Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from December 2009, page 7

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Goodwell West Africa to Grow MFIs.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Amaka Agwuegbo Alitheia Capital,Goodwell Investments BV and JCS Investments are set to further facilitate the growth of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Nigeria and Ghana. Announcing the first close of a $60 million equity fund...

Survey Predicts Growth in African Businesses in 2010.
December 17, 2009... A survey conducted by Africa Practice has revealed that businesses operating in the continent will experience growth but that the biggest challenges remain talent and access to credit. According to the report "Business leaders maintain a...

CPC Moves Against Consumer Abuses in ICT Sector.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Oscarline Onwuemenyi The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) announced on Tuesday that it has commenced a pro-consumer initiative aimed at driving unprecedented and positive changes within the ICT sector in the country. This,...

A Gloomy End to a Bad Year.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Donu Kogbara NIGERIANS have always complained bitterly about the countless inadequacies of their country and multiple shortcomings of their leaders. But the complaints have been even more embittered than usual ever since 2009...

Aminatou Haidar - The Shame of Spain.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Owei Lakemfa AMINATOU Haidar is the mother of two sons. She was living with her family in Western Sahara, the former Spanish colony occupied by Morocco. That was until November 14 when a conspiracy between the democratic Zapatero...

Club World Cup Ouster Pains Heartland Coach.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Ben Efe After watching TP Mazembe stumble at the FIFA Club World Cup in Dubai, Heartland coach, Kelechi Emetole bit his lips and regretted that, it was not his side that was contesting for honours at the world stage. Emetole's...

NFF Battles Amodu Over Home-Based Players.
December 17, 2009... NATIONAL coach Amodu Shuaibu is having a running battle with his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over the inclusion of more home-based players in his Nations Cup squad. The Eagles gaffer has not hidden his intention to parade an...

Only a New Constitution Can Solve Country's Problems - Gambia Chief Justice.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Republic of the Gambia. He is one of the few Nigerian egg heads that had occupied the exalted seat. Before his appointment, June, this year, he...

Re-Jigging NOC After Jigawa.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Ikeddy Isiguzo THOSE in the group dubbed Elders of the Nigeria Olympic Committee deserve commendation for stopping the proposed NOC elections from holding in Dutse, Jigawa State last Wednesday. Fears that the elections would have...

Public Interest Litigation in Region.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Femi Falana Public interest litigation is entrenched in the administration of justice system in Francophone countries of West Africa. It has been said that "the representation of the public interest in a civil hearing is guaranteed...

The Thrills and Frills of Christmas (2).
December 17, 2009... Byline: Awa Kalu A simple definition of 'offer' is the one made by Prof. Itse Sagay in his well known book, Nigerian Law of Contract which makes an offer 'a definite undertaking or promise made by one party with the intention that it shall...

'Beating Eagles in Angola Will Bring Joy to Mozambique'.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Tony Ubani MOZAMBIQUE national team, the Mambas, are still raring for a war with the Super Eagles and they think that the best place to settle scores would be the Nations Cup in Angola. Nigeria and Mozambique went through the skin...

Injury Threatens Country's Nations Cup.
December 17, 2009... NIGERIA's chances of making a meaningful impact in the Orange Nations Cup in Angola is being threatened by injuries. The injury list of the Eagles is rising at an alarming rate that only a miracle can see Nigeria parade their stars at full...

Nans to Monitor Govt's Expenses.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken The new executive of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said that henceforth, it will commence monitoring of government expenditure at all levels even as it pledged a new phase to students'...

Clean Up Yourselves, Orji Charges Politicians.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Anayo Okoli ABIA State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji has charged politicians in the country to clean themselves in order to change the negative perceptions about the profession. Orji argued that the dirtiness usually associated...

2010 - Group Declares Support for Ekwunife.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Tordue Salem A group comprising of members of Hausa and Yoruba communities in Anambra State are said to have declared support for Peoples Progressive Alliance, PPA, governorship candidate, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife. The communities said...

Nema Donates Relief Materials to Community.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Anayo Okoli THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has presented relief materials worth millions of naira to Abala community in Obingwa council area of Abia state. Abala community was attacked and sacked by the Abia State...

