As part of preparations for this year's Kingdom Life World Conference, the presiding bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, TREM and former CAN National Vice President, Dr. Mike Okonkwo, speaks on the state of the nation, the Pew Foundation report on Nigerian Moslems/Christians, electoral reform, deregulation, among others.
Emotions over poor budgetary implementation by President Umaru Yar'Adua overflowed in the Senate yesterday, forcing the intervention of the Senate President, Senator David Mark, to stop the derailment of the president's latest proposals on the 2009 budget.
From what we presently have on ground, it is evident that this nation's problems do not come in trickles but in torrents; and the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Umaru Yar Adua, has unfortunately been saddled with these burdens which have accumulated over many decades.
Swiss authorities yesterday convicted Abba, one of the sons of the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha, for graft and ordered $350 million worth of assets to be seized from him.
Though Senegal has developed an extensive and modern telecommunications infrastructure, overall penetration is still low resulting in attractive opportunities for new entrants to establish call centres, computer factories and to develop software.
For being such a worthy exemplar in public office, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State would on Friday, December 18 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Lagos, be honoured in a grand awards ceremony called the Paragon Awards for the Architects of A New Lagos, PAANEL.
The recent upheaval in Guinea has thrown into question the status of toxic chemicals discovered earlier this year at several sites throughout the capital Conakry, according to UN experts.
Central Bank Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to continue with the reforms in the petroleum sector irrespective of the prevailing challenges, saying they were critical to the banking sector in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Customs Service has lifted the suspension placed on First Bank from customs duty collection. Our correspondent learnt from NCS officials that the Comptroller General of Customs Dikko Abdullahi gave the directive when he received a delegation of First Bank Plc who paid him a courtesy call in Abuja yesterday.
Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has signed a N56 billion contract with the Cassava Agro Industries Services Ltd (CAISL) for the supply of 8 million tons of cassava tubers to the national Cassakero cooking fuel programme.
I left the Red Bull Soccer Academy, at Sogakofe in the Volta Region yesterday, with a positive mentality after a 45-minutes personal facility tour.
Lead prosecutor and American lawyer Brenda Hollis Thursday bombarded former president Charles Taylor with series of unstoppable questions regarding alleged atrocities of one of his Generals - General Coocoo Dennis.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the members of the International Commission of Inquiry set up to probe September's violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea, ahead of the team's visit to the country next week.
Yesterday, November 19, was celebrated globally as the World Toilet Day, a day set aside for the creation of platforms to raise awareness about the need to appreciate the problems of inadequate sanitation facilities including household toilets.
Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone's most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.
