Ministers, heads of departments and chief executives of parastatals who fail to satisfactorily implement the budget by the end of the forthcoming fiscal year deserve to be penalised.

Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Sylvester J.K. Parker-Allotey, consular-general of Ghana have agreed there should be massive inter-African trade and called on both Nigeria and Ghana to do everything in their power to make such a

DETAILS and revenue estimates for the 2010 budget inadvertently omitted in the budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday were yesterday circulated to Senators.

The Nigerian government has not brought a single prosecution or even begun investigations a year after Nigerian policemen and soldiers killed more than 130 civilians in responding to deadly sectarian clashes in the central Nigerian city of Jos, Human Rights

THE European Commission is to provide N203 million to the Enugu State Government for the execution of rural water projects in the state.

EXECUTIVE Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoN), Mr. Nnimmo Bassey has called on the Federal Government and stakeholders in the oil industry to realise that the time had come for the nation to plan ahead

FEDERAL Government's decision to probe the Local Organisation Committee (LOC) of the FIFA is a strong indication of government's dissatisfaction with the organisation of the competition that has drawn flaks from several areas.

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) top leadership is doing something that the party is hardly known for: admitting that its shoddy handling of internal elections in many states is responsible for the crisis rocking the party. In Anambra State, for

UNITED Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF) has lamented the fate of children in the country, stating that the only genuine way of showing commitment towards their protection was passing into law, the Child Right Bill by the various State governments.

The Senate, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and the Academic Staff Union of Universities were unanimous that the proposed 2010 budget fell short of the people's expectations.

The Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday announced the Appointment of new coaches to the various national football teams, including the elevation of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup silver medal-winning coach, Sam John Obuh as the Head

Every November 19, the world celebrates the World Toilet Day (WTD) as it is a day set aside to inform governments all over the world of the dangers that the sanitation sector is witnessing.

Against all expectations, the Executive Board of the Nigeria Football Federation yesterday approved Coach Shuaibu Amodu and his technical crew to take the Super Eagles to the African Nations Cup, Angola 2010 and FIFA World Cup in South Africa in

Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) must be prepared to shell out a hefty 100,000 euros (about N21.7m) after tax a month if they are desirous of securing the services of former Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit to succeed Amodu Shaibu as Super

The Nigeria Football Federation yesterday denied globacom Limited's accusation that it had lied against the latter, who is the sponsor company of its leagues, in the matter concerning the amount of money that the telecom company was owing the Federation

BARELY 11 days to the local government election in Enugu State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign train has moved to Nkanu West, Enugu South and Nkanu East Local Government Areas to solicit the votes the people of the area

Nigeria has scaled the first major hurdle towards securing international recognition as a welding nation capable of producing certified welders for the oil and gas industry.

Bothered by the incessant conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers, the Benue State government and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources have set in motion a process to put an end to the perennial conflict that has

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is in good health and may perform a pilgrimage to Mecca today, a clinic in Saudi Arabia said following mounting concern in Nigeria about his medical condition, Reuters news agency has reported.

Omatek Ventures Plc has declared a dividend of N147.09 million in its 2009 financial year, representing a dividend per share of N0.05 each.