Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Tuesday declared the intention of his administration to construct 5,000 housing units in 2013 to make housing more affordable for the people of the state. The governor, in his New Year broadcast in Ado-Ekiti, also revealed that newly established Peace Corps will become operational in the New Year to complement the efforts of security agencies in tackling crimes and making the state more secure.
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Several days after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) claimed to have restored its System 2B pipeline network, which pumps petroleum products from Atlas Cove Depot in Lagos to other depots in the south west part of the country, investigation has revealed that there are no products in three out of the five depots in the system.
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Two weeks after the National Assembly passed the N4.987 trillion budget for the 2013 fiscal year, the document has not been transmitted to the presidency for assent by President Goodluck Jonathan, THISDAY was reliably informed Tuesday. Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Joy Emodi, told THISDAY exclusively that the delay in transmitting the document was stalling its signing into law.
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Port users, residents, as well as business and community leaders in Apapa, where the nation’s premier sea ports are located, say the Federal Government has abandoned the area, despite the N2 trillion naira revenues it generates from there yearly.
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Enumerated below are some of the issues expected to shape the New Year. They are either some of the unfinished businesses of last year or issues that the year is billed to generate.
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With several committees and panels set up to probe Nigeria’s oil and gas sector,Ejiofor Alikewrites that at no time in the history of the industry were there such probes as in 2012 No sector of the Nigeria’s economy attracted so much public attention and also courted controversy in 2012 as the oil and gas industry, especially the downstream sector.
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As usual Nigerian leaders at various levels have expressed hope and optimism that the nation will surmount the several challenges that rattled the country in the outgone year. Here are the excerpts of their statements:
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has begun mobilising people and resources to contest the 2015 presidential election. Atiku, who will be taking a shot at the position for the third time since 2007, has set up a group to coordinate his campaign, especially in his North-east geopolitical zone, ahead of the next presidential election.
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The Federal Government has borrowed a total of $4.4 billion in external loans in the past seven years. Of this amount, which was approved by the World Bank, only $1.8 billion has been disbursed while the balance continues to attract a service charge.
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Multiple award winning singer, Dapo Oyebanji otherwise known as D’Banj and his former partner, Michael Collins mostly known as Don Jazzy crossed paths at the most attended show of the year, Rhythm Unplugged staged at the Expo hall of Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island- Lagos last Sunday. Expectedly the feuding duo became the cynosure of all eyes as fans gazed at these two heavy weights. They were both seated at the VVIP section of the show, but not close enough to each other and never bothered to reach out to the other to exchange pleasantries.
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