June 2009

Fashola Inaugurates Awo Museum, Urges Spirit of Competition

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 28 June, 2009 - 01:17
Fashola Inaugurates Awo Museum, Urges Spirit of Competition - Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday officially presented the Institute of Government and Public Policy incorporating the Awo Museum with a charge that everyone should devote time and efforts to encourage competitive and cooperative attitude among one another. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Rigging, Corruption, Kidnapping - Country's Emerging Face of Democracy?

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 25 June, 2009 - 23:14
Rigging, Corruption, Kidnapping - Country's Emerging Face of Democracy? - Recently, shameless Nigerian politicians were all over the place celebrating the so called ten years of democracy. In the usual loud noises that accompany such rituals, the politicians lauded the imaginary successful democratic experiment and invented a long list of mythical dividends democracy has offered Nigerians.

Ebonyi Reads Riot Act to Contractors

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 25 June, 2009 - 23:12
Ebonyi Reads Riot Act to Contractors - Ebonyi State government has charged various contractors executing different contracts in the state to brace up and meet their expected dates of project completion or have them terminated. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

FIFA Gives Country Clean Security Bill

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 18 June, 2009 - 23:51
FIFA Gives Country Clean Security Bill - In spite of the perceived inclement climate in the Niger Delta region of the country, FIFA, the world football governing body have insisted all plans to have the tournament in Nigeria are still on course and that in that vein, nothing has changed in their plans to pay the country one last and final inspection visit, next month to see the state the bidding venues have reached with their facilities upgrade. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Militants Bomb More Chevron Facilities

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 18 June, 2009 - 23:50
Militants Bomb More Chevron Facilities - THERE are indications that operations of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) in the Niger-Delta are under serious threat of being grounded, following the onslaught from militants who have blown up several of its facilities in the last few days, even as the company insists that output remains unaffected. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

N49 Million Debt - Abuja Largest Market Shut Down

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 18 June, 2009 - 23:49
N49 Million Debt - Abuja Largest Market Shut Down - THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Wednesday shut the largest market in Abuja located at Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory under wise known as "Monday market" over what the administration described as failure to pay a debt of N49 million for sanitation and maintenance services. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

RMRDC Wants Importation of Locally Sourced Materials Discouraged

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 17 June, 2009 - 02:15
RMRDC Wants Importation of Locally Sourced Materials Discouraged - Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has harped on the need by Federal Government to evolve policy framework that would enforce local manufacturers to sourced raw materials that are readily available locally. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Militants Destroy 3 Chevron Facilities

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 14 June, 2009 - 23:48
Militants Destroy 3 Chevron Facilities - Militants, under the auspices of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), have destroyed more facilities in Delta State belonging to American oil giant, Chevron whose Otunana flow Station caught fire last week. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Lagos Adopts GIS

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 14 June, 2009 - 23:47
Lagos Adopts GIS - The Lagos State Government yesterday reviewed the adopted digital mapping and comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) towards coordinating information storage system for geospatial data commonly used by many agencies. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Affordable Housing Wanted

Submitted by AA Nigeria on 14 June, 2009 - 23:46
Affordable Housing Wanted - A real estate expert, Mr Ime Udoetuk, has called on Federal and State governments to come up with policies that will enable low income earners to build their own houses. [Nigeria News : All Africa]