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Not All Politicians Are Corrupt – Anenih 1 Feb 2013 | 08:38 am
Former Board of Trustee (BOT) Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih has stated that although there are corrupt persons in every society not all Nigerian politicians are cor...
Man Kills 3 Months Old Baby 1 Feb 2013 | 08:30 am
A middle age man Bala Mohammed has allegedly killed his three months old son, Idris in Saiko area of Minna, Niger State capital and buried him in Maitumbi, a suburb of the state capital. Investigatio...
EFCC Arrests 20 Internet Fraudsters 1 Feb 2013 | 08:04 am
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested twenty suspected internet fraudsters. The arrest which was carried out in a joint operation with officers of the 4 Brigade of the Nig...
FG, General Electric Seal $1bn Calabar Assembly Plant Deal 1 Feb 2013 | 07:32 am
Nigeria, yesterday, recorded a milestone in her investment drive as the federal government and General Electric Company of the United States sealed a $1bn (N158bn) investment deal for the establishm...
FG Wasting N11.3bn Annually On Web Fontaine – NASS 1 Feb 2013 | 07:29 am
The federal government may be wasting its investment of $6 million (about N942 million) monthly, which amounts to N11.3 billion annually on Web Fontaine, a company that was contracted to improve infra...
NSE Index Rises Further By 0.12% 1 Feb 2013 | 07:26 am
Investors’ value in the equities sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange further firmed up yesterday as the twin indicators continued on the upbeat resulting in a further rise by 0.12 per cent. Anal...
Naira Firms On Month-End Dollar Sales 1 Feb 2013 | 07:22 am
The naira climbed the most in almost a week against the dollar on expectations of month-end foreign- currency sales by oil companies operating in the country to meet local expenses. The currency rose...
Afam, Kaduna Power Firms: Deadline For Fresh Bids Closes 1 Feb 2013 | 07:21 am
The process of privatisation of the unbundled power companies has made some headway as submission of fresh bids for Afam Power Plc and Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company closed yesterday. The Bu...
Jonathan Cannot Fix Nigeria’s Vehicle - Fashola 1 Feb 2013 | 06:31 am
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government lacks the requisite knowledge and capacity to tackle Nigeria’s problems, saying that t...
NEITI Report: NNPC Cornered N2.1trn Oil Proceeds In 2 Years 1 Feb 2013 | 06:23 am
In a rather consistent trend, the 2009-2011 report of the oil and gas sector audit conducted by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has again revealed that the federation...
