23 Juillet, 2009

THE temptation to give up on Nigeria is high. Often, there are more than enough reasons to think along this line. The media are replete with stories of embezzlement, official tardiness, and countless indications that ours is a country under going serious challenges.

The Federal Government has commenced moves to formulate a national land policy aimed at reforming the nation's land laws, with a view to accelerating the procedure for obtaining title to land in the country, which had hitherto been slow and inefficient.

Despite the bearish trend in the Nigerian capital market, a slight improvement was recorded in the share prices of some of the listed equities, as Benue Cement Company Plc and 21 other quoted companies recorded share price gain.

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that it has approved the second phase of the State Governance and Capacity Building project, which would be assisted by the World Bank to the tune of $18 million. This is even as the World Bank has alleged that the absence of key fiscal ...

AMIDST public outcry of lack of power supply and collapsed public infrastructure in the country, the Federal government Wednesday at a meeting with manufacturers and stakeholders in the production sector asked if they can supply the market with made in Nigeria goods. The federal government also launched and flagged off ...

It may be one thing to write a rule it is quite another to implement it. A new study is identifying gaps between the written ECOWAS's Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) and actual practices in its implementation across the West African region.

THE Deadly Underdogs in the riverine Benin River area of Delta State have warned the Joint Task Force (JTF) not to establish any military base in the Egbema kingdom axis of Warri North Local Government Council area, saying the action is a threat to the Federal Government's amnesty to militants.

MISTER Ogbonna Onovo, who was the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Administration, was, last night, named the 14th indigenous Inspector-General of Police confirming Vanguard's exclusive story of Monday. He takes over from Mr. Mike Okiro who attains the mandatory retirement age of 60 today.

The APRC is leading the preparation for the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the July 22 Coup d'etat. Apparently, resources are needed to finance the commemoration.

La jeune Bahia Bakari, unique rescapée du crash d'un Airbus A 310 au large des Comores le 30 juin, a quitté jeudi après-midi l'hôpital Trousseau (Paris XIIe), où elle se trouvait depuis son retour en France le 2 juillet, a-t-on appris auprès de son père."Elle est sortie aujourd'hui (jeudi) vers ...