News Desk (Early Edition) Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Author Roddy Doyle in plea for Nigerian family

A NIGERIAN woman fighting deportation on the grounds her two young daughters would risk being subjected to genital mutilation on their return should be allowed stay in Ireland, novelist Roddy Doyle has argued in a letter to Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern. READ MORE>>>

FCT: On Nigeria's Failed Space Expedition

Against the backdrop of Nigeria’s failed space expedition, which has triggered a huge drain on the nation’s treasury, proactive measures should be put in place to guard against hurriedly investing in highly expensive projects that do not have any significant direct impact on the lives of the citizenry READ MORE>>>

Soludo Allays Fears Over Oil Price Crash

Whilst there have been concerns about the Nigerian economy in the face of crashing oil price, Chukwuma Soludo, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that the fall is no threat to the country’s growth.
Speaking at the annual bankers’ night in Lagos READ MORE>>>