VVF Centre Treats 337 Patients in Ebonyi.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Dennis Agbo Determined to give succour to the women and children in Ebonyi State and Nigeria at large, wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Josephine Elechi, has said that the South-East Regional Fistula Centre at the State University...

NNPC to Construct Five Mega Stations in Jigawa.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Aliyu Dangida & Tina Akannam THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has concluded plans to construct five additional mega stations in Jigawa State, Managing Director, Retails of the corporation, Dr. Richard Oladipo...

Reps to Probe N157 Million Hospital Project.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Tony Edike THE House of Representatives Committee on Health yesterday promised to investigate the non-release of N157 million appropriated in this year's budget for the construction of the main administrative complex of the...

Jail-Break Averted in Kano As 15 Inmates Sustain Injuries.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Abdulsalam Muhammad Riot broke out among the inmates of the over crowded Kano Central Prison, Monday, evening leaving no fewer than 15 inmates critically wounded. Prison source told Vanguard that hell was let loose by the inmates...

FG's 'Direct Purchase of Air Ticket' Policy Threatens 60,000 Jobs.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Jimoh Babatunde Plans by the Federal Government to buy tickets directly from the airlines from January might lead to the loss of more than 60,000 jobs. Members of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA) said...

FG Loses Over N100 Billion to Foreign Freight Forwarding Operations.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Godfrey Bivbere Federal government is losing over N100 billion annually to activities of foreign freight forwarding groups in the country. A frontline indigenous freight forwarder in the country, Prince Olayiwola Shittu said in an...

First Lowland MFB Grants Loans to 61 Cooperatives.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Taye Obateru A microfinance bank in Plateau State has given loans to over 61 cooperatives and 460 individuals as part of its efforts to empower rural dwellers economically. Chairman, Board of Directors, First Lowland Microfinance...

Court Remands Bafarawa, Eight Others in Prison.
December 17, 2009... Former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, was yesterday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Bello Abbas of the Sokoto High Court 3 on a 47-count charge of fraudulent practices while in...

NSE Equity Value Surges By N2.43 Billion.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Michael Eboh THE declining trend in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was halted Tuesday, as the value of listed equities appreciated by N2.43 billion. Equities' value, represented by the market capitalisation, rose by 0.05 per...

NUBC Tasks CBN to Tighten Searchlight on Banks.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Chinedu Ibeabuchi Ukranian Business Council (NUBC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pressingly tighten its beam-light on Nigerian banks with a view to checking the unethical practices of the banks declaring false...

MFBS' Asset Quality Worrisome - CBN.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Amaka Agwuegbo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the asset quality of most microfinance banks (MFBs) is still worrisome, while some have their capital eroded below the minimum required level of N20m. This was...

SEC Hands Over Afroil to New Management.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Peter Egwuatu SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC), yesterday handed Afroil Plc over to the new management after the Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up by the Commission to oversee the crisis that rocked the company...

Group Calls for Ekaette's Removal.
December 17, 2009... THE Warri-Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group (WIPMG) has called for the removal from office of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Ufot Ekaette, due to alleged disappointing performance and failure to work amicably with his colleague, Minister...

2011 - Resist PDP's Rigging Machine - Oshiomhole, Keyamo.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and Lagos lawyer, Mr Festus Keyamo, yesterday, urged Nigerians to resist what they described as the rigging machine of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2011 general...

Court Rules on EFCC, Ibori Suit Today.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Austin Ogwuda AFTER having suffered four adjournments, ruling is expected to be delivered this morning by the Federal High Court, Asaba on the application filed by Chief James Ibori seeking to strike out the 170-count charge filed by...

Affirmative Action and the Danger of Mediocrity.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Morenike Taire LAST Saturday's Action Congress meeting was successful on many accounts, not least of all in terms of correcting prevalent perceptions about the relationship between the governor of Lagos State Babatunde Raji Fashola...

P-H Airport - FG Pays Communities N200 Million Compensation.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Kenneth Ehigiator The Federal Government has paid N200 million as land compensation to two communities around Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, River State, which lands were taken for construction of a perimeter fencing for...

