Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from June 2010

Vanguard (Nigeria) archives from June 2010

Oshiomhole Urges Citizens to Embrace Unity.
June 30, 2010... Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has stressed the need for Nigerians to live in harmony and play down on factors that could divide the society. Comrade Oshiomhole stated this yesterday when the Comptroller of Immigration...

Anger Over Billion Naira Jubilee Celebration.
June 30, 2010... In the last five decades, the quality of life of Nigerians has declined rather than improved. The average Nigerian worker does not earn much to put food on the table-no thanks to the N5,500 (about US$55.00) per month, minimum wage. Lately...

Akunyili Can't Forget So Soon.
June 30, 2010... MINISTER for Information and Communications Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili cannot ask anyone to investigate the non-delivery of equipment the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, ordered for the 2009 FIFA U/17 World Cup, which Nigeria hosted. ...

Job Recovery - ILO Lauds G-20 Leaders, Urges Focus.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Funmi Komolafe The Director General of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, Juan Somavia has commended the resolve of the G-20 leaders' which met in Toronto, weekend, especially their commitment to give the "highest priority to...

FG Approves Construction of Hydro-Power Plant.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Daniel Idonor Vice President, Namadi Sambo yesterday announced Federal Government's approval for the construction of Zungeru Dam Hydro Power Plant in Niger State, expected to generate 32 Mw. He pointed out that the administration...

FG Decries Slow Pace of Devt.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Victoria Ojeme The Minister of Special Duties, Navy Captain Omoniyi Olubolade (rtd) has attributed the slow pace of infrastructural development of Abuja to the delay in the payment of compensation to indigenes of the Federal Capital...

Borno Workers to Begin Indefinite Strike.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Ndahi Marama CIVIL servants in Borno State as well as those in the 27 local government areas of the state have been mobilised by the state's branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to proceed to an indefinite strike that could...

PPA Refutes Allegation Against Orji.
June 30, 2010... The majority members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Progresive Peoples Alliance, PPA, are not happy with the confrotational attitude of the new chairman, Mr. Larry Esin, against Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State and Board of...

Reps Face-Off Meant to Smear Bankole's Integrity, Say Groups.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Dapo Akinrefon CENTRE for Participatory Democracy, CPD, and National Youth Awareness Initiative, NYAI, said yesterday that the on-going face-off between the 11 suspended members of the House of Representatives known as Progressives...

Lasu-IBA Road - Lawmakers Blame Ministry, Contractor.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni and Gbenga Akanmu The collapse of a section of Lasu Iba road after a down pour, last week, has been blamed on the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and the contractor, Chinese Civil Engineering...

Inter-State Communal Clash Claims 20 in Adamawa.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Umar Yusuf No fewer than 20 persons are feared dead in a communal clash between the people of Shobbo community in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State and their Dadiya counterparts of Balanga in Gombe State. Twenty-seven...

Governor Orji Dumps PPA.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Anayo Okoli SEQUEL to the face-off between him and his party, the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, has resigned his membership of the party, saying the interest of the people who voted for him...

Akaikenga Blames Kidnapping On Proliferation of Autonomous Communities.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Charles Kumolu NATIONAL President of Akaikenga, a pan-Igbo socio-cultural Organisation Dr. Sylvanus Ebigwei, has blamed the creation of so many autonomous communities in the South East for the involvement of some traditional rulers in...

Physically Challenged Persons Barricade Govt House.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Austin Ogwuda SCORES of physically challenged persons barricaded the Government House gate as well as the front of the police headquarters in Asaba yesterday in protest against alleged negligence by the state government. As a...

A Retrivable Future.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Owei Lakemfa COLONALISM was like slavery, one of the most vicious crimes against humanity. But the last 50 years of political independence in a country like ours deepened that tragedy; the colonial masters seemed more humane. The same...

2011 - Onosode, Uduaghan Seek Credible Election.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Emmanuel Edukugho The 45th anniversary of the Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, Distinguish Lecture Series provided the platform for Deacon Gamaliel Onosode, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council and Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,...

