Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from December 2009, page 10

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2011 - Akpabio Seeks 2nd Term.
December 10, 2009... Byline: Kenneth Ehigiator Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has declared his intention to seek a re-election come 2011. The governor, who spoke in an interview at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, last night, also said he had...

Globacom - Vanguard Insists NFL's N60 Million Commission Was Wrong.
December 9, 2009... Vanguard Newspapers are insisting that their comments on the N60m commission the Nigeria Football League, NFL, paid to Shehu Diko were fair comments on an issue of serious national interest. The newspaper said so in a libel case instituted...

Civil Defence Shines at Public Service Games.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Ben Efe National Security and Civil Defence Corps, yesterday, clinched the men and women 100m gold at the on-going Public Service Games holding at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Christopher Agi took the men's race, while Dairo...

Oshiomhole Appoints New CPS.
December 9, 2009... Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has approved the appointment of Mr. Peter Okhiria as Chief Press Secretary. A statement by Hon Pally Iriase, Secretary to the State Government says the appointment takes effect from Monday,...

EFCC Boss Laments Political Interference.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Abdulwahab Abdulah and Ifeanyi Okolie Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri, Wednesday, said the battle against corruption is facing some principal challenges, one of which, is the...

Anambra - Candidates' List Out.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Vincent Ujumadu Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu said yesterday it is unlawful for political parties that do not have candidates to campaign, just as the commission released names of 24...

Ndanusa, Gumel Embrace Peace in Jigawa.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Tony Ubani and Ben Efe Sports Minister and National Sports Commission chairman, Sanni Ndanusa, has been cleared to run for the presidency of the Nigeria Olympic Committee. This was after it was confirmed yesterday in Dutse, Jigawa...

DP's Gun Aquisition Allegation Against Oshiomhole Laughable - AC.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem Action Congress (AC) in Edo State has described as ludicrous and laughable the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Governor Adams Oshiomhole had acquired AK47 guns and machetes to unleash mayhem on...

Man, 26, Stabs Friend to Death Over Girlfriend.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Evelyn Usman A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his friend to death during an argument over a lady. The suspect, Udoka Ibemesi, is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department...

Ikpeba to Unveil Glo-Caf Award Nominees.
December 9, 2009... Former African Footballer of the Year, Victor Ikpeba and two former Chairmen of the Nigeria Football Federation will be the star guests when telecommunication giant, Globacom and Confederation of African Football (CAF) unveil the five leading...

Amnesty - Activist Lauds Vanguard, Uduaghan, Sylva.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize NIGER-DELTA peace activist, Mr. Cletus Arerebo, has commended Vanguard Newspapers, Governors Emmanuel Uduaghan and Timipre Sylva of Delta and Bayelsa States respectively for their role in the success the Federal Government...

Uduaghan for World Leaders' Summit in Denmark.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, will leave for Copenhagen, Denmark, this weekend for the ongoing world leaders summit on global climate change. A source close to the governor told Vanguard in Warri...

Lasu - Lagos Inaugurates Visitation Panel.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Gbenga Akanmu and Monsur Olowoopejo Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, inaugurated a six-man visitation panel led by Justice Olaseinde Silva to investigate the crisis in the Lagos State University (LASU) . ...

Itsekiri Tasked on 10 Percent Oil, Gas Equity.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emma Arubi THE Itsekiri nation has been charged to design strategies to cash in on the 10% equity share of the oil and gas industry and the yet-to-be signed Petroleum Industry Bill as part of amnesty deal. A petroleum engineer and...

Former NNPC Chief Tasks Federal Govt on Oil Sector Reforms.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem FORMER Group Executive Director incharge of Exploration and Production of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, has urged the Federal Government to speed up the proposed reforms in the...

Uduaghan's Aide Lauds Aquaculture Devt.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Lucky Oji EXECUTIVE Assistant to Delta State governor on Micro Credit Programme (DMCP), Dr. Anthonia Ashiedu, has hailed the development of aquaculture in the state, saying it has become one of the major sources of livelihood to the...

