This Day Newspaper Archive for July 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Briton, Nigerian Convicted of Marriage Scam in UK
PPPRA, Marketers Disagree on Criteria for Fuel Imports
NAssembly Passes N240bn NDDC Budget
Ex-NDLEA Chief, Lafiaji, Denied Bail Pending Appeal
FG Announces Non-violence Training for Ex-militants
Shekarau: My Presidential Ambition Not Do-or-Die
AC Wants Ondo REC Redeployed
Abia: Impeachment Panel Shuts out Journalists
House: Diaspora Nigerians Want Graft Allegations Probed
FG Seeks Continued US Support, Condoles Pakistan
PIBll Address Oil Spills, Says Minister
2011: New Voters Register or No Elections, Says Jega
Aliyu Clears Air on Governors Meeting
Jonathan Endorses Raising N20bn for Jos, Haiti Victims
2011: Jega Urges Police to Prevent Ballot-snatching
Yerima: Interpol Writes NHRC
Buhari Asks Nigerians to Search for Credible Leaders
2011: Expect Crisis without Jonathan, Gana Warns
Bankole, Daniel in Public Scuffle over New Bridge
Zoning Crisis Rocks ANPP
CBN: 10 Banks Have N1.5tr Negative Capital
New Electoral Law Bans Consensus Candidature
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Assembly Passes 30 Bills, Others at Cttee Stage
Youths Threaten Mass Protest over Govt Interference
LG Chief Tasks Youths on Healthy Lifestyle
Customs Moves Against Smugglers
Assembly Swears- in New Member
Dakingari Hailed over Crime Reduction
2011: Jonathanll Declare Soon, Says Group
Edo SSG Receives Defecting PDP Members
Babangida: Olubadan Refutes Report
Budget: Stakeholders Advocate Paradigm Shift
Bankole Inaugurates Sango-Otta Bridge Today
NBA Presidency: Lawyers Go to Poll Today
N500bn Manufacturing Fund: N130bn for Disbursement, Says Sanusi
Jega Denies Meeting Anenih, Sambawa
Tinubu: Iwu Pirated Software for Current Voters Register
Defection: Orjis Decisionll Be People-oriented
Mark: National Assembly Determined to Create States
NUC Threatens to Withdraw LAUTECHs Licence
Power: Nnaji Laments Slow Growth, Seeks Private Sector Intervention
Sambo: Corruption, Enemy of National Devt
N6.1bn SIM Registration Tears House Apart
Senate Defers Approval of NDDC Budget
Sanusi: No Cause for Alarm on National Economy
Sanusi Wants Electricity Tariff Raised by 200%
Unremitted Taxes Hit N212bn, Says FIRS
Shell to Sell 4 Oil Blocks in Niger Delta
Zoning: Why I Didnt Vote, by Yobe Gov
INEC Targets 70mVoters, Seeks Additional N10bn
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Court Upholds Omoyenis Removal as Wema Bank MD
Riot: 1 Killed, 24 Arrested
NESREA Arrests Another Toxic-laden Ship
Politicians Are Undereducated, Says Utomi
Ikuforiji: State Legislatures Financial Autonomy Key to Devt
CBN Boosts Real Sector with N130bn
Govt Plans New Town for Bakassi Returnees
House Kicks Against NDDC Budget
House: Melaye, Others Know Fate Aug 27
... As Senate Confirms 2 More INEC Chiefs
27 Policemen Die in Search of Kidnappers
Abia PDP Gives Orji 7 Days to Return to Party
INEC Cancels Recruitment Exercise
Africa Shrine: Photographer Sues Fela! On Broadway
Rampaging Robbers Paralyse Commercial Activities in Oyo, Ogun
Jonathan: Election Litigations Distracting
Wrong People Cant Buy Banks
Contempt: Court Strikes out Okereke-Onyiukes Name
Deregulation Inevitable for Economy, Say CBN, NNPC
Abia Dep Gov Heads to Court to Stop Impeachment
Tribunal Upholds Obis Election
AGF: Amended Constitution Requires Presidents Assent
Crude Oil Reserves Drop By 1.6bn Barrels
Northern Govs: Jonathan Free to Contest in 2011
Leave Abia Gov Alone, APGA Tells PDP
Akinde Charges Women to Pray
NBA Warns Against Shift in Polls Date
Monday, July 26, 2010
EFCC Releases Detained Officials
Sesame Square Premieres in Nigeria
2011: Nigerians in Diaspora Cant Vote, Says Jonathan
ECOWAS Accepts Blames for Regional Tragedies
FG: Concession of Nations Airports On Course
Due Process: Nigeria Saves $590m
El-Rufai Asks Court to Quash Charges against Him