Edo Assembly Ratifies Amended 1999 Constitution.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Gabriel Enogholase EDO State House of Assembly yesterday became the first State legislature to ratify the amended 1999 Constitution. It also agreed with the amendments by the National Assembly to expunge relevant sections of the...

Strike - Health Minister Appeals to Doctors.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Chinyere Amalu Minister of Health, Professor Christian Onyebuchi Chukwu has directed Chief Medical Directors, CMDs, to call the two factions of Resident Doctors to order, saying, the Ministry cannot continue to work in disharmony. ...

JTF Lauds Training for Ex-Militants.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Emma Amaize and John Ighodaro COMMANDER of the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger-Delta, Major-General Sarkin Yarkin-Bello, said, yesterday, that he was excited at the take-off of the training of 20,192 ex-militants by the Federal...

18 Die in Rivers Auto Crash.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha, George Onah and Austin Ogwuda NO fewer than 18 people were killed on-the-spot, yesterday, morning when their bus had a head-on collision with another vehicle at Okogbe towards Mbiama, on the East-West Road in Rivers...

VP Holds On to Kaduna Govt House.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Luka Binniyat Almost two months after quitting as Kaduna State governor to become Vice-President, Alhaji Namadi Sambo is still occupying Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, the official name of Kaduna State Government House. The...

Former President, House Speaker in Meeting.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Kenneth Ehigiator Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, yesterday met for 30 minutes at the inner lounge of the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja,...

Ogbemudia Accuses Anenih, Others of Anti-Party Activities.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem THE Dr Samuel Ogbemudia/Admiral Mike Akhigbe-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, yesterday, disclosed their intension to formally report the former Chairman of the party's Board of Trustees,...

Jonathan Orders Withdrawal from Fifa Events.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Daniel Idonor The Federal Government, Wednesday, directed the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all Federation of International Football (FIFA) related events to enable the country reorganise its football administration. ...

Faac and the N450 Billion NNPC Debt.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Ben Ekori I HAVE observed how over the years the general attitude of Nigerians towards corruption or perceived corruption has transformed from repulsion and revulsion to attraction. Or how else can one explain the rise in the number...

Army Chief Lambasts Lawmakers over Retirements.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Kingsley Omonobi and Luka Binniyat IN apparent deference to the intervention by members of the House of Representatives in the rancour from 79 recently retired senior military officers, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General...

Acca Widens Access to Accountancy Certification.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Olubusuyi Adenipekun THE new Foundations in Accountancy introduced by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) has opened a new window of opportunity to students who do not possess the minimum entry requirements for...

Dangote Positions Onne Cement Facility for Export.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Naomi Uzor DANGOTE Group has positioned its subsidiary firm Dangote Bail Limited, as the hub for exporting its brand of bagged cement to sub Saharan-Africa. The facility is located at the Federal Ocean Terminal Onne in Port...

Naira Increases Interbank Gain By 29 Kobo.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Babajide Komolafe The naira yesterday appreciated again by 29 kobo in the interbank foreign exchange market reflecting the surfeit of dollar supply in the market. From N150.74 on Monday, the interbank exchange rate fell to N150.45...

Golden Penny Noodles Bags Nis Mancap Certification.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Naomi Uzoh Golden penny noodles from the stable of Golden Pasta Company Limited has been awarded the Nigerian Mark of Quality award having passed the Nigerian Industrial Standard Manufacturer's Conformity Assessment Program (NIS...

Dangote Fortifies Noodles With Herbs, Storms Eastern Markets.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Naomi Uzor Dangote has unveiled fortification of its brand of instant noodle with local herbs, and has pushed 1.8 million cartons of the products to Eastern markets. Musa Danjuma , Production Manager, of the noodles factory in...

FG Begins Deployment of CSOs to MDAs.
June 30, 2010... The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on relations with Civil Society (OSAP-CSR) is now set to deploy Civil Society representatives to Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAS) for the purpose of strengthening advocacy...

Exam Ethics Chief Backs Edo Government On Neco.
June 30, 2010... THE Chairman of the Exam Ethics International, Mr Ike Onyechere, has supported the Edo State government on its warning against the use of men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in the conduct of the National Examination...