Never Above Law.
December 17, 2009... A COURT in Serbia sentenced Boris Tadic, the country's President, to a fine of 400 Euros or about N90, 136 for popping champagne in the VIP lounge of the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade. Serbian law bans use of alcohol at sports venues. On...

Igbini Faults Falana's Move Against Yar'Adua.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize PEOPLE'S Redemption Party, PRP, governorship candidate in Delta State in the 2007 general elections, Mr. Emmanuel Igbini, yesterday faulted the suit filed by activist lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, urging the Federal High Court,...

Post-Amnesty Confusion.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Ochereome Nnanna AS the deadline for President Umaru Yar' Adua's amnesty offer neared, the nation was vastly relieved at the rush by the various militant groups across the Niger Delta to surrender their arms. The imminence of...

Omovie Flags Off Deworming Programme in Warri.
December 17, 2009... THE member representing Warri South Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Dennis Omovie has flagged off a four-day de-worming programme for pupils and students of public primary and secondary schools in his constituency. ...

Stakeholders Brainstorm on Education Standards, Quality Assurance at NESCN Summit.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Olubusuyi Adenipekun DELIBERATIONS among delegates from all the states of the federation, who attended the just concluded convocation of Network of Educational Services Centres in Nigeria (NESCN) and the resuscitated National Festival...

Hide-and-Seek Game Over Yar'Adua's Health.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Leke Adeseri, Henry Umoru and Daniel Idonor TWENTY- FOUR days after he was taken to Saudi Arabia for medical attention, the hide-and-seek game over the state of health of President Umaru Yar'Adua continued yesterday with top Federal...

Don't Release Funds to Nadesstu, Uduaghan Urged.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Emma Arubi DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has been called upon not to release any fund to the coffers of the National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU) due to allegations of embezzlement of over N6 million...

NGO Lauds Nullification of Etsako Central Assembly Election.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem A non-governmental organisation, African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) yesterday described the nullification of April 2007 House of Assembly election in Etsako Central local government area of...

Tinkering With the Constitution.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Adisa Adeleye Perhaps one of the most important topics that tend to touch the minds of local politicians of all shades this year is amendment to the 1999 Constitution which the country is operating now. Politicians talk glibly about...

Protesters Ask Navy to Quit Sapele Ports.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize HUNDREDS of placard-carrying protesters yesterday stormed the Naval base at Sapele, Delta State, calling on the authorities to obey the resolution of the House of Representatives to vacate Sapele Ports. The campaigners...

Day Urhobo Honoured Their Own.
December 17, 2009... Byline: Peter Ishaka He is an ordinary man who spent his life in the service of an ideal, and toiled for it. Chief T.E.A Salubi described him as "a most willing worker," "quick," "reliable" and "inherently a patriot with the greatest interest...

New Delhi 2010 - Ndanusa Says Nigeria Willl Be Continents Best.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Fidelis Ebu Even as preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi are yet to commence, Sports Minister and chairman, National Sports Commission, Sani Ndanusa said Nigeria will post the best performance by Africa nations at...

I'm Country's Best Coach - Amodu.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Fidelis Ebu Shaibu Amodu, Eagles' Chief Coach, has declared that he has no target for next month's African Cup of Nations in Angola just as he insisted that there was no coach currently in the country that is as good as him. While...

Osaze to Miss Nations Cup Openner.
December 16, 2009... Eagles workaholic striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie may miss the opening game of the Nations Cup 2010 against Egypt as his Russian club Lokomotive Moscow have requested that he attends a mandotary medicals for all the club players on January 9. ...

Amuneke Fears for Eagles in Angola.
December 16, 2009... FORMER Eagles winger and 1994 Nations Cup winner, Emmanuel Amuneke has expressed reservation about the Super Eagles' ability to be in the final four and probably win the trophy at the 2010 Nations Cup in Angola. Amuneke whose brace earned...

Police Nab Micro Finance Bank Staff Over N3 Million Fraud.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Evelyn Usman The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, located in Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday attributed cases of fraud in financial institutions to connivance of some of the bank staff,...