Jonathan Urges Elite to Shun Corruption
Oba: Politicians Gave Guns to Kidnappers
Abuja Land Reforms: FG Raises Implementation Cttee
House, NNPC Disagree on $5bn LNG Dividends
CISLAC: No CSR Clause in PIB
Senate to Probe N630bn Housing Projects
FG: Why We Delayed Electricity Workers Monetisation Arrears
NUPENG Wants NNPC to Handle Fuel Import Allocations
AP Saga: Dangote Heads for Appeal Court over Contempt
Court Declares Press Council Law Oppressive
IFC to Inject $300m into Nigerian Banks
Excess Crude: Govs Want $3bn Shared
SSouth Endorses Jonathan
Sunday, July 25, 2010
2011: AC Tasks FG, N但ssembly on Successful Polls
Etisalat Goes Live on Main One Submarine Cable System
Develop Your Plots, FCT Minister Charges Foreign Missions
Ibori to Be Extradited to UK Soon, Say Dubai Police
Senate: NNPC Fails to Submit 10-Year Annual Budget
Jonathan Restates Nigeria痴 Commitment to AU Ideals
FG: We致e Met Striking Doctors奪emands
Abia CJ Raises Panel for Dep-Gov痴 Impeachment
Youths to Monitor N奪elta Govs on 13% Derivation
Import Licence: House to Probe PPPRA
2011: NCP Lists Major Obstacles to Credible Polls
2011: First Lady Rallies S脱ast Women for Husband
Jonathan to Invite Finland-based Student to Help Fight Insecurity
FG Signs Contract for New ID Card Project
Gov Orji Gives Terms to Join PDP
Relief as Electricity Workers Shelve Strike
10 Northern Governors Move to Back Jonathan
Editorial: Postponement of 2011 Polls Akin to Military Coup
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Postponement of 2011 Polls Akin to Military Coup
Carrington: My Unfulfilled Desire as US Envoy
Akala Shelves Immunity over Alaafin痴 Allegation
Emir of Bauchi, Adamu Jumba, Dies at 77
Jega: We池e Not Seeking Election Postponement
Vision 20: 2020 Not Realisable without Stable Power
GKS Appeals to Fashola over Pollution Law
Yakowa Tasks Private
Infrastructure, Greatest Challenge of Banking Sector, Says Elumelu
AIG Tasks Police Command over Kidnapping
Oil Spill: Mobil Denies Estate Firm on Compensation
NCC: Juwahs Nomination Excites Stakeholders
Oshiomhole Rejigs Cabinet, Drops 2 Commissioners
How to Check Ogun Flooding, By Bankole
Ogun Lawmakers Task Daniel over N100bn Bond
5 Suspected Kidnappers Arraigned in Kogi
Ijaw Youth Leaders Seek Fiscal Federalism
3 Bag Death Sentence for Murder
FRSC Returns N.7m to Accident Victims Family
2011: Jonathan Needs Support of Nigerians
FG Donates N30m to Ugandan Landslide Victims
Thugs Attack Journalists in Edo Rerun Poll
Jonathan Raises Cttee on Cocoa Production
Friday, July 23, 2010
S/Court Nominee Explains Delays in Election Petitions Trials
Auchi Poly Students Riot over Colleagues Death
UK: 3 Nigerians, Others Arrested For Sham Marriages
2011: Reciprocate Loyalty, South-South Elders Tell North
Survey Scores Uduaghan Excellent
Clark Rejects Uduaghans Car Gift
FG Pays Electricity Workers N5b to Stop Strike
Trovan Vaccine Suit Suffers Setback
Impeached Bayelsa DGovs Home Bombed
Kidnap of Chinese Citizens, My Greatest Challenge - Envoy
Nwodo Leads PDP Lobby Team to Woo Orji
Jos: Lawmaker, CLO Want Security Strategy Reviewed
PDP Zoning Arrangement Misconceived, Says Agbakoba
Jonathan Moves to Fill Vacancies in FG Agencies
Agip Bid for NPDC Oil Block Thwarted
NBA, Civil Society Push for April Poll
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Amaechi Seeks NGOs Support for Govts Efforts
Why Jonathan Should Run, By Clergy
Ex-SSG Congratulates Oritsejafor
Groups Want Jammeh to Stop Human Rights Violations
Osun PPA to Merge with PDP
...Restores JSS Component in Unity Schools
NDelta: Obembe Hails Move to Build Coastal Highway
Climate Change: FG to Include Gender Perspective
2011: Dont Expect Credible Polls, Says AC
Terrorism: US Vets 780,000 Travelers from 100 Countries
Amaechi: Poverty, Nigerias Biggest Affliction
Adamawa: Tukur, Zwingina, Other PDP Elders Move Against Nyako