DCC Networks Rollout MPLS Service, Partners Helios Towers.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Naomi Uzor DCC Networks, the communication division of the Computer Warehouse Group has commenced the roll-out of the 1st next-generation MPLS network. The first phase of the service which is to go live in 62 cities in Nigeria is...

Soldiers Smash Illegal Arms Syndicate in Aba.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tony Edike Three persons, including a middle-aged man who claimed to be a major supplier of arms and ammunition to Abia State government, have been arrested by soldiers from the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, for illegal...

Governor Orji Joins APGA.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Anayo Okoli Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. This comes as the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, in Abia State has hailed his resignation from the Progressive...

Ex-Militants Disown Members.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Emma Arubi Ex-Militants in Delta state are set to battle themselves over pipeline surveillance employment job in Sokebolou-Yokri axis Burutu council area, even as they have disowned two of their members for alleged indolence. In a...

Anioma National Council Makes Case for Anioma State.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni The Anioma National Council, ANC, has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to actualise the dreams of the Anioma people of Delta State by creating an Anioma State for them. The group made the call in a...

Ijaw Youths Reject Ogulagha Polls.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha Some aggrieved members of the Ijaw Youth Council (Worldwide) have faulted the recent election of the body held at Ogulagha, Delta State, insisting it was fraught with irregularities. They vowed to challenge the...

Rebirth of Ghana Football And the Future of Local Football.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Amaju Melvin Pinnick The feat so far achieved by the Ghana national team in the on-going 2010 FIFA world cup in South Africa in their qualification into the round of 16 has once again provoked an intellectual discourse on the...

World Cup of Fumbling Strikers.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tony Ubani Images of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Samuel Eto'o are still festooned on posters all over South Africa-but sadly for them that's their only involvement as the World Cup reaches its final stages. Along with the...

Okafor Advises On Next Step.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tony Ubani Former Super Eagles defender, Uche Okafor has welcomed the withdrawal of all national teams from international football competitions in the next two years. Reacting to President Goodluck Jonathan's suspension of Nigeria...

Police Take Away Files From NFA Offices.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Fidelis Ebu From 3:27 p.m. when a detachment of 14 policemen stormed the Glass House secretariat of the Nigeria Football Association, Abuja , yesterday, it was no longer business as usual. The policemen arrived in a Hilux pick-up...

Obienu Backs Govt Too.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tony Unabi A former vice chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Nwabufo Obienu has said the withdrawal of all national teams from international football competitions for the next two years, was good for the long-term...

Lokomotiv Block Osaze's Premier League Move.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tony Ubani Osaze Peter Odemwingie's wish of playing in the Premier League has hit the rock as his Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow rebuffed a 1.6 million pounds (about N360m) offer from Birmingham. The Eagles attacker has only one...

EFCC to Investigate Lagerback's Employment.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Ben Efe It emerged yesterday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may investigate the controversial appointment of Lars Lagerback as coach of the Eagles. Presidential spokesman, Ima Niboro, hinted that there...

African Federations Need Professionals, Says Fifa.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tony Ubani Nigeria and indeed other African countries have been told to step up their administration of football, if the game is to grow in the continent. FIFA director of development, Thierry Regenass said professional management...

Black Stars Coping With Pressure to Perform.
June 30, 2010... Byline: Tony Ubani Coach Milovan Rajevac is confident Ghana can deal with the pressure of attempting to become the first African side to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Ghana take on Uruguay in Johannesburg on Friday after overcoming USA...

Jonathan Took Popular Decision, Bio.
June 30, 2010... Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Ibrahim Isa Bio yesterday justified the Federal Government's sweeping move to withdraw Nigeria from all international competitions for the next two years, to enable it reorganise the...

Panic Grips Bayelsa Commuters Over Fatal Accident.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The was uneasy calm today, in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital when news of a fatal road accident on the Ahaoda-Okogbe stretch of the East-West road axis in Rivers State filtered into town. Eighteen passengers...

Security Company Nabs Fake Ex-Militants' Chief.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Tordue Salem Men of the State Security Services, SSS, yesterday paraded one Prince Joseph Etella Harry alias Godfather Generale for false identity and extortion of money from government officials under the guise of registering...

