallies were organised in Abuja and Kaduna by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Coalition of Northern Nigeria Civil
