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Govt Still Repaying 50-Year-Old Loans
Some of the loans Nigeria is currently re-paying were obtained immediately after the nation attained independence in October 1960, according to Dr Abraham Nwankwo, Director-General of the Debts Management Office (DMO).
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Govt to Try More Suspects in U.S. Oil Firm Scandal
The Federal Government will charge more suspects to court in the Halliburton bribery scandal as soon as it gathers more evidence linking them to the sleaze, a top official of the Minister of Justice told This Day last night.
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UN Body Apologises Over Claims on Ogoni Oil Spills
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) involved in investigating the extent of oil spills in Ogoniland has apologised for what it called a mistake on the part of one of its officials who relied on the Federal Government figures on the causes of spills to pass a judgment on the issue.
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Cholera Breaks Out in Jigawa State
No fewer than five people were confirmed dead, while over 100 others were hospitalised, following the cholera outbreak in Buji and Gwaram local government areas of Jigawa State.
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UN Body Apologises Over Claims on Ogoni Oil Spills
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) involved in investigating the extent of oil spills in Ogoniland has apologised for what it called a mistake on the part of one of its officials who relied on the Federal Government figures on the causes of spills to pass a judgment on the issue.
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Is INEC Ready for Voter Registration?
By and large, what has so far given Nigerians some measure of confidence that the nation is on its way to breaking the jinx of poorly conducted and widely disputed elections is the personality and concomitant integrity of the INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega. This is an attribute built over the years, attribute of unblemished public service both as a unionist and a university administrator.
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Corrupt Politicians- Can EFCC Really Bite?
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri, caused a stir in the political circle last week when she declared that her commission has planned to bar some politicians that have been indicted by the anti-graft agency from contesting the next year’s general elections. The EFCC boss also said that her commission is already liasing with other security outfits to stop the indicted politicians from being elected into public office.
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Amended Constitution Final -Senate
Senate yesterday said it would not go back on the 2010 Amended Constitution, insisting all talks on the issue are closed as it had become Nigeria's valid constitution.This was as Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State called for the strengthening of party mechanisms so that the PDP would be able to set proper standards and monitor their implementation of the letters of its manifesto.
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