Maternal, Child Health Take Centre-Stage in Borno.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Ndahi Marama Shortly After the Flag off of the "Maternal and New Born Child Health Week (MNBCHW)" in Borno State, the impact is already noticeable. Already in some local government areas of the State, there is massive response from...

Day of the African Child - Children in Dire Straits.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Chioma Obinna "We must put the best interests of children at the heart of every political and social decision making as well as at the centre of our day-to-day activities and engagements. We can build a world favourable for children,...

Child And the Child Rights Act.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Chinyere Amalu Even though children all over the world are seen as the leaders of tomorrow, they are yet to be accorded the relevant and necessary attention they deserve to prepare them for this very important task ahead. Millions of...

U.S. Forensic Experts, Lasucom to Address Unresolved Homicides.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Sola Ogundipe Towards helping to address the worrisome incidence of unresolved murder cases, missing persons, unidentified bodies and other numerous issues of homicide in Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole, a team of researchers and...

Central Banks Warn of New Crisis If Exit Left Too Late.
June 29, 2010... Governments must slash budget deficits decisively and central banks should not wait too long to raise borrowing costs as side effects from measures prescribed to tackle the global recession may create the next crisis, the Bank for International...

Staco Propagates Insurance Awareness.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Patience Saghana Driven by the intensity to propagate the culture of insurance in every home, Staco Insurance Plc has pledge an absolute commitment to insurance awareness campaign in Nigeria. This indication was made known when the...

Recapitalisation - CBN Extends Deadline Three Months.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for Wema Bank and Unity Bank to recapitalise by three months till September. It would be recalled that the two banks were given till June 30th 2010 to...

Portland Paints, Tranex, Prestige Assurance Declare Dividends.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Michael Eboh Portland Paints Plc has announced a dividend of N0.12 per share for its shareholders, in its 2009 financial statement. According to its year end, December 31, 2009 result, presented to the Nigerian Stock Exchange...

Reinsurers Are Moving Away From Long Period of Debt, Adejumo.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Patience Saghana Mr Adeyemo Adejumo, Managing Director of Continentental Reinsurance Plc in this interview with Patience Saghana recounts reinsurance companies' experiences since last year. He speaks on the need to deal with credible...

2010 Budget Designed to Stimulate Economy, DG Budget Office.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Yinka Kolawole and Povidence Obuh The 2010 national budget was set out to stimulate the economy which warranted devoting more than 40 percent of the budget to capital expenditure as against 27.76 percent that was allocated to capital...

Shareholders Want Plow Back of Unclaimed Dividends.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Patience Saghana Shareholders of quoted insurance companies in the country are panting for a plow back of unclaimed dividends as they drum for investment relation officers in those companies to keep watch on investment of unclaimed...

Omu Backs Jonathan for 2011.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Dapo Akinrefon AS the debate over President Goodluck Jonathan's political ambition in 2011 gathers momentum, Major General Paul Omu (rtd) has thrown his weight behind the clamour for the President to vie for the number one seat. In...

Tension in Uyo Over Former Minister's Detention.
June 29, 2010... About 50 Youths may have been arrested while carrying placards around major streets in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, protesting what they claimed as the wrongful detention of Senator John James Udoedeghe, governorship aspirant for the forth...

Anioma People Renew Demand for Separate State.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Hugo Odiogor The Asagba of Asaba, Professor Chike Edozien, will on Wednesday lead a delegation of indigenes of Delta North Senatorial district to the National Assembly to demand for the creation of Anioma State in the Igbo linguistic...

Farmers Get N20 Billion Insurance Coverage From Naic.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Patience Saghana Determined to ensure that farmers are protected from calamities associated with farming, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has provided cover to the tune of N20 billion. The coverage ensures that...

CTO Signs MOU With Impact On Cybercrime.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Emeka Aginam To further promote of international cooperation against cyber crimes eating deep into the soco-economic fabrics of nations of the world, the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and the Malaysia-based...

Connect Technologies Unveils e-Lawyer Software.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Emeka Aginam Nigerian leading local software application makers, Connect Technologies Limited has released into the Nigerian IT market e-Lawyer application software solution, a world class application solution certified by peer...