South-east: House Probes Erosion Menace
... Rejects N6.4bn SIM Card Registration Project
Globacom Not Pulling Out of Ghana, Says Jameel
Oil Spill: FG to Unveil New Compensation Policy
2011: Again, US Envoy Canvasses Credible Polls
NNPC: Bayelsa Greenfield Refineryll Create 7,000 Jobs
Jonathan: How We Intend to Realise Great Nigeria Project
Controversy as HiTV Loses EPL Right
Gov Orji Set to Defect Again
Jega Raises Doubt over January Election Date
Blackout Looms as PHCN Workers Embark on Strike
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
NERC Inaugurates Panels to Boost Electricity Supply
NNPC Explains Financial Status
Nigerias Future Depends on 2011 Polls , Says Eso
NAssembly Gazettes Constitution Amendment
Nwabueze: President Must Sign New Constitution
Nwodo: PDP to Slash Automatic Delegates
MainOne Fibre Optic Cable Launched
Banks, CBN Plan N1.5trn Fund to Acquire Bad Debts
Electoral Act Delays 2011 Time-table
Northern Govs Split over Power Rotation
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
FG to Treat Kidnappers as Terrorists
Protesters Sack State Assembly
Jonathan Okays Use of Gas for Vehicles
Dont Undermine Zoning, Ethnic Minorities Told
ISBN, ISSN: FG Decentralises Issuance
Anyaoku, Sanusi, Chide Political Elite on Nation Building
FG Needs N11bn to Fight Desert Encroachment
Lagos Brothel Operators Face Two-year Jail Term
South Africa Deports 47 Nigerians
28 Die in Bauchi, Katsina Road Mishap
Atiku, Nyako, Aminu, Others in Crucial Meeting
Constitution: House Divided on Presidential Assent
Strike: Absence of NUPENG Stalls Talks with FG
YABATECH, KADPOLY, Others Now Varsities
NEITI: CBN Cant Account for $16m Oil Money
Major Prevention Therapy for HIV in Women Found
Police Ordered to Pay Family N22m for Killing Daugther
Ribadu: Govs, Others Laundered $10bn in 2005
Lar: North Has Had its Fair Share of Leadership
Yarima: Court Orders NAPTIP to Join Suit
Nigerian Couple Gives Birth to White Baby
Jega Reads Riot Act to INEC Commissioners
2011: Key Northern PDP Leaders Rethink Strategy
Monday, July 19, 2010
Crisis Rocks State PDP
Akerele Distances PPA from Impostors
Obasanjo Mediates in Alao-Akala, Alaafin Feud
Ajumogobia: Nigeria Has Outgrown Zoning
SCourt Ruling: Aliyu Alleges Take-over Plot
2011: Only First 11 Can Win , Says Nwodo
Aviation: Nigerias Quest for Category 1 Certification Threatened
FG Orders Security Alert over Toxic Waste Shipment
FG Sets One-year Action Plan for Education Sector
NDIC to Peg Depositors Refund
Tinubu, Utomi, Akeredolu, Others Seek Restructuring of Polity
Jonathan Orders Budgetary Provision to Combat Erosion in South-east
Jang Declares 30-day Fasting, Prayers over Fresh Jos Attacks
Jan 66 Coup Planned by Revolutionaries, Says Study
EFCC Swoops on Ogun, Arrests 7 Officials
New Law to Ease Liquidity Crunch
Kidnap Saga: Four Suspects Arrested
PDP Govs Ask Nwodo to Steer Clear of Zoning
Opposition Parties Call for Security Summit
Sunday, July 18, 2010
By-Election: Students Threaten to Sue Mark
Stop Using Oshiomhole to Gain Popularity
Corruption: Don Wants Moral Values Restored in Schools
Emergency Rule: Mark Denies Anti-Igbo Sentiment
...Says Amended Constitution Ready Soon
Babalola Bags Insurance Institutes Merit Award
Rivers Awards N300bn Road Contracts in Three Years
Sultan Bemoans Fulani Herdsmen, Benue Community Clashes
US Group Hails Supreme Court Ruling on Ohakim
Nigeria@50: Allocation Not Solely for Celebration
NLC Gives FG Two Months to Approve New Pay
Zoning Debate Diversionary, Say Arewa Youths
South-east Govs, Leaders Meet Jonathan Today
AC: Suspend Sections 132, 178 of New Constitution
N33bn Debt: Aero, Oceanic Bank Reach Agreement
Corruption: Envoy Backs Visa Revocation
IBB, Buhari, Atiku Should Emulate Mandela
Vision 2020: Nigeria Needs N43tr, Says CMD Chief
IBB: No Going Back on Decision to Run
We Were in Chains
Recapitalisation: NDIC Tackles Savannah Bank
