The programme was borne out of the need to reward distinguished individuals who who stood up and defended the need for business integrity at a time many considered “anti-corruption” to be an “anti-Government”
The oil bribery scandal embroiling the National Assembly is nothing but the symptom of a corrupt government , a weak leadership and its reluctance to tackle the rot that has seen Nigeria going down the drain. It is a failure of processes and systems already enshrined in the Nigerian constitution and the statutes of the […]
A chronology of key events: circa 800 BC – Jos plateau settled by Nok – a neolithic and iron age civilization. circa 11th century onwards – Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno dynasty in north, Oyo and Benin kingdoms in south. 1472 – Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast. Continue […]
The management of the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) had faulted report that three children died in Rido village, a neighbouring community of the company as a result of pollution from waste. Residents of the village alleged that powdery waste allegedly dumped by the company penultimate Sunday in their farm lands polluted the air […]
President Goodluck Jonathan said he remains committed to implementing the House of Representatives report on fuel subsidy scam in spite of the bribery scandal that has plagued the exercise. (view full text) View Subsidy Probe Report
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) had warned that the allegations involving the chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on fuel subsidy management, Rep. Farouk Lawan, must not be allowed to scuttle the implementation of the committee’s report. The two organisations said whether or not […]
Let us proceed from the hypothesis that the dictum on the presumption of innocence before we are proven guilty is sacrosanct and applies to Nigerians, including members of our National Assembly (NASS). Let us also pretend that the NASS even exists for our sake, and that our special class of elected representatives are working assiduously […]
(featured image courtesy leadershipng.com) A coalition of youth groups in the Niger Delta region are set for a showdown with the Federal Government over alleged mismanagement of funds by the management and Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). view full text
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Rep. Farouk Lawan (PDP, Kano), has denied that he had received $600,000 bribe from an oil marketer to influence the report, describing the allegation as baseless and cheap blackmail. (view full text)
An oil rich location whose potentials are yet to be fully tapped is generating tension between the three neighbouring states – Anambra, Enugu and Kogi – where the oil is located. (view full text)