News Desk Thursday, August 30, 2007

Yar'Adua Scraps NNPC

ABUJA—THE Federal Government adopted, yesterday, the Oil and Gas Industry Committee (OGIC) report recommending the restructuring of the Energy Ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as currently constituted into five agencies. The creation of the new institutional structures is aimed at creating operational autonomy and minimising undue interference. MORE>>>

Naira Redenomination: I'll Maintain Sealed Lips - Soludo

Ilorin—Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Charles Soludo yesterday said henceforth he has decided to maintain sealed lips over the controversies that surrounded the suspended CBN’s Naira re-denomination policy. MORE>>>

AG: No Court Order Can Remove Gov.

Attorney-General of the Federation and the Min-ister of Justice, Mr. Mi-chael Kasse Aondoakaa, yesterday frowned at the use of judges to get hurried court injunctions to remove governors.He said the Federal Government would not tolerate such resorts to abuse of court processes any longer. MORE>>>

Nigeria Accounts for 80% Wild Polio Virus in Africa

Nigeria accounts for 80 per cent cases of wild polio virus in Africa and 42 per cent of the global wild polio virus cases, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The WHO report stated that though the rate of wild polio virus cases has dropped in the country, the rate of elimination is slow, compared to other countries. MORE>>>

Police Nab Port Harcourt Cultist

Detectives investigating a fraud case at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, Lagos have blown the cover of a 28-year-old Port Harcourt-based suspected cultist, who built a multi-million naira mansion that serves as his hideout in the Ojodu area of Lagos State. MORE>>>

Group B is Toughest with United States, Sweden, North Korea and Nigeria

BEIJING: Hands down, Group B figures to be the toughest in the women's World Cup.Three of the sport's five top-ranked teams are in the group — the Untied States (No. 1), Sweden (No. 3) and North Korea (No. 5). Defending African champion Nigeria is ranked only 24, which belies its strength. MORE>>>

Nigeria's Women Football Team to Play Five Warm-Ups in Germany

The Nigerian women's soccer team, the Super Falcons, will play five friendlies during its one-week tour of Germany ahead of next month's FIFA Women's World Cup in China. An official of the team said Sunday that the tour will enable the coach Ntiero Effiom-led technical crew to select players for next month's World Cup. MORE>>>