Marketers Kick over Fuel Import Contracts
Monarch Sacked As Journalists Are Freed
Kidnapped Journalists Released,
Saturday, July 17, 2010
2011: Group Canvasses Support for Jega
UNICEF Bemoans Death of Children Under 5 Years
NBA Alleges Nepotism in Magistrates Appointments
Uduaghan Charges NBA on Poll
Hoteliers Task Fashola on Court Order
7 Petrol Stations Shutdown in Minna, Says DPR
We Had 46 Bomb Cases in 16 Months
2011: Female Politicians Get Support
Foodstuff Dealers Association Rules-out Strike
Uzoma, Brown Battle for Immigration Top Job
Revolving Door Swings at First Bank
Buhari Drums Support for Jega
Abia PDP Rejects Orji-Kalu, Others
2011: Atiku in the Race, Says Shehu
World Celebrates Mandelas 92nd Birthday Today
How Police Aid Kidnappers, By Falana
10 Killed in Fresh Jos Attacks
EFCC Widens Corruption Probe in Ogun State
Ekweremadu: 2011 Elections Hold in Jan
Friday, July 16, 2010
Withdraw or Be Disgraced, Daboh Tells IBB
FG Directs Finance Ministry to Meet States over 2011 Budget
Ekiti: No Tenure Extension for Segun Oni
At UN Debate, Nigeria Canvasses Preventive Diplomacy
Appeal Court Sacks Senator Ucha
Jega Swears in 20 Resident Commissioners Next Week
JTF Seizes Nine Illegal Bunkering Barges
Security Men Foil Attack on NNPC Towers
Northern Group Shops for Neutral Presidential Candidate
Retired Female ASP, 65 Kidnapped
El-Rufai: Why I Want 2011 Elections Postponed
Inflation Drops to 10.3%
Supreme Court Upholds Ohakim痴 Election
David Mark: Constitution Stands Amended
Abducted Journalists: One Kidnapper Arrested, Says Jonathan
Thursday, July 15, 2010
EIA: NESREA Gives Telecoms Firms August Deadline
Apapa LG Chair Alleviates Poverty
Jos Crisis: Military Task Force Convicts Five
Commissioners, Civil Servants Shun Hearing on Procurement Act
Women List Demands for 2011
NDDC Trains 1,920 Welders
Ex-ICPC Chair Worried over Delay in Election Petitions
Perform within Six Months, APGA Tells Orji
Falana Chides Senate on State of Emergency
House Gives NCC Six Months to Register SIM Cards
Police Track Kidnappers to Hide-out
Zoning: PDP May Truncate Democratic Structures, Says AC
CJN: Judiciary Not Immune to Corruption
Nigeria Seeks New Approach to Global Peace, Security
Abia Assembly Moves to Impeach D Governor
Jonathan: Education Best Way to Change Nigerias Future
Halliburton: Compel EFCC to Probe Obasanjo, Lawyers Ask Court
Nwodo: No More Room for Election Rigging
Money Laundering Bill Runs into Hitch
NNPC: Senate Wades into Insolvency Controversy
Imo Guber: Supreme Court Rules on INEC Today
Northern Summit Wants Four More Years for Jonathan
CBN: Shareholders Now to Recapitalise Rescued Banks
Amendments that Scaled Through
History... as Amended Constitution Takes Effect
Enugu: Assessing Chimes Performance
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Robbers Kill 1, Abduct 2
NDelta Needs Restoration, Says CAN President
NESREA, NCC Clash over Hoisting of Telecoms Masts
Monetisation Arrears: PHCN Workers Issue 14-day Ultimatum
FG Moves to Integrate ID Card Schemes
Police, Customs Pledge Partnership on Crime
IBB to Launch Mobilisation Drive in Lagos
N250bn Recapitalisation Underway for BoI
Population Data Critical to Attaining MDGs
NERDC Inaugurates Language Policy Cttee
Dambazzau: Armyll Train to Meet Global Trends
Fasehun: Jonathan Has Constitutional Right to Contest
FG Releases N200bn for MDAs
NSE Presidency: Court Summons Dangote, Onyiuke, Igbinosun over Contempt Charges
Police Ask Alaafin to Substantiate Assassination Allegation
UN: Poor Governance Undercuts WAfricas Progress
Anglican Primate Cautions on Kidnapping, Zoning
2011: Northern Politicians Meet in Kaduna
Ajumogobia to Chair UN Debate on Preventive Diplomacy
House Seeks Cooperation on Nuclear Technology
Pro-Jonathan Campaign: Akpabio, Suswam, Idris Back Group
2011: PDP Cautions against Endorsement of Govs, Others
NNPC Not Bankrupt, Says FG