Fuel Scarcity Looms.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Bose Adebayo Since plans by government to deregulate the downstream sector of the oil industry became public knowledge, fuel marketers have intensified efforts in doing what they know how to do best: That is to hoard the product. ...

Nibss Clears N22 Trillion Worth of Cheques in One Year.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Babajide Komolafe Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) cleared N22 trillion worth of cheques in its operating year ended the operating year ended 30th June 2009. This represents 9.8 per cent increase when compared with the...

Okogie Raises Alarm Over Internet Fraud.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Sam Eyoboka CATHOLIC Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has alleged that certain fraudulent individuals have invaded the Internet, using the names of Catholic top notchers to defraud innocent people. Quoting a circular...

Local Govt Administration a Disaster, Says Royal Father.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha Chair-man of Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, King Joshua Igbagara, yesterday described the third tier of government in the country as a disaster. King Igbagara, who canvassed for a return to the old...

Uwais Report - Britain Condemns Slow Implementation.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Ola Ajayi BRITISH government has expressed its displeasure at the sluggish way the reports of the Justice Uwais Electoral Reform is being handled. The stance of the British government was made known by its High Commissioner in...

Oceanic Bank Rolls Out New Products.
December 9, 2009... Oceanic Bank International Plc has launched into the banking public an array of new products designed to meet the need the various segment of the banking populace for personalised services.hed into the banking public an array of new products...

Highlights of Yabatech's 26th Convocation.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Olubusuyi Adenipekun The 26th convocation ceremony of Yaba College of Technology, which took place last Friday December 4, 2009, was marked by a lot of interesting developments. The ceremony was originally slated for 10 a.m. on...

Federal Govt Set to Remove Disparity Between Graduates of Polys, Varsities.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Olubusuyi Adenipekun One of the budgetary proposals for 2010 which was submitted to the National Assembly by the Federal Ministry of Education, FME, is the request for financial backing for the policy already put in place by the...

CILT Blames Apapa Traffic on Construction of Tank Farms.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Godwin Oritse THE Charted Institute of Transport and Logistics (CILT) has decried the un-regulated construction of tank farms on the ports access roads, a development they say has contributed the perennial traffic situation in and...

House Committee Raises Alarm Over Deterioration of Maritime Business.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Godwin Oritse and Godfrey Bivbere THE House of Representative Adhoc Committee on maritime security has expressed concern over the general deterioration of maritime business, a development that has led to the loss of over N15billion...

UBA to Facilitate Infrastructure Financing on Continent.
December 9, 2009... AS exemplified by several deals on which the bank is acting as Financial Adviser, Lead Arranger and Lender on the continent, UBA is positioned to play a catalytic role in facilitating infrastructure projects across Africa. This is was made...

Bears Return, Deflate Share Value by N78 Billion.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Michael Eboh The bullish run in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was halted, Tuesday, as the value of listed equities dipped by N77.85 billion. In particular, the market capitalisation which opened at N5.086 trillion depreciated...

Vitafoam Plans Diversification - Expands to Ghana, Sierra Leone.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Michael Eboh Vitafoam Plc has concluded plans to diversify into key sectors of the economy, declaring that it has expanded its operations to Ghana, while plans are in top gear to open shop in Sierra Leone. The company has also...

Reps Backs Creation of New Maritime Security Agency.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Godfrey Bivbere and Godwin Oritse The House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind moves to strip the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) of its maritime security function and the creation of a new...

Credit System Will Help Grow Insurance and Economy - Odah.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Ifeanyi Ugwuadu Charting a new course for a business in times of economic downturn is a daunting task. Combine this with a near collapse of infrastructure and an economy that is struggling to find a footing in both regional and global...

Doubts Over NOC Elections.
December 9, 2009... There are doubts overthe 2009 Nigeria Olympic Committee elections scheduled for today in Dutse, Jigawa State. Sports Vanguard gathered that after a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, national sports association chairmen were unanimous that the...

Harmonisation Will Develop Microfinance.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Amaka Agwuegbo The harmonization of the defunct associations in the microfinance (MFB) sector has been described as a step in the right direction toward the development of the sector. Speaking recently to journalists, a member of...

