FEDERAL GOVERNEMNT GRANTS AMENSTY TO MILITANTS
"Today, the 25th day of June 2009, the Federal Government takes another decisive step in our avowed commitment to bringing enduring peace, security, stability and development to our nation's Niger Delta. Read More

Panel Releases Details Of Amnesty Process
The Implementation Committee of the Presidential Amnesty for Niger Delta Militants released the details of the amnesty, saying that the actual start of the 60 days for the proper take-off of the amnesty is August 6, 2009. Read More

REMARKS BY THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA
HON. CHUDI OKAFOR
ON THE OCCASION OF NDIGBO ECONOMIC SUMMIT
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2009. Read More

World Bank Earmarks $50m For ICT Devt in Nigeria
The World Bank has set aside $50 million for ICT infrastructure development, connectivity, skills development and capacity building in Nigeria With this development, the bank will thus be turning its focus towards telecommunications development in Eastern and Southern Africa to the West African sub- region. Read More

HIS EXCELLENCY MR PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW
The President enjoys talking about Nigeria. His faith in his seven-point agenda was so deep the boundless excitement he exudes when explaining it was infectious. Like the teacher that he was, he wanted every point understood beyond his explanation. Facts and figure reeled off his memory. The result was an almost endless answer to some questions. His voice, though gentle, had a bell-like jingle to it that seemed to emphasise his authority on the subject of discussion. Read Full Interview

Federal Government Approves N373bn for Massive Road Projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua approved the award of contracts worth N373,746,054,381.29 for the construction, rehabilitation and expansion of various roads across the six geo-political zones and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A breakdown shows that for the 26 highway projects under the Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIPs), it approved N116,576,716,396.29 with various completion periods. Read More

GOODWILL MESSAGE DELIVERED BY THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
HONOURABLE CHUDI OKAFOR, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE LEGACIES OF THE LATE PAN-AFRICANIST AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, H.E. (DR.) NNAMDI AZIKIWE, GCFR, THE OWELLE OF ONITSHA, BY ANAMBRA STATE ASSOCIATION –DALLAS FORTH WORTH, TX Read More

President Yar'Adua Grants Amnesty to Niger Delta Militants
He said the amnesty would consolidate peace in the Deep South with the creation of the Ministry of Niger Delta and the new rules of engagement fashioned out for the military Joint Task Force (JTF). Read More

Electoral Reforms
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved some of the recommendations of the Electoral Reforms Committee and rejected others. Read More

Address by His Excellency, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR)
at the 2009 Appropriation Bill signing ceremony held March 10, 2009. Read More

NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION COMMISSION ROLLS OUT 2009 RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATORS
TO ensure effective services in the telecoms industry of the country this year, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has released fresh guidelines for operations. Part of the new guidelines is the setting up of a public inquiry, which will seek to resolve such issues as the problems of interconnectivity of various networks operating in te country. Read More

Fed.Govt raises 405-man panel on Vision 2020
A 405-man panel on the implementation of Vision 2020 and the seven-point agenda of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has been named by the Federal Goverment. The committee, made up of a steering body and business support group, will be inaugurated by Yar'Adua. Read More

OLD TIES IN NEW TIMES:NIGERIA AND THE NEXT USA ADMINISTRATION
Being Remarks by Ojo Maduekwe, CFR,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria,
at the Southern Center for International Studies, Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, 5th December, 2008
Read full speech here

NIGERIA IS AN INVESTMENT PARADISE - EUROPEAN UNION
The European Union (EU) has described Nigeria as an investment paradise, with the potential for a high return on all business investments.
A delegation, made up of two commissioners, Messrs Louis Michel and Andris Piebalgs, from the commission, said this during a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, in Abuja. The EU delegation described the country as one of the most endowed nations that was viable for all forms of investments. Read More

NIGERIA NOW ‘FRONTIER EMERGING MARKET’, SAYS IMF
Nigeria’s recent private sector-led growth and vibrant capital markets with potentials for investors have placed it in a league of eight sub-Saharan African countries (outside South Africa), heading towards emerging market status, a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has revealed. The country is now a “frontier emerging market”, according to the IMF – a position that will guarantee the Nigeria the emerging market status as soon as it matures. Also, Nigerian banks raised about $12 billion in capital over 2006-07 mostly from offshore investors, using a variety of investment vehicles, the report noted. Read More

GOVERNMENT RAISES PANELS ON VISION 2020
PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua inaugurated the National Council and the National Steering Committee on Vision 2020, saying that the event marks the beginning of a new dawn in Nigeria's development aspirations. The development came as the Speaker of the House of Representatives warned that the on-going battle against corruption must be won for the vision to be achieved. The Vision 2020 is aimed at making Nigeria one of the top 20 economies by the year 2020. Read More

OIL AND GAS BUSINESS IN NIGERIA
Current reforms of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria - Presentation to Stock Holders
Oil and Gas overview - Dr Emmanuel Egbogah

MRP PASSPORTS EXTENDED THREE YEARS
IN VIEW OF THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW E-PASSPORTS BY THE NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE LIFE SPAN OF THE MRP PASSPORTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THREE YEARS EFFECTIVE FROM 25 TH JULY, 2007.