Govt to Advertise Bids for Abuja Airport Runway Next Week
UK Court Freezes Akingbolas N9bn Assets
Kidnap Saga: Mark Seeks State of Emergency
The Imperial Governors
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Scholarship: Oyo Disburses N144m
Nigeria, Switzerland Negotiate Immigration Pact
NPAN Flays Level of National Insecurity
PDP, AC Want Release of Journalists
Governors Forum Condemns Kidnap Saga
NUJ: Why Journalists Are Yet to Be Freed
N14m Fraud: Chimes Sister-in-Law Alleges Persecution
SCourt to Determine Delta Speaker's Fate Sept. 23
Taraba: 8 Die, 40 Injured in Wukari Religious Riot
FG to Sponsor 13,000 Ex-Militants to Tertiary Institutions
JAMB: No Admission for 366,000 Successful Candidates
23 Accident Victims Get Mass Burial
Chukwumerije, Igbeke Change Party Affiliations
FBI: US No Longer Safe Haven for Rights Violators
Lulus Mother: Kidnappers Demand N200m Ransom
House Recovers N1.086bn Property Fund
Jang: Don?t Expect Miracles in Solving Electricity Problems,
Rescued Banks: LCCI Proposes Recapitalisation Guidelines
Jonathan: National Interestll Supersede Others
Reform: Sanusi is Courageous, Says Oshiomhole
France Approves Ban on Face Veils
Globacom Gets Operating Licence in Gambia
N1.15tr Debt Crippling NNPC, Says GMD
Kidnap Saga: IG Issues 24-Hour Ultimatum
Shake-up Looms in INEC
Monday, July 12, 2010
Obi Wants Proper Funding of Small Scale Industries
Flood: Govt to Demolish Structures Along River Banks
Kidnapping: MAN Chieftain Wants Emergency Declared
Oshiomholes Court Victory Cost Me Promotion, Says Retired Judge
CJ Warns against Stringent Bail Condition
Jonathan to Inaugurate 20 Projects
Community Pharmacists Threaten to Boycott Sale of Yoyo Bitter\
Sinopec Hits First Oil in NDelta
VP: How Architecture Has Impacted My Public Service Performance
New Safety Status: NCAA Re-certifies Arik Air
Akunyili: Journalists Kidnap, Challenge to National Security
AP Appoints Ahme Acting MD/CEO
Gunmen Kill 4 Policemen in Ogun
IBB Stranded as Students Protest in Minna
FG Partners US, ADPED on Youth Entrepreneurship
Air Nigeria Clears Debts with Banks, Pays N38bn
APGA: Supreme Court Asks Okorie to Seek Political Solution
Electricity: Nigeria Records 400mscf Shortfall in Gas Supply
Lagos Resolves Tax Crisis with Councils
Jega Snubs INEC Deputy Secretaries
Ekiti Guber Re-run: Judges Absence Stalls Appeal Court Sitting
Kalu Declares for PDP
Nigeria Spends N1.04trn on MDG Projects
Skin Cancer: Shagari Makes Case for Albinos
Bankole Charges Security Agencies over Kidnapped Journalists
2020: Nigeria Requires 2,000mw Per Annum
Gloom in Kidnapped Journalists Homes
How We Were Kidnapped
FG Orders Completion of Mambilla Power Plant
World Cup Tragedy: 74 Killed in Terror Attack
Jonathan Extends Pay Rise to Military, Police
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Shinkafi Condemns Political Violence
Senator Advises New PDP Chairman
Govt Achieves N500m IGR Monthly Target
Govt Seeks to Take over Power Distribution Companies
House Summons SGF over Screening of Retirees
Bayelsa: No Confusion over DGov
Collapsed Buildings: FCT Minister Slams FCDA
Man to Die for Stealing N1,750
Strike: Labour Ministry Wades into Oyo, NUT Face-off
Sanusi: Rescued Banks Must Improve Their Risk Management
Muslim Body Sues Ekiti DGov over Chieftaincy Title
Yakowa Warns Kinsmen Against Unguided Utterances
Post-Amnesty: 2,000 Ex-Militants Complete Training
ACN Presidential Candidate Emerges Soon
PPA May Merge with PDP, Holds Talks Today
INEC Questions PDP Congresses in 5 States
Nigerian Aboard Charity Ship Heading to Gaza
NITEL: Panel Report Asks Preferred Bidder to Pay $750m
2011: SEast Govs on their Own, Say Igbo Leaders
Gunmen Kidnap Four Journalists
Banks Pledge Financial Backing for Local Oil Firms
Emir of Kano Escapes Assassination Attempt
Saturday, July 10, 2010
EFCC to Quiz Attah Monday
Spain Vs Holland: Who Lifts 2010 World Cup Today?