Labour Tasks Insurers Over Offshore Insurance.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young ORGANISED Labour in the nation's financial sector, under the umbrella of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), has called on Management of Banks and Insurance...

Market Value Appreciates Marginally By N1.77 Billion.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Michael Eboh and Chinedu Ibeabuchi A slight improvement was recorded in trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Monday, as the value of listed equities appreciated by N1.77 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation...

Stanbic Partners SAA on E-Ticketing Solution.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Michael Eboh Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has entered into a strategic partnership with South African Airways (SAA) to enhance efficiency in air travel in the country with the launch of an electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) solution. ...

NESG, NPC Presidency Dialogue on Economy.
December 9, 2009... In few days, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in partnership with the National Planning Commission (NPC) will be hosting a policy dialogue with the presidency on Nigeria's economic scorecard at the 15th Nigerian Economic Summit...

MTN Boosts Health With Haemodialysis Centre.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Elebeke In apparent move to improve the quality of health care delivery to Nigerians, MTN Foundation on Monday made a donation of Haemodialysis Centres to 12 public medical institutions drawn from the six geo-political zones...

Afprint Commences Delisting Process, Shareholders to Be Paid Off.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Peter Egwuatu Against the backdrop of the economic recession in the country, Afprint Nigeria Plc has commenced the process of delisting its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), just as it promised to pay off its shareholders....

Ispon Shops for N500 Million to Retool Indigenous Software.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emeka Aginam To engage the monumental challenge of recovering from the national disaster of abandoning software development for so long, the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) is shopping for about N500m . The...

Nations Cup - Why Eagles Rejected Namibia.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Ben Efe It is now certain that the Green Eagles will no longer camp in Namibia for the Nations Cup. Rather, the players may train in Durban, South Africa. They opted for the South African city for two major reasons. The pitches...

No Plot to Impeach Fashola - House.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Gbenga Akanmu MEMBERS of the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, denied plot to impeach Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State as alleged by a national newspaper. According to the lawmakers, impeachment is something that...

Physically-Challenged Demand Equal Opportunity.
December 9, 2009... GOVERNMENT at all levels in the country have been urged to appoint people with disability into positions of authority. President of Rivers State branch of the National Association of People with Disability, Mr. Frederick Amachree, who made...

PPA Challenges PDP Over Plans to UN-Seat Orji in 2011.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Anayo Okoli THE ruling Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) in Abia State has challenged the PDP over its (PDP) boast that it would sack Governor Theodore Orji's government through the ballot box in 2011, saying it will be an uphill...

Policy Inconsistency Bane of Development - World Bank.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emmah Ujah and Oscarline Onwuemenyi Inconsistency in creation and implementation of economic policies has been responsible for the low rate of development recorded by the Nigerian nation, a report by the World Bank has revealed. ...

MTN Puts 470 Disable Persons on Wheels.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Elebeke APPARENTLY looking for a more practicable way of giving succor to the disabled, MTN Nigeria, last week, at the 2009 International Day for persons with disability commemoration put about 470 disabled persons on wheels....

Imo Budgets N120.1 Billion for 2010.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara Imo State Government has proposed a total budget of N120,110,943,148, made up of a recurrent revenue of N65,796,044,206 and recurrent expenditure of N48,052,966,467 for the 2010 financial year. Presenting the...

Customs Seizes 30 Containers Worth N153 Million.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Godwin Oritse THE Tin-Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday said it had confiscated 30 containers laden with furniture valued at N153 million. Disclosing this to newsmen in Lagos, Customs Area...

Crave for Global Status Ruined Banks - CBN.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Oscarline Onwuemenyi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the crave by banks to assume global status was partly responsible for the ruin in the system, with many of them spreading their resources very thin unmatched by...

With More Submarine Cable Projects, Broadband Looks Set to Upstage Voice.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Prince Osuagwu The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) last week came up with a report that developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband...

Yar'Adua - North Divided Over Possible Successor.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Dayo Bensom, Okey Ndiribe and Emeka Mamah Amid growing concern and uncertainty over President Umar Yar' Adua's health, there are indications that the North is divided over a possible successor in 2011 just as the Peoples' Democratic...

