Senate President, David Mark has called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice, love, tolerance and mutual co-existence, even as he promised that the Senate would ensure strict compliance with the 2010 budget.
Ministers, heads of departments and chief executives of parastatals who fail to satisfactorily implement the budget by the end of the forthcoming fiscal year deserve to be penalised.
Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Sylvester J.K. Parker-Allotey, consular-general of Ghana have agreed there should be massive inter-African trade and called on both Nigeria and Ghana to do everything in their power to make such a continental market a reality.
DETAILS and revenue estimates for the 2010 budget inadvertently omitted in the budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday were yesterday circulated to Senators.
THE European Commission is to provide N203 million to the Enugu State Government for the execution of rural water projects in the state.
EXECUTIVE Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoN), Mr. Nnimmo Bassey has called on the Federal Government and stakeholders in the oil industry to realise that the time had come for the nation to plan ahead in the event of the country's crude oil resource being exhausted.
The Senate, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and the Academic Staff Union of Universities were unanimous that the proposed 2010 budget fell short of the people's expectations.
Omatek Ventures Plc has declared a dividend of N147.09 million in its 2009 financial year, representing a dividend per share of N0.05 each.
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2007 election in Delta State, Comrade Emmanuel Igbini, has faulted the decision by President Umaru Yar'Adua to delegate his Special Adviser, Mohammed Aba Aji, to present the 2010 budget to the National Assembly rather than Vice President Goodluck Jona-than.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has injected a total of N65.5 billion into the economy through the sale of Federal Government bonds.
THE Federal Government has clarified that the proposed four new aircraft being procured for the Presidential Air Fleet are not meant for President Umaru Yar'Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, but that they are to be used by the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Federation and other top principal officers of the central government.
An article appeared recently titled "The Changing Face of Kaduna" by Emeka Nwosu who claimed that Kaduna was a place where his umbilical cord was buried many decades ago. Mr Nwosu tried to convince readers that his write-up was instigated by his love for Kaduna his birthplace.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday accused the opposition for instigating the recent feud between the Senate and the House of Representatives members over the venue for the presentation of the 2010 budget by President Umaru Yar'adua.
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has disbursed N2 billion under its cooperative lending scheme to assist women, its Managing Director has said.Mrs. Evyln Oputu said this at a two-day entrepreneurial empowerment workshop last week in Abuja.
One hundred and four farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have benefited from N14. 9 billion disbursed by the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat (ARDS) of the FCT, the Secretary of the Secretariat Alhaji Bala Batsari has said.
Transport fares within and from the Lagos to other parts of the country were jacked up yesterday as motor parks recorded a high number of travellers. Our correspondent gathered that in Lagos metropolis, transport fares were increased by 50 or 100 per cent.
Contracts worth N70.99 billion were yesterday awarded for 20 different highway projects by the Federal Government.The Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili made the announcement while briefing newsmen after yesterday's Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice- President Goodluck Jonathan.
Three men caught for allegedly stealing and forging a cheque belonging to the Senate President David Mark have been arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja.
The Federal Government yesterday approved the implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for all medical workers ending the alleged discrepancies in the payment of salaries.
A one day conference on the maintenance of the different types of Jets, aircraft and airplanes has being organised and slated to hold in Lagos.
Nigeria will revive next year the $500 million Eurobond sale it suspended this year because of the global economic crisis, Finance Minister Mansur Muhtar said.
Majority of senators that contributed during debate on the general principles of the 2010 budget have expressed disappointment with the poor performance of the 2009 Appropriation Act, predicting that the proposed estimate for the next fiscal year will also fail.
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Honourable Dimeji Bankole has assured stakeholders in the maritime industry of a quick and accelerated passage of the bill that will charter the Certified Institute of Shipping of Nigeria (CISN).
Engineer Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan sits atop the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA) by virtue of his knowledge and know-how. Though a bureaucrat, the way he handles issues bordering on road maintenance in the state has tilted him more towards politics, especially in response to opposition parties attack on his agency. In a chat with newsmen in Ibadan, Olaniyan sheds more light on road repairs ...
The second graduation ceremony of the new beneficiaries of an Entrepreneurship Development Programme has taken place in Otta, Ogun State. The graduating students were trained by the Entrepreneurship Development Centre in Lagos.
