A former executive of Wilbros International has admitted bribing Nigerian government officials as part of a scheme to win a natural gas pipeline contract. Jason Edward Steph, 37, of Sunset, North Texas, United States,...
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday cautioned members of Nigeria's judiciary against submitting to sentiments in the discharge of their duties. Chief Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi also yesterday advised his...
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday stressed the need for a review of the 1999 Constitution, which he described as inadequate and in need of amendment if it is to accommodate current developments in the...
The Lagos State Government has said that it needs an estimated $50bn of new investments on infrastructure for it to actualise the vision of becoming a megacity. The state Governor, Mr. Raji Fashola, said it had been...
A former President of the Senate, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, has described zoning of political offices as a ‘factor’ capable of making Nigeria a united and peaceful nation. Anyim, who faulted the criticisms...
Three years after the World Bank characterised and listed Nigeria as a fragile state, the country remains so listed in a 2007 study report alongside Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo,...
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has dispelled the rumour of distress in the Nigerian banking industry, saying there were no traces of unsoundness in the present crops of banks...
Even though he admits that Africa's development lies in the hands of its people, President Umaru Yar'Adua has called for a Marshall Plan for the continent's advancement. Marshall Plan is the catch-all name...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given a breakdown of how the former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, allegedly laundered money running into billions of dollars belonging to the state....
After being told by their colleagues to resign or be impeached, Mrs. Patricia Olubunmi Etteh and Mr. Babangida Nguroje yesterday resigned as the House of Representatives Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Their action brought...
President Umaru Yar’Adua, on Friday, said that his call for a Government of National Unity should not be misconstrued to mean that he was begging for legitimacy. He said, rather, he opted for the GNU because of...
Newly inaugurated governor of Rivers State, Hon Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday retained Mr. Tele Ikuru as his deputy. Ikuru was also the deputy of deposed governor, Celestine Omehia. Amaechi also named former Information...