Yar' Adua - the Eighth Agenda.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Owei Lakemfa DURING the campaigns leading to what was assumed would be the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the 2007 Presidential elections, I stumbled on the campaign team of an aspirant. It was a well-organised,...

Nafdac Orders Registration of Bread Afresh.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered fresh mandatory registration of bread following discovery of the use of potassium bromate by bakeries in the production of bread. ...

A Policeman's Rage.
December 9, 2009... NOTHING can justify the actions of mobile policeman, Raymond Egbongbonwuyi, who invaded the children's ward of an Ibadan hospital, on November 25, beat up medical personnel, pulled off drips being administered on five children, and tear-gassed...

Group Begins Mobilisation Campaign for PDP.
December 9, 2009... In its determination to capture the 36 states of the federation during the 2011 general elections, a group, Core Supporters Network (PSCN) has commenced grassroots mobilization campaign across the federation for PDP. The PCSN, a grassroots...

Caritas Foundation Boosts Edo Free Education Policy.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Gabriel Enogholase EDO State government's decision to make education free for primary school pupils and students in Junior Secondary School (JSS) in the state is paying off with a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Caritas...

Jigawa to Sponsor 100 Gifted Students on Overseas Courses.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Aliyu Dangida and Tina Akannam THE Jigawa State government will sponsored 100 best indigenous students who passed their West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations for further studies...

Andy Uba Decamps to LP, Gets Party's Guber Ticket.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Enyim Enyim There was jubiliation at Anambra State House of Assembly yesterday when the law makers were formerly informed that their political god- father, Dr Andy Uba, who lost his bid to be sworn-in as Governor in waiting, had...

Itsekiri Forum Restates Support for Uduaghan.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Emma Arubi Itsekiri Consultative Forum (ICF) has restated its support for Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, and any administration in the state for that matter, provided it does not mortgage the collective interest and future of Itsekiri...

Bleak Future Awaits Youths, Says Utomi.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Oke Ndiribe and Chukwuma Nwakanma Unless serious efforts are made to turn the nation's economic fortunes around, the future of the nation's youths looks bleak. This view was expressed yesterday in Lagos by Prof. Pat Utomi at a...

FG Tasked on Providing Enabling Environment for MFBs.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Amaka Agwuegbo The Federal Government has been urged to provide an enabling environment to enable microfinance banks, MFBs, provide cheaper services to their customers. Speaking at the second Customers' Forum, last week, the...

Encomiums for Peter Pan at Book Launch.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Luka Binniyat Mr. Peter Enahoro, popularly known as Peter Pan, (his pen name), was showered with encomiums by a high profile segment of the Nigerian society Monday during the second launch of his memoirs: 'Then the Thunder Spoke'. The...

NIPR Decries Politicisation of Yar'Adua's Health.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha President of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, Muhammed Abdullahi has described as unfortunate the politicisation of the ailment of President Umaru Yar'Adua. Abdullahi, who decried the call in some...

Party Feud in Bayelsa State.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Henry Umoru WORRIED by the political quagmire in Bayelsa State ahead of the 2011 general elections, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday summoned both the governor of the state, Mr. Timpre Sylva and...

ANLCA Holds Election for Western Zone Next Week.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Godfrey Bivbere After months of failed attempts to conduct elections into the various chapter of the Western Zone of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, the freight forwarding group is set to hold elections into it...

Party Tyranny and Our Ailing President.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Morenike Taire THE one great failing of the democratic form of government, nonetheless far outweighed by its strengths, is its heavy dependence on the party system. A party is a group of people, amongst other accepted definitions,...

Human Rights Retreat.
December 9, 2009... The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. -- Section 14 (2b) of the 1999 Constitution. THE once booming business of promoting human rights is on serious retreat in Nigeria. It is appropriate on the...

APGA's Sweet and Sour Politics.
December 9, 2009... Byline: Okey Egboka FOR the past one year, Chief Victor Umeh, the factional chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance has been in the trenches, fighting to ensure that his town's man, Governor Peter Obi, gets the APGA gubernatorial ticket....

