President Jonathan says every Nigerian must have a National ID card by 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that he wants every Nigerian to have his/her national identity card by 2015. The president made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, while speaking at the inauguration of the new board of the National Population Commission (NPC). The new NPC team is headed by former Managing Director of the Nigerian Breweries Limited, Eze Festus Odimegwu. The president charged the NPC teamm on what he called two sensitive population issues, first is that they must ensure that every Nigerian gets his national identity card by 2015 and that they should set up a committee to advocate the need to manage the population. He also expressed his desire to see the nation’s vast population and human resources, utilised as...

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Mysterious fire guts Zenith Bank branch

A mysterious fire, on Tuesday evening, gutted the Anthony Village branch of Zenith Bank, causing fear and panic among staff. According to sources at the bank, the fire started around 5.00p.m., shortly after business hours. The explosion followed a bang that reportedly jolted the bank staff and some late customers still tidying up transactions. Some of the members of staff reportedly used fire extinguishers to stop the fire from raging beyond control. The intervention of firefighters was said to have prevented the building from being totally damaged. Police officers from Onipanu, Pedro and Alade stations were also promptly drafted to the bank to render support. It was however gathered that the fire destroyed some valuables and equipment...

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President Goodluck Jonathan Sacks NNPC Management and Board

The president’s new appointment is expected to overhaul the oil and gas sector President Goodluck Jonathan has fired the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Austen Oniwon, and other top officials of the corporations. Andrew Yakubu, an engineer has been appointed Mr. Oniwon’s replacement. See full press release from the presidency on the new appointments below. PRESIDENT JONATHAN APPROVES RE-COMPOSITION OF NNPC MANAGEMENT TEAM To further strengthen the ongoing reforms and transformation of Nigeria’s Petroleum sector, and in furtherance of efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability in government, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the re-composition of the executive management...

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Nigerian breaks academic record at John Hopkins University

  A 22 year old Nigerian has emerged the best graduating student of John Hopkins University in the US. Emmanuel Ohuabunwa from Arochukwu, Abia State obtained a Grade Point Average of 3.98 out of a possible 4.0 to earn a degree in Neurosciences. Emmanuel is the first black man to make this Grade in the university. For his efforts, he has won a scholarship to Yale University to pursue a degree in medicine. He has also been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society, a prestigious honour group that features membership of 17 US Presidents, 37 US Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Prize winners. (Pun...

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Cargo plane hits bus in Ghana airport crash

The plane had been coming in to land when it overshot the runway, officials say A cargo plane has crash landed in Ghana's capital Accra, hitting a bus full of passengers, officials say. Ten passengers on board the bus were reported to have been killed while all four crew members survived. Local TV showed the heavily damaged Boeing 727 Allied Air plane lying across a road close to Kotoka International Airport. Ghana's airport operator said the plane, which had flown from Lagos, Nigeria, overshot the runway. It said in a statement that the four crew members were receiving treatment at an airport clinic. "The aircraft collided with a minivan, resulting in 10 confirmed fatalities," the statement added. Police and troops cordoned off the...

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