FELA! makes historic arrival in Lagos
FELA! the Broadway musical about the life and music of Nigerian performer and political activist, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, is scheduled to be performed at Eko Hotel, Lagos, from April 20th to 25th.
OIL POLITICS: Oil, despotism and philanthropic tokenism
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World Bank boosts agriculture with $300m
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Board to commence electronic registration of taxpayers
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ENVIRONMENT FOCUS: Sanitation, hygiene, and Nigerians
A recent UNICEF paper castigating Nigeria for the lack of safe water and improved sanitation facilities which have remained one of the major reasons for mortality and morbidity among children, reminded me of a more mundane incident in Lagos. Despite the common ‘Do not urinate here’ graffiti, that sub-specie of policeman unkindly nicknamed ‘Yellow Fever’, was busy on a hot…
Federal government mobilises youth for April elections
The Minister of Youth Development, Akinlabi Olasunkanmi, has said the zonal sensitisation programme meant to mobilise youth for active participation in the April polls will be launched in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Wednesday, March 3, 2011. Other zonal workshops for the same purpose, he said, would run through the month of March with direct participation of Nigerian youth…
Nasarawa community endorses state governor
The Eggon people have endorsed the candidacy of the Nasarawa State Governor, Aliyu Akwe Doma as he seeks re-election. They made this declaration in a meeting which took place at Akpata, Agidi development area of the state. According to them, Mr Doma has “succeeded in laying a concrete foundation for the socio-economic transformation of the state for the three and…
Yobo: ‘Eagles changes must be gradual’
2 March 2011 Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo talks to MTNFootball.com on his new life in Turkey, new Nigeria coach Samson Siasia as well as the Eagles charge for a ticket to the 2012 Nations Cup. MTNFootball.com: How is Joseph Yobo faring in the Turkish league with Fenerbache? Joseph Yobo: I think its been great so far although there are ups…
Chance for Bucs, Ajax to go clear
2 March 2011 Absa Premiership leaders Orlando Pirates and Ajax Cape Town have the chance to put daylight between themselves and the rest of the chasing pack when they play key midweek fixtures on Wednesday. With third-placed Kaizer Chiefs having missed out on the chance to go top of the log last night when they were held to a goalless…
‘I’ll change Warri Federal Constituency’
Omasan Agbajoh, the Democratic People’s Party candidate for the Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, is a Lagos-based lawyer with 25 years’ experience at the bar. She was born in Warri and had her primary and secondary education there, before attending the University of Benin, graduating in 1985. She says she is now back in Warri because she…
Group urges Bauchi communities to set up sanitation teams
The Network for Civil Organisation on Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN), a non-governmental organisation, has embarked on an awareness campaign to avert a recurrence of the cholera epidemic which devastated communities in Bauchi State last year. The organisation has produced eight pairs of latrine seats, specially designed for the comfort of the elderly and the physically challenged, for distribution to its…
Campaign organisation accuses minister of anti-party activities
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Bala Mohammed has been accused of anti-party activities aimed at frustrating the presidential ambition of Goodluck Jonathan. The Bauchi State Director, Media and Publicity, of Goodluck/Sambo Campaign Organisation, Garba Bello, made the allegation while speaking to newsmen in Bauchi. He said: “We frown at the unhealthy political development emanating from some influential indigenes of…
Kanye West woos D’Banj for music collaboration
Big Brother winner weds housemate 2009 Big Brother Africa winner Kelvin Pam tied the knots with Elizabeth Gupta- fellow housemate on Saturday, February 26 at the International Conference Centre Abuja. According to him, he proposed to Elizabeth at the ‘Ogus Babe Laugh Goes on Comedy Club’ in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. “I kept it simple, I just asked her, ‘Elizabeth…
Nigerian oil exports to rise sharply in April
Nigerian crude oil exports are expected to increase sharply in April after several months of lower production due to maintenance at key oilfields, trade and industry sources said on Tuesday. Initial tanker schedules for 10 of the 17 crude oil production streams in Nigeria show 51.3 million barrels, or 1.71 million barrels per day (bpd), of crude are due to…
Government stops airport concession
The Federal Government would no longer enter into any fresh concession agreements at the country’s airports. Henceforth, it would rather undertake a comprehensive review of the existing ones and plug the loopholes in revenue generation system in the aviation sector. The minister of aviation, Fidelia Njeze, told reporters in Abuja yesterday that all the existing concession agreements with the Federal…
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