Abba-Aji - Servant or Sabo?
December 9, 2009... Byline: Ochereome Nnanna I HAVE never been in the habit of blaming political appointees for acts of omission and commission in government. I am a firm believer that as the buck stops on the table of the chief executive officer, and since he...

The Port Harcourt Waterfront - Confronting the Curse of an Oil City.
December 9, 2009... If you visit any of the Waterfront settlements in Port Harcourt, you are unlikely to want to come back unless something or someone dear to you is one of the victims trapped in their bowels. Ajegunle in Lagos is touted as Nigeria's foremost...

Budget - FG Targets Tax Evaders, Stops Waivers.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Omoh Gabriel The Federal Government is in a fixed on how to generate more non-oil income for next year. The direct implication is that the noose will be tightened around tax evaders while some concessions are to be withdrawn. Also,...

2010 World Cup - 'We Have the Players But Lack the Tactics'.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Jacob Ajom Atlanta '96 Olympic gold medalist, Kingsley Obiekwu has played down on the chances of the national team at both the African Cup of Nations in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa next year. The former Rangers...

DPR Tasks Marketers on Fight Against Adulteration.
December 8, 2009... THE Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has appealed to marketers in Rivers State to assist in the fight against sale of adulterated petroleum products and sale of the products above approved pump price. Making the appeal at a meeting...

Rep Leads Prayer Session for President's Recovery.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Austin Ogwuda MEMBER representing Ika federal constituency, Doris Uboh, yesterday at Agbor, Delta State, organized a special prayer session for the quick recovery of President Umaru Yar'Adua, noting that what the president needed now...

Soludo's Imposition Undemocratic - Iwu.
December 8, 2009... THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, has described the Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP's imposition of Professor Chukwuma Soludo for the February 6, 2010, Anambra State gubernatorial election as...

Rivers Govt Queries Commissioners, Appointee.
December 8, 2009... SOME Commissioners and top political appointees in Rivers State have been queried by the state government for being unserious with state functions. Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who ordered the query, said he did it as a corrective measure. He...

Oceanic Bank Deposits Up by 23 Percent.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Chinedu Ibeabuchi The new management of Oceanic Bank Plc said it has recovered bad debt owed the bank to the tune of N41 billion within the last three months, which has significantly resulted in its investors' deposit base growing by...

Don Advocates Long Term Palliatives for Global Meltdown.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Gabriel Enogholase DEAN, Faculty of Management Sciences of the University of Benin, Professor Esosa Bob Osaze, has said that beyond the palliative measures provided by the Federal Government to cushion the Nigerian economy against the...

It's Prayer Time With Air Safety in Mind.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Bose Adebayo FOUR years ago, the popular televangelist and Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Bimbo Odukoya died at the prime age of 45 when a Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 she boarded in Abuja crashed in Port Harcourt. The air...

The Good in Jonathan's Luck.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Rotimi Fasan THERE'S, perhaps, nothing better than the destiny of a man who has thrust upon him what many struggle, kill or get killed, to get. A man like that would be the envy of his mates. Such is the story of Nigeria's Vice...

CSR - Julius Berger Spends N7.2 Million On Niger Delta Youths.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Emma Arubi AS part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Julius Berger Services Nigeria Limited, Warri, Delta State, yesterday said it spent over N7.2 million in training sixty-six (66) Ijaw and Itsekiri youths in various...

Uduaghan Gets Chevron's Commitment On Gas Flaring.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize A few days to the global climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has extracted a commitment from the management of Chevron Oil Company that it would stop gas flaring in all its operational sites...

Edo PDP Accuses Oshiomhole of Withholding N535.6 Million Funds.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, yesterday, accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of alleged refusal to release N535.6 million excess crude funds to local government councils whose chairmen refused to...

Rufai Recalls U.S. '94, Says Eagles Can Beat Argentina.
December 8, 2009... Byline: Jacob Ajom Former Super Eagles number one goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has declared that the Nigerian national team would surprise the world in South Africa. Speaking in a chat with Sports Vanguard at the National Institute for Sports,...