Shekarau: Govsll Resolve Zoning Controversy
Constitution Amendment: NAssembly Plans Exit Strategy
CLO Chastises Police over Bauchi Deputy Gov
Why We Instituted Literary Prize, By NLNG
Education: NANS Flays FG over Budgetary Allocations
Goje Seeks Action against CBNs Contractor
Govt Resettles Displaced Persons
Expert Reassures on Quality Healthcare
MURIC Tackles Lagos Govt over Tax
Jonathans Emergence, an Act of God, Says Okupe
Campbell Testifies against Taylor
Akpabio Tasks NUJ on Quacks
CBN Governor Misquoted on Banks
Mrs Jonathan Canvasses National Unity
Govs Forum Partner US Counterpart on Capacity Building
2011: Anambra Indigenes Root for Jonathan
Fashola Tasks FG on Power Sector
Friday, July 09, 2010
Nigeria-China Trade Deficit has Improved
Investment: NAPEP Disburses N4.2m to 50 Households
Police Burst Kidnap, Robbery Gangs in P/H
Lagos 2010 Budget Records Good Perfomance
EFCC Docks 2 for Swindling German, American
Bankole Challenges Courts Jurisdiction to Hear Suit by Suspended Lawmakers
Clark Tackles Babangida, Northern Elders Over Zoning
Daniel Tasks FG on Bitumen Production
Telkom Appoints Nigeria Head as Acting CEO
Nigerias Exports to Turkey Hits $1bn
2011: Ribadu Declines to Contest for Presidency
Ekwueme, S/East Govs Summoned for Reconciliation Meeting
FG Clears Stallion Group
NASS Sends AMCON Bill for Presidential Assent
IBB to PDP: Rise Above Politics of Personalities
Thursday, July 08, 2010
No Zoning on Ground Now
Sanders: 2011 is Transformative for Nigeria
Budget 2010: Protests Trail Fresh Adjustments
Constitution: States Fail to Transmit Resolutions
Nwodo: PDP Revisiting Zoning
Defection: Ex-PPA Image Maker Backs Orji, Chukwumerije
Child Sexual Abuse: NGO Takes Campaign to Market Community
FRSC: Road Crashes Drop By 4%
Julius Berger Turnover Hits N148bn
House Member Empowers the Aged
Lagos-Badagry Road: Victims Get N1.7bn Compensation
2011: Dont Use State Resources for Campaigns, AC Warns Jonathan
Ebebis Impeachment: Appeal Court Orders Parties to Maintain Status Quo
Sanusi: Nigerian Banks in Better Shapes
Corruption: Oguntade Slams EFCC, ICPC
Sambo Links National Development to Security
Orji Accuses Deputy of Disloyalty
Reconciliation: Alao-Akala Storms out of PDP Secretariat
2011: Obasanjo in Close-door Meeting with Daniel
Training: Ex-Militants Decry Abuja Protest, Receive Certificates
Nigerias Donor-Funding Support Hits $4.2bn
FG Suspends Bid on Citizenship, Business Automation
Party Asks CJ to Re-list Petition against YarAdua
Lead Poisoning: WHO Deploys Experts to Zamfara
EU Urges Crackdown on WAfrica Drug Syndicates
Defence Chiefs Get Three Weeks to Review Retirement of 79 Officers
Jonathan Calls on D-8 Nations to Promote Partnership, Devt
Presidency: PDP Jettisoned Zoning Since 1999, Says Nwodo
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Oshiomhole Congratulates Oritsejafor
Group Decries De-humanisation of Workers by Foreign Firms
Heavy Downpour Kills 5
Looming Fuel Scarcity as Power Tussle Rocks IPMAN
Abiola, A Major Pillar of Democracy, Says Daniel
DGov: Ill Cooperate with Yuguda
House Wades into NASDRA, NIGCOMSAT Tussle
EFCC Seeks Stiffer Sanctions against Money Laundering
FG Appoints 6 New Directors for NPHCDA
3 Kidnappers, Medical Student Killed
NPC, UNFPA to Conduct 2010 Census Survey
ECOWAS Adopts Wades Solar Energy Initiative
Remain Beacon of Hope, CJ Tasks Judiciary
Glo 1 Submarine Cable Ready for Inauguration
White House: Obama Gets $400,000 Annually
Jonathan: D-8 Nations Summitll Boost Economic Relations
Senate Queries Oronsaye over N8bn Insurance Benefit
FAAN, Bi-Courtney Allege Violations of Agreement
Gas Projects: Alison-Madueke Receives Harmonised Cash Call Budget
Kalu Returns to PDP Next Week
Dutch Firm to Pay $240m Fine for NLNG Bribery Scam
PDP Quizzes Melaye, Ogunewe, Others
Fuel Supply: FG Approves Third Quarter Import Allocation
FG Requests Akingbolas Extradition from UK
Constitution: State Assemblies Submit Resolutions Today
In Abuja To Protest, Militants Get a Hearing
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
MDGs: Nigerians Seek Govts Support
