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People from Twenty eight communities likely to be affected by oil production in the Western region of Ghana have called for a wider engagement and consultations on the Environmental Impact of the oil production, before production starts.
Participants who attended a seminar organized in Ho to adopt strategies that will help bring the needed development to the Volta region have identified the change in attitude of the people as the the only panacea for the development of the region.
Parliament on Friday unanimously approved a credit facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) of Germany for an amount of thirteen million Euros (-13,000,000.00) in support of the District Development Facility (DDF).
Dr. Mohammadu Danladi Gwampo, the Taraba state commissioner for social welfare, youths and sports has disclosed plans and arrangements for the 2nd Taraba state sports festival scheduled for Sunday November 29 to Saturday December 5, 2009.
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is one of the strategies mapped out by the Federal Government to revamp the education sector, Minister of State for education, Hajiya Aishatu Jubril Dukku, has said.
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, has said the Federal Government is aware of the key challenges facing the manufacturing sector and is adopting effective measures to enable it regain grounds on a massive scale.
Some lawyers, human rights activists and major stakeholder in the nation's politics have faulted the second term ambition of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
More Nigerians have fled the ceded Bakassi Peninsula following intensified harassment of innocent Nigerians living in the area. About 200 persons who recently escaped death and maiming by the gendarmes have arrived the returnee camp at Ekpri Ikang with sorry stories of intense torture.
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, set up a Campaign Committee for Sen. Iyiola Omisore's re-election for Osun South Senatorial District.
Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State has warned all commissioners and advisers in his cabinet to accord due respect to his deputy, Alhaji Adamu Yuguda Dibal, or be summarily sacked.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday flewout of the country again to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for another round of medical check- up.
Transaction on the Nigerian Stock Exchange reverted to the negative at the opening transactions yesterday, on the heels of a four-day recovery that saw the indicators recording 1.34 per cent growth last week.
As Globacom gets set to launch its Glo Broad Access service, which offers the convergence of advanced voice, advanced data and advanced video in a single wired line today, a brand new revolution seems to be in the offing in the Nigerian telecommunications industry.
That day in the year 2001, the legal community stood still at the sad passing of easily one of the most accomplished legal practitioners of this generation. Chief Chike Chigbue, SAN, OFR was a lawyer who commanded attention both in the court room and outside.
Two weeks ago, a Valedictory session was held for the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Mustapha Abdullahi; next week, the President of the Court of Appeal, Umaru Abdullahi will also retire; and next month, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Idris Legbo Kutigi retires from office. They all left worthy legacies. For the new helmsmen at the three federal courts, the challenge is to bring us up to ...
The debate whether to scrap the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria or not has been on since the Annual General Conference of the NBA in Lagos in August, 2009.
Edo State, the Nation's Heart Beat, is still in mourning the sad news of the demise of the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Michael Edokpayi late Monday night last week in Abuja. Edokpayi's death, for many, is not Edo's loss alone but that of the entire nation. This is because the late Edokpaye served the nation in many capacities and was indeed on a call for active national service when he ...
In a very rare coincidence, the heads of the three courts in the federal judicial hierarchy are retiring from the Bench within a short space of six weeks. JUDE IGBANOI examines the significance and symbolism of the retirements of Idris Legbo Kutigi, Chief Justice of Nigeria (retiring next month), Umaru Abdullahi, President, Court of Appeal (retiring next week) and Abdullahi Mustapha, Chief Judge ...
Just like many things in life, the initial aim of the manufacturer was always surpassed. Let's take for instance the Peugeot car which was touted as the Nigerian car two or three decades ago, as three out of every five cars on Nigerian roads were Peugeot brands.
Has anyone really been raped? How many and by who? Conflicting reports emanate from everywhere. Will we ever really know what happened? As always, the truth is a scarce commodity in Nigeria.
A Caravan Dodge space bus belonging to Alhaja Rafat, wife of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) General Secretary, Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba, has been stolen. The vehicle was snatched at gunpoint at Mushin area of Lagos State in the night of Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Newly crowned Africa club basketball champions First Bank Elephants returned to Lagos yesterday after their Sunday defeat of ABC of Cote d'Ivoire to emerge the super queens of the continent. The Nigerian league champions defeated the Ivorian ladies 64-55 in the final match played in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, on Sunday.
For the avoidance of doubt, NFF President Sani Lulu Abdullahi said yesterday that the Federation has not at anytime declared vacant the position of Super Eagles' Head Coach, currently occupied by Mr. Shuaibu Amodu.
The draws for the 2009/2010 season of the Nigeria Amateur League Division One will take place today at the FIFA Technical Centre, National Stadium, Abuja. Secretary of the Nigeria Amateur League, Emmanuel Adesanya said a Seminar on "Amateur League and Grassroots Football" would precede the draws.
Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development yesterday named former Chairman of the Board of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Olabode George, as one of the notable Nigerians who bought Federal Government houses in Lagos without bidding for them.
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