News Desk Monday, November 5, 2007

World Bank Lists Country As 'Fragile State'

THREE years after the World Bank characterised and listed Nigeria as a fragile state, the country remains so listed in a 2007 study report alongside Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo (territory) and Lao PDR. MORE>>>

Africa: Continent Needs Marshall Plan - Yar'Adua

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday in Eltville, Germany, called for a Marshall Plan for Africa along the lines of the European Recovery Programme employed by the United States of America to rebuild the nations of Europe devastated by the second World War. MORE>>>

PDP Chair: S’East Blocks Nnamani

About one month to the National Convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, subterranean moves to draft former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, into the party’s chairmanship race may have run into a hitch. MORE>>>

NNPC’s Oil and Gas Assets Base Hit $56bn

With the six months deadline for the implementation of the recently approved new National Oil and Gas Policy around the corner, the value of insurable assets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NN-PC) has been estimated at about $56 billion. MORE>>>

Obasanjo, Ali not fit for emerging PDP – Col Umar

Former Governor of old Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, says the bugle has sounded for the collapse of the old order in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), predicting that good people will emerge to lead the party to further the interest of democracy in the country. MORE>>>

ICPC quizzes ex-NDLEA boss - Over missing N29m, other exhibits - May declare 9 senior officials wanted

THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) may declare nine senior officers of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) wanted over alleged disappearance of 168,400 euro (about N29 million) and other missing currency exhibits in their custody. MORE>>>