Lawmaker: Govt Needs N100bn to Combat Flooding
Activists, Professionals Float New Party
Zoning: Third Option Emerges in the North
NDelta: FG to Award Contracts for Coastal Rail Lines
2011: Osun Guber Aspirant Roots for Jonathan
Atuche Loses Bid to Regain Properties, Bank Account
SEast Human Rights Group Holds Summit
Nigeria, UN Partner to Reduce Deforestation
NSE Presidency: ACourt Strikes Out Dangotes Application
Post-Amnesty Training: Ex-militants Want Jonathan to Run in 2011
WBank Earmarks $300m for Nigerian Roads
FG Inaugurates Cttee on HoS, Civil Service Commission Relationship
Mark, Alao-Akala Mourn as Muraina is Buried
Julius Berger: How N257bn Abuja Road Project was Inflated
2011: Jonathan Assures CAN on Credible Polls
Jonathan: NDelta Roadsll Be Rehabilitated
Nwodo Unfolds Agenda to Restore PDP
House: We Cant Guarantee Passage of FoI Bill
Queen Elizabeth II: Terrorism, Climate Change, New Global Challenges
Jonathan Warns Army Against Ethno-Religious Sentiments
D-8 Central Banks Endorse Monetary Collaboration
EFCC Summons Lulu, Ogunjobi over NFF Funds
Senate Panel Seeks Death Penalty for Terrorist Acts
Monday, July 05, 2010
Redesign Poly Curriculum, Expert Advises FG
NBA Presidency: Daudu, Gadzama Split Northern Lawyers
2011: Northern Youths Call on Jonathan to Declare Ambition
IYC Embarks on Restructuring
Utuama Tasks Private Medical Practitioners on Govt Free Medicare
Lagos CJ Inaugurates C'ttee to Review 2004 High Court Rules
Jos: Again, Cattle Rustlers Attack Riyom
Tantalizers Growth May Hit $8.5bn
Abducted Ondo PDP Chairman Released
Drama as Counsel Seeks to Bar Reporters from Murder Proceedings
FCTA Defies Senate Resolution on $500m Chinese Loan
Sacked Ex-Kwara CJ Heads for Supreme Court
2011: Zoningll Kill PDP, Says Shown
Arewa Forum Frowns on Sectional Politics
Lagos Assembly Passes Bill to Regulate Issuance of Licence to Hotels
Building Control: Lagos Makes Insurance Certificate Mandatory
Ekweremadu Seeks Media Assistance in Tackling Security Crisis
D-8 Summit: Nigeria Woos Investors for Energy, Agric Sectors
Queen Elizabeth II to Address UN General Assembly Today
Jega Receives Hand over Notes from INEC Directors
THISDAY Abuja Judicial Editor, Funso Muraina, is Dead
Court Orders Shell to Pay Community N15.4bn
Copyright: FG Orders Broadcast Stations to Pay Royalties
Alleged N30bn Fraud: EFCC Quizzes Ogun Speaker Today
Lagos, Chinese Investors Sign $8bn Refinery Deal
YarAdua: SCourt Strikes Out Election Petition
Post-Amnesty: FG Warns Repentant Militants
CBN: Banks Not Yet in Positive Territory
Nigeria Withdraws Eagles Ban, Escapes FIFA Axe
Amendments in Trouble
Eagles Ban: FG Rescinds Decision
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Oshiomhole: Jonathan Should Sack Inept INEC Officials
Gowon Wants Focused Women Agitation
FG Moves to Tackle Multiple Taxation
LASU-Iba Road: Assembly Sets up Ad-hoc Cttee
14 Kidnapped Sailors Freed
APGA Moves to Capture Anambra Legislature
Lagosians Decry Bad Roads
Groups Protest Lawmakers Suspension
Tributes to Ligali, Ex-Zain CEO, at 40-Day Fidau Prayers
Osayande: Police Wont Recall Retired Officers
2011: IBB Penetrates SWest, Woos Adedibu Boys
Electoral Act: CNPP Kicks against Party De-registration
Lagos Assembly Has Not Abandoned Fasholas Probe
Spain Deports 59 Nigerians
Post-Amnesty: Ex-Militants Leaders Condemn Attack on Alaibe
NCP Marks 300 Days of Ganis Passage, Bemoans Poor Governance
AC: Dont Grant Duty Waivers to PDP Sympathisers
Furore over INEC Secretarys Tenure as Jega Resumes
Ondo PDP Chairman, Driver Abducted
Sambo Identifies Security as Critical Devt Ingredient
Amaechi: Internal Democracy Essential for PDP
N55m Bribery Scandal: ICPC Drags Wabara, Osuji to Supreme Court
2011: Bayelsa Council Chiefs Flag off Campaign for Jonathan
Sale of FG Houses: Senate Cttee Indicts Presidential Panel
South-west Speakers Seek Autonomy for INEC, Legislature
EU Votes 6.5 bn Euros for ECOWAS Nations
Fuel Import: Budget Shortfall Delays Allocation
Local Content: Board Warns Chevron over Non-compliance
NFF: Lulu, Uchegbulam, Ogunjobi Sacked