Lagos Sub-Seat to Give Certificates to Volunteers Saturday.
December 16, 2009... The Lagos sub seat is taking the lead again as it is set to hand out certificates of participation to over 400 volunteers who served during the recently concluded FIFA Under-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009. According to Amanze Uchegbulam, the...

NMA Calls for Improved Health Facilities.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Austin Ogwuda MEMBERS of the Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA,while joining other Nigerians to wish President Umaru Yar'Adua a speedy recovery, has called for improvement of the nation's health facilities....

Local Refining, Solution to Fuel Scarcity, Says Pengassan.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young THE nation's oil workers have said local refining of petroleum products remains the only solution to the perennial and un-ending products scarcity currently ravaging the country. Under the umbrella of the...

Senator Osakwe Dumps Accord Party for PDP.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Austin Ogwuda and Festus Ahon THE Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Mr. Patrick Osakwe, and the National Financial Secretary of Accord Party, Chief Anthony Onoharigho, yesterday, decamped to the ruling People's...

Lagos Moves to Curb High Maternal Mortality Rate.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Chioma Obinna The Lagos state government has commenced a 21 day life saving skill training for midwives in all the local government areas in the state as part of moves to curb high maternal mortality rate in the state. This is...

Yar'Adua's Health - AC Slams Aondoakaa.
December 16, 2009... The Action Congress, has slammed the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Michael Aondoakaa for seeking to pull the wool over the eyes of Nigerians with his comments on the health of President Umaru Yar'Adua. In a...

Appeal Court Upholds Election of Ondo Speaker, Others.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Dayo Johnson THE Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State has upheld the election of the Ondo State Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Taofiq Abdusalam and three other members of the Assembly. Abdusalam, a two term lawmaker...

Make Account Public, CLO Urges Bayelsa Govt.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The Bayelsa State chapter of Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, has challenged the state government to render to the people its income and expenditure account in line with the tenet of its recently inaugurated Bayelsa...

Delta Assures on Escavos Project.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Festus Ahon THE Delta State Government has assured the Federal Government and all stakeholders in the Escavos Gas to Liquid, EGTL, project in Warri South Local Government Area of a hitch-free environment that would guarantee early...

Appeal Court Stops Soludo.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige and Emma Ovuakporie The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday issued an interlocutory order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognising, accepting, endorsing or ratifying the...

Representatives Urges Empowerment of Constituency Members.
December 16, 2009... A member of the House of Representatives, representing Okpe, Sapele and Uvwie Federal Constituency, Mr Joyce Overah, has called on all elective office holders to make deliberate effort to empower members of their various constituencies if the...

Amnesia and the Anti-Corruption War.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Steve Osowa OUR collective consumption pattern as Nigerians is problematic and so it affects our perception of corruption. When we assess ourselves by our material acquisition and not by our productive capacity, there is corruption...

'Country Won't Back Out of Demand for Gas Emission Reduction'.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Eze Anaba The federal government today said that it will not back out of Africa's demand to developed countries to reduce gas emission and compensate it for its contribution to global warming. Environment Minister, Mr John Odey...

Aviation Minister Defends N750 Million for Erection of Fence.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Luka Binniyat Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba yesterday stunned members of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation when he staunchly defended a N750million proposal for the erection of a permeter fence in the 2010...

Kwara Warns Farmers Over Afan Election.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Demola Akinyemi The Kwara State government has vowed to deal ruthlessly with any farmer who foment trouble and threaten the peace of the state over the election of Alhaji Abdullahi Hassan-led leadership of All Farmers Association,...

Samsung Moves to Check Smugglers, Unveils Showroom for Discount Products.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Prince Osuagwu Since the smugglers and their fake producer counterparts are threatening to take the African market away from genuine product manufacturers, world household electronics and mobile phone manufacturers Samsung and Mehdi...

2010 - Andy Uba's Supporters Dump PDP for LP.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Enyim Enyim About 3,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party have defected to the Labour Party to swell the support for the candidate of the party, Dr Andy Uba, in the 6 February 2010 governorship election in Anambra State. ...

