Recently petrol tanker drivers withdrew their services to protest what they said was the sorry state of Nigerian roads. As a result of their unexpected action, the nation was thrown into social turmoil as commuters and motorists queued endlessly at filling stations that seemed to have run out of supply.
Eze Onyekpere, Lead Director, Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), an Abuja-based multi-sectoral watchdog and Public Expenditure Manager spoke with Leadership on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the power sector, among other issues. Excerpts
DEAN, Faculty of Management Sciences of the University of Benin, Professor Esosa Bob Osaze, has said that beyond the palliative measures provided by the Federal Government to cushion the Nigerian economy against the global economic meltdown, there was need by the government to provide long-term economic packages against another economic meltdown.
The new management of Oceanic Bank Plc said it has recovered bad debt owed the bank to the tune of N41 billion within the last three months, which has significantly resulted in its investors' deposit base growing by 23 per cent. This amounted to about N528 billion as at 30 November 2009, from N430 billion it was in August, prior to the sack of the bank's former management team.
Mr Valentine Ayika, the Nigerian drug kingpin whose smuggled US$500,000 was confiscated by the Liberian Government will, at last, go laughing all the way to the bank after hearing the government is now prepared to refund the seized money.
At least 35 persons from government ministries and agencies and the business community have gathered for a five-day trade negotiation capacity building seminar in Monrovia.
THE ANGEL Group of Companies, made up of Angel FM radio station, Angel Educational Complex, Angel Herbal Products, Goaso-based Nananom FM, and Angel Transport and Trade, has honoured 300 of its clients at an awards ceremony in Kumasi.
THE OWERE Gold Mines Limited at Konongo Odumasi, in the Asante Akim North Municipality, has presented 60 pieces of crocodile machetes, and 15 Wellington boots, worth GH¢480 to the Asante Akim North Municipal Assembly, towards the 25th Farmers Day.
THE SECOND Provincial Conference of the Association of Catholic Teachers has been held, with a call on teachers to come together and champion the needs of the church, and the people of the sovereignty of Ghana.
THE CONTINUOUS marginalisation of women in the domestic setting, as mere caretakers of the offspring and handlers of the daily household chores, especially their tightly defined role to the kitchen, might be receiving a different and improved dimension in the Bongo-Soe community in the Bongo district.
The Bawku East Small-Scale Farmers (BESSFA) Rural Bank bagged about 103, 800 Ghana cedis profit before tax last fiscal year. The figure represents 83.5 per cent increase on 2006 figures.
The World Bank Country Director to Ghana, Ishak Diwan has blamed the lack of consensus on spending decisions for some of the poor quality spending that took place under the NPP government, and cautioned that if clear principles on how to spend future oil revenues are not established now, and consensus built around them, it is possible that Ghana will miss the opportunity of unleashing the economic ...
14 newly graduated medical students, precisely the third cohort of medical students from the School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences of the University of The Gambia, were last Thursday sworn in to the medical profession at a colorful ceremony held at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital.
Ram Mohan, head of the African Cashew Alliance for the Gambia National Committee, has disclosed that The GambiaÂ's raw cashewnut production is expected to increase up to five thousand (5000) metric tons per year by 2010.
Dr. Suiberto Hechavarnia, head of the Cuban medical team in The Gambia, has disclosed that since 1996 up to date 1034 Cubans including doctors, nurses and technicians have worked across the Gambia to offer assistance to the people particularly on health issues as part of the Health Comprehensive Programme.
Ecobank has added another feather to its star-studded hat with the winning of the Bank of the Year 2009 title in the 11 countries in which it operates. The renowned Pan-African banking giant won the awards at the ninth edition of the annual Banker's Bank of the Year Award ceremony organized by the Financial Times' Banker Magazine.
There is concern and suspicion among the women rice growers in Mandinary that the Gambia Petroleum company (GP) operating there might be licking, Foroyaa is informed. This report prompted this reporter to visit the village and speak to the villagers particularly women whose rice fields are very close to the GP.
Estimated Revenue for 2010 - 5439Million
The Ministry of Energy has secured funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under its support to environment and energy sectors to enhance the Gambia's attainment of Millennium Dvelopment Goal's (MDGs) by 2015.
Gamwater Company workers were reported to suspend production. This reporter rushed to the Company Head Office at Kanifing on Friday 4th December to investigate the matter.
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) is currently having a meeting in Banjul with stakeholders from the African Cashew Alliance.
The Federal Government is in a fixed on how to generate more non-oil income for next year.
A few days to the global climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has extracted a commitment from the management of Chevron Oil Company that it would stop gas flaring in all its operational sites in Delta State in the first quarter of 2011.
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, yesterday, accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of alleged refusal to release N535.6 million excess crude funds to local government councils whose chairmen refused to decamp to Action Congress (AC).
ITSEKIRI Regional Development Committee (IRDC), created by the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture for sustainable development of Itsekiri communities close to the operation areas of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) in Delta State, has successfully completed 45 development projects.