Our Accounts Not Frozen, Says Communication Commission.
June 29, 2010... The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has said that the accounts of the commission were not frozen, even as it said that there was no leadership crisis. The commission was reacting to reports suggesting that the bank accounts of the...

Executives Discuss e-Pension At Remita Workshop.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Charles Mgbolu No fewer than 70 senior pension industry executives from 25 pension funds administrators and custodians met recently to discuss and share experiences on e-pension and e-payment at a Remita workshop in Lagos. The...

Pay-TV Piracy Booms Inwarri.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Chinyere Nwagbo PIRACY of another kind has become a thriving business, especially in areas where people little suspect the activities of pirates. One such area where life is being drained out of legitimate businesses is the...

Funding the ICT4D Plan.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Vincent Olatunji The Nigerian ICT4D plan has been developed to serve as a platform for mainstreaming ICT in the development agenda of the federal government of Nigeria. The plan also made provision for the involvement of the three...

Eaton Out With Power Solutions for Data Protection.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Nnamdi Ojiego The problems caused by the country's epileptic power supply to organizations, industries, government agencies and private individuals can now be managed following the introduction of Power Management Solutions, PMS by...

NCC Recovers Pirated Windows XP in Market Raid.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Emeka Aginam In a spirited effort against software piracy, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in conjunction with software giant, Microsoft Nigeria have raided the premises of a leading computer reseller at the Computer Village...

Pastor, Govt Official to Die for Killing Ex-Commissioner in Imo.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Abdulwahab Abdulah An Imo State High Court, sitting in Owerri, has sentenced an ex-Imo official, Boniface Nwachukwu, and one Pastor Vincent Ogueri to death for conspiring to kill a former commissioner in the state, Chief Ogbonnaya...

Fire Razes the Sun Newspapers.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Abdulwahab Abdulah An early morning fire, Tuesday, burnt the press hall of The Sun newspapers, destroying equipment and other valuables worth millions of naira. The inferno, which according to eye witnesses, started from the staff...

Corpse of Kidnapped Mother of Guber Aspirant Found.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Tony Nyong One month after Mrs Philomina Udonwa, mother of Engr. Iniekong Udonwa, governorship aspirant in the 2011 gubernatorial race was abducted from her home while her son the governorship hopeful, narrowly escaped being killed by...

Why Edo Needs Own ID Card Project - Oshiomhole.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Adekunle Adekoya Last Friday, at the Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre in Benin City, the Edo State Technology Day held, with the theme, "Technology in Capacity Building and Governance," with the citizens registration project being the high...

PTF Resolves to Publish Accounts Soon.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Tonu Ubani The accounts of the Presidential Task Force on the 2010 FIFA World Cup would be published in selected Nigerian newspapers when it rounds off its activities, the PTF said yesterday.. In a four-point communique issued at...

Oil Company Confirms New Spill.
June 29, 2010... Mobil Producing Nigeria, MPN, has confirmed a second oil spill within a week in the Qua Iboe oil fields. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Eket, Mobil confirmed a discharge of crude into the Atlantic...

Lets Seek Global Solution to Cyber Security Threat - Toure.(Interview)
June 29, 2010... Last week, the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU , Dr. Hamadoun Toure was in Ouagoudogu, the Burkina Faso capital, for the African ICT Best Practices forum 2010. He spoke to a group of Nigerian journalists on...

Maritime Workers Give NPA Ultimatum Over Unpaid Wage.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young MARITIME Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, yesterday in Lagos, gave the management of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, two weeks to ensure that Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Chevron/Texaco, Agip Energy...

Hunter Kills Pupil in Imo.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara Ubogwu community, Awo-Omamma, Oru East local government area of Imo State, has been thrown into deep mourning following the shooting of a six-year-old primary two pupil of Ubogwu Primary School, Master Chidalu Nwosu, by...

Ghanaian Fans Stranded.
June 29, 2010... Byline: Tony Ubani Some 180 Ghanaian fans in Mozinda Camp in South Africa are stranded.They are grappling with several challenges including feeding. This was confirmed by Ghanaian journalist Ernest Koranteng.The fans, he said, are itching...