Anambra 2010 - Soludo Remains De-Listed - INEC.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken and Emma Ovuakporie Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo remains de-listed from the list of contestants for the scheduled February 6 2009, governorship race in Anambra State...

Internet And Future of Our Youths, a Growing Concern.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Efosa Roseline-Mbonu For a certainty, we cannot rule out the profound effect of modern technology on global civilization. At the same time, we cannot undermine the harmful effect it is having on the lives of youths. The Science...

Visafone Ready to Go Omh.
December 16, 2009... VISAFONE has announced readiness to comply with the CDMA Development Group"s (CDG) Open Market Handset, OMH initiative. This would probably make it the first operator in Africa to do so. The company is going into this phase of development in...

Arrest of Bafarawa Undemocratic, Says Arewa Youth Group.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Gbenga Oke Arewa Youth Development Group of Nigeria, AYDGN, has described the recent arrest and detention of the former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, as...

N5 Billion Fraud - EFCC to Re-Arraign NERC Boss, Six Others.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Ikechukwu Nnochiri An Abuja high court sitting in Maitama, yesterday, slated January 25, next year, for the re-arraignment of the indicted former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr. Ransome Owan and...

Resource Control, True Federalism Top Constitution Review Agenda.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Okey Ndiribe, Tony Edike, Peter Duru and Jimitota Onoyume Calls for creation of more states, resource control, true federalism, jettisoning of quota system, as well as Land Use Act, independent candidacy and removal of immunity clause...

Group Dissociates Ibori From Succession Plot.
December 16, 2009... Byline: James Ezema A group of South South leaders, under the aegis of Urhobo Political Forum (UPF), has dissociated former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, from involvement in any presidential succession plot. The group, in a...

NFF Wields Big Stick on Eight Clubs.
December 16, 2009... Heartland FC of Owerri during the Orange CAF Champions league match between Heartland FC of Owerri and TP Mazembe FC of Congo DR held at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, Heartland. Eight Clubs participating in the new season of the Nigeria...

N1.8 Billion Contract - Why Ekaette, Tompolo Are at Daggers-Drawn.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize MORE facts emerged yesterday on the controversial N1.8 billion shoreline protection contract for Kurutie community, Delta State, in which ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, was alleged to...

Toying With Lagos.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Owei Lakemfa IT is generally accepted that Lagos State under Babatunde Raji Fashola is the best run government in the country. Many in the period 1999 to 2003 agreed that the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the best in the...

Amodu Invites Injured Players for Nations Cup.
December 16, 2009... Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, yesterday released the list of 32 players who will fight for places in the final 23 that would carry the country's cross at the 27th Orange African Cup of Nations in Angola next month. There were no major...

Falana Asks Court to Compel Yar'Adua to Hand Over.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Abdulwahab Abdulah President, West African Bar Association, WABA, Mr Femi Falana, yesterday, initiated an action, asking a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to compel President Umaru Musa Yar'adua to immediately empower the...

Code of Conduct Tribunal Begins Sitting in Benin.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Gabriel Enogholase THE Code of Code Tribunal is expected to commence its sitting today in Benin-City to try public officers in the state who might have run fowl of the law. The tribunal has already covered over 15 states of the...

Vice-President Gets Conditions for Take-Over.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken, Demola Akinyemi and Simon Adewale President Umaru Yar'Adua will have no problem transferring power to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan if his doctors say that he is staying longer in hospital, his Special Adviser on...

Edu-Care Foundation Donates 1,000 Uniforms to Pupils.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Dayo Adesulu The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs.Gbolahan Khadijat Daodu has called on all and sundry who love education and the future of the Nigerian children to rise up and emulate the good...

With 64.2 Percent Adults Literate, Nigeria Has No Business With Poverty, Says Ibidapo - Obe.
December 16, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Edukugho Going by the statistics available from the World Bank as well as National Planning that 64.2% of our adults are literate and over 70% of our children are in primary schools, so statistically, Nigeria has no business...

Highlights of Yabatech's 26th Convocation.
December 16, 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...