2011: The Manoeuvres Continue
Ndokwa Seeks Action on Wards Demarcation
We Are Implementing Nigerian Content Act
Saturday, July 03, 2010
FG to Strengthen Anti-Child trafficking Agencies
Police, Ngwa Youths Unite against Criminals
NGO Tasks Jega on INEC Reform
Lafiajis Conviction Excites ICPC
Ihenacho Assures on Nigerians in Diaspora
âWe Are Implementing Nigerian Content Actâ
Firm Establishes $800m Power Plant in Edo
Tanker Accident Claims 13 Lives
NDelta: Ex-militants Camp Launch Postponed
FG Redeploys Awosika, 8 Other Perm Secs
Appeal Court Counsels Kwara on CJs Removal
One Dead, as Pirates Abduct 14 Expatriates
Police Nab Britons over N73m World Cup Scam
Jonathan Okays Special Fund for ECOWAS Bank
Jega: Why Weve Had Failed Elections
House Gives FG 90 Days to Upgrade Lagos, Abuja Airports
Mandela Sends Ghanaian Player Condolence Letter
Shagari: North Needs to Reward SSouths Past Support
Friday, July 02, 2010
Obielum Dumps Clarkâs Group, Hosts Uduaghan
Urges ECOWAS Leaders to Address Corruption
Response to Facebook Page Thrills Jonathan
Dele Alake, Aide Arrested over Attempted Murder
Ajumogobia to Chair UN Security Council Debate
Nigeria, China Plan Talks on $8bn Refinery
Sovereign Wealth Fund Must Have Safeguards
Zoning: Bafarawa Chides PDP Northern Leaders
2011: We Cant Be Intimidated, Say South-south Elders
Bauchi: Police Advise Gadi, Gamawa to Stay Away
Ojukwu, Obi Welcome Orji into APGA
Zoning: Lamido Canvasses Stakeholders Meeting
Sanusi: Nigeria Comfortable with Naira-Dollar Exchange Rate
FIFA Threatens Nigeria, Ghana Bows Out Gracefully
FIFA gives Nigeria Monday Deadline
Thursday, July 01, 2010
PDP Chieftain Asks Bankole to Quit
Coalition Seeks New Body to Address Oil Spills
Pressure Mounts on EFCC over N8.2bn Scam
Main One Launches Commercial Service
Iranian President Ahmadinejad Visits Nigeria
WBank's Commitment to Sub-Saharan Africa Rises to $13.85bn
FG Unfolds Aviation Reform Agenda
...Installs CCTV Cameras in Abuja
Reinstated Bauchi DGov Drags Govt to Court
Imoke: Amendments Not Far-reaching
AIbom: Mixed Reactions Trail Exercise
Imo, Benue, Jigawa Assemblies Oppose Independent Candidacy
Ogun Assembly Rejects 12 Sections
Supplementary Budget Bill Scales Second Reading
Abia: Chukwumerije Dumps PPA
US: We Believe Jonathanll Hold Credible Polls
House Restores Pensions to former Military Rulers
Why We Withdrew from International Football
CBN: AMCON to Clear N1.5tr Bad Loans by Dec
FG Blames Budget Shortfall on NNPC
North Divided over Zoning
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Nigeria Risks FIFA Ban
AC Lawmakers Drag Assembly to Court over OSSIEC
Road: Lawmaker Berates Slow Pace of Work
Multichoice Congratulates Nigerian Winners
Embrace Systemic Applied Communication in Governance
Over 284,000 Nigerian Kids Die Annually
Anti-graft Agencies: Opposition Parties Commend Jonathan
Role of Insurance in Industrial Enterprises Stressed
Why NYSC Scheme Must Stay, By DG
House Brawl: My Suspension Political, Says Amusan
Senate Probes Zamfara Lead Poisoning
Collapsed Building Claims 14 Lives in Kebbi
2011: Kaduna Youths Allege Plot to Replace Yakowa
Arms Syndicate Nabbed in Enugu
2011: NDP Yet to Endorse IBB as Candidate
INEC Approves Adamawa, Other PDP Congresses
US: Nigeria Faces Political Uncertainty Ahead of 2011 Polls
Robbers Storm Firm, Cart Away N13m
Regular Hand Washing, Effective Way of Controlling Infections
Bankole Accused of Diverting N1bn Erosion Fund to Ogun
David-West Rejects National Honour
Health Ministry to Take over National Hospital
FG: No Plan to Purchase N3.3bn Presidential Yatch
Orjis Defection Divides PPA Leadership
House Passes Electoral Act, Cages Mushroom Parties
House Queries NCCs N6.4bn SIM Registration Budget
Amaechi: PDP Govs May Determine Presidential Candidate
Decline in Nigerias Production Lowers OPEC June Output
Nigeria Assumes Presidency
CBN: Depositors Claim N107bn from Wonder Banks
States to Get Approval Before Executing Federal Projects
2011 Poll: Time to Re-invent the Nation
S&P: CBN Requires Guarantee to Sell Banks
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