The Federal Ministry Finance has announced that the three tiers of government have shared a total of N620, 656 billion as federal allocation for the month of May 2013. In addition, the sum of N156 billion was shared as February arrears owed the states by the Federal Government. The three tiers of government had shared N629, 069 billion as federal allocation in April 2013. A breakdown of the May 2013 federal allocation shows that the Federal Government got N235, 778 billion (52.68%); the State Governments got N119, 590 billion (26.72%) and the Local Government Councils got N92.199 billion…
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Right from the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo up until the current President Goodluck Jonathan, the leadership and membership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have made heavy weather of the claim that their political platform is the single largest political party in all of the black world. The above trend of thought originated from that widely acclaimed statistical claims over the years that Nigeria has the largest concentration of black people globally. The proponent of the widely held argument that PDP is the largest political party in the black world made a deduction that if Nigeria is the nation…
A civil rights group – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has warned the Nigerian government to withdraw the blanket ban on civil servants from holding or accepting traditional chieftaincy titles as that may have curtailed their constitutionally guaranteed rights to freedom of association and breaches Nigeria’s desire to advance our cultural practices. Citing section 21 (a) (b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1999 (as amended), the Rights group said the reported circular from Nigeria’s Head of civil service has breached the salient provision that urges government to make policies to “protect, preserve,…
Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as prime minister of Australia, a day after he ousted Julia Gillard as leader of the Labor Party. Mr Rudd took the oath at Government House in front of Governor-General Quentin Bryce. He then addressed parliament briefly, paying tribute to Ms Gillard, who is stepping down from politics. The leadership change comes ahead of an election scheduled for 14 September, which polls suggest Labor will lose. Opposition leader Tony Abbott called on Mr Rudd to clarify whether the election would be brought forward. “I congratulate the prime minister on his restoration to high…
The condition of former South African leader Nelson Mandela has deteriorated in the last few days, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj has said. The announcement came as President Jacob Zuma cancelled a trip to Mozambique following consultations with Mr Mandela’s doctors. Mr Mandela, 94, South Africa’s first black president, has been in hospital since 8 June with a lung infection. Emotional crowds continue to gather outside the Pretoria hospital. They have been adding messages of support for Mr Mandela, known by his clan name Madiba. Correspondents say South Africans now seem resigned to the prospect of his death. “We don’t like…
League Management Company and Club Managers and Chairmen rose from a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, expressing satisfaction with the ongoing Globacom Premier League. They issued a communiqué jointly signed by the League Management Company Chairman, Nduka Irabor and acting Chairman of Club Managers and Chairmen, Isaac Danladi. The communiqué reads: The meeting review the first stanza of the league (now called the Globacom Premier League) and rated it above average and called for a sustainable improvement. The meeting took brief of the involvement of the Nigeria Referee Association (NRA) as well as seasoned match Commissioners on the performance of…
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru on Tuesday summoned the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock to formally protest the proposed ‘£3000 bonds’ for visa applicants from the country, saying Nigeria will not hesitate to retaliate should they go ahead. Ashiru had expressed the strong displeasure of the government and people of Nigeria over the policy, which he described as not only discriminatory but also capable of undermining the spirit of the Commonwealth family. He recalled with nostalgia, the times when nationals of the Commonwealth travelled freely to the UK and to other member states, noting that it…
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the re-appointment of John-Kennedy Opara as Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, NCPC, for another term of five years. A statement issued by Olajide Oshundun, the Executive Secretary’s Media Aide in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the reappointment took effect from June 24. It added that the president had also approved the reappointment of the chairman and five other members of the commission’s board for another term. “President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the reappointment of Mr John-Kennedy Opara, as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission for a second term of…
Bolaji Oyegunle, London: Newly appointed Napoli boss Rafa Benitez has set his sights on a number of summer additions and will look to raid his former club Chelsea in pursuit of two midfield targets according to Italian source. The Spaniard faces the prospect of losing star striker Edinson Cavani and will be handed a big transfer fund injection to help boost the Naples side’s push for the Serie A title. Benitez hopes to lure defensive midfielder John Obi Mikel to the San Paolo, knowing that the Nigerian has been strongly linked with a Stamford Bridge exit with Galatasaray…
Senior Presidential Aide, Doyin Okupe has assured Nigerians that the nation’s economy is strong and vibrant hence, dispelling report of an impending collapse of the economy. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Okupe said the fact that the United States Government has discovered Shale oil would not give the Jonathan administration sleepless nights as measures have already been taken to find alternative markets. According to him, government is already extending its frontiers to Europe and Asia to mitigate the impact of the decline in the US market. He also insisted it was wrong for anybody to raise alarm that the…