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''It is almost certain that the embattled former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission {EFCC}, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, will be extradited from his United States of America’s base, following an order for his arrest, on Friday, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja over his refusal to present himself for trial. The tribunal is prosecuting him for alleged failure to declare assets while in office between 2003 and 2008 as required by the fifth schedule to the 1999 Constitution'' Ribadu Faces Extradition - Conduct Tribunal Orders His Arrest Lanre Adewole, Abuja - 21.11.2009

However, the Action Congress (AC) has described as "infantile and diversionary" the bickering between the two chambers of the National Assembly over which of them should host the joint sitting for the President's budget presentation. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the "mundane supremacy fight between the Senate and the House does not show that the legislators appreciate their role, which is to make laws for the betterment of the country." It said the fact that the bickering had already led the President to postpone his budget presentation showed that, "it is a great disservice to the suffering masses of our people who have continued to wait in vain for this do-nothing National Assembly to make laws that can improve their lives. "Nigerian federal lawmakers are perhaps the best paid in the world, yet they are turning out to be the least productive. The only time people hear their voices are when they are ...

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As Nigeria marks 49 years of independence, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Professor Julius Ihonbvere has laid the blames for the myriad of problems confronting the nation on the leadership of the country. Professor Ihonbvere, a former gubernatorial aspirant of the PDP in Edo State stated this in an interview with Daily Sun in Benin City. The PDP chieftain who was former Special Adviser, Project Monitoring and Implantation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo said the Nigerian leadership has being everything but inspiring. According to him, in any society, the leadership inspires the people to reach to the highest point of their potentials. Besides, he said a leadership ought to create the path to growth and open up new avenues for the citizens. The academic turned politician said it is also the duty of the leadership to mobilize and effectively deplore resources to every segment of the society. As well as provide security and other basic needs of the majority of the peopl...

P RESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has approved a new pay structure, the Medical Service Scale (MSS), for medical doctors under the employment of the Federal Government. The Special Assistant on Media to the Health Minister, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, Mr. Niyi Ojuolape, told The Guardian yesterday: "The Federal Ministry of Health is pleased to announce that His Excellency, the President, has approved the Medical Service Scale (MSS) for Medical Doctors in the employment of the Federal Government. "The consideration and approval of the new MSS is coming against the background of the conclusion of extensive deliberations and negotiations between the Federal Government's team and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on the salary structure and allowances of medical and dental practitioners, including Specialist Allowance, Call Duty Allowance and Teaching Allowance, etc. "We also wish to sta...

FORMER United States U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Walter Carrington, says the imbalance in the structure of the Nigerian federation is inimical to its development. Carrington, alongside some Niger Delta leaders, have also hinged sustainable peace in the oil-rich region on using the wealth of the area to develop it. The renowned diplomat said the Nigerian Federal Government is "too powerful than the states. Here in the U.S., as powerful as the U.S. national government is, our states have immense powers that states in Nigeria can only dream of." As America's envoy in the days of the late Gen. Sani Abacha, Carrington openly romanced with the pro-democracy groups, which fought the government over its anti-democratic policies. He said at a two-day summit organised by the Delta State government in New York that until the basic infrastructure needed to hasten the social and economic development of the Niger Delta were put in place, any other approach to the crisis was merely ...

E-governance Nigeria: A website for social engineering. A Socio-political website with the follow purpose; 1. Enable Nigerians to have a say in government and in their governance. 2. To provide a platform by which any and every Nigerian can speak on matters related to their governance. 3. To provide a pressure/lobby group to influence Policy initiatives. 4. To facilitate online Gallup polls. 5. Enable an online environment for referendum. 6. To market and sell ideas about good governance and democracy 50% Derivation Federalism Social welfare/security Economic and Financial Crimes Job creation and recruitment Taxation Law and Order Niger Delta Health Education Environment and physical planning Land use and ownership Federalism The recent global economic downturn and fall in petroleum prices brought Nigeria to the threshold of financial disaster, and brought to the fore Nigeria’s mono economy and over dependence on Crude oil. For the first time, government at all levels...