After years of litigation, the Federal Government of Nigeria has recovered the Ajaokuta Steel Complex in Kogi State. Speaking in an interview with journalists at the National Assembly complex, a Senator lawmaker representing Kogi state, Smart Adeyemi said the federal government is also in the process of negotiating the return of the Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, also the state. The Federal Government has ...

The Senate Committee on Privatization and Commercialization has kicked against the proposed guided liquidation of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) saying that the plan is not in the best interest of the country. Speaking in an interview with journalists at the National Assembly Complex, the Chairman Senate Committee on Privatization, Olugbenga Obadara said the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE ...

Recently, President Goodluck Jonathan said that Nigeria was currently facing its worst security challenges in recent times. This crisis is in various forms; communal, religious, political and socio-economic with varying degree of casualty, mostly innocent citizens of this country. On 14 May, President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northern Nigerian states, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, and orde ...

As the footballing world gears up for the biggest and last game of the season – the Champions League finals at Wembley, there are many things we can look forward to which will make the match as interesting and pulsating as it is billed to be. The might of Bundesliga will be on full display and the stadium could be mistaken for one in Germany. Legions of German fans are expected to make the atmosphere quite ...

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has expressed concern over the funding mechanism used to finance power projects. The Minister is calling for a special intervention fund for the power sector, besides budgetary allocations. Prof. Nebo, in an interview with some journalists in Abuja, said unless something serious happens to ensure power projects are not stopped midway, the sector was at the risk of ...

The Adamawa Government on Tuesday reduced official working hours in the state by one hour, to ease the difficulties civil servants face since it imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew. The 6pm-to-6am curfew was imposed last Wednesday to reinforce the current State of Emergency in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Kobis Aris,  said workers would now close at 3pm. He explained in a statement: "Sequel t ...

Consequent upon the directive of the President, the Defence Headquarters is to release from detention a number of persons being held in connection with terrorist activities in Nigeria. The move, according to the defence spokesman, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, is in furtherance of the Federal Government's position regarding the requests by the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Reconciliation. He s ...

Lawyer and public affairs analyst, Fred Agbaje has said that the imposition of state of emergency on some troubled northern states is comparable to a military coups d'état. Mr Agbaje, who was a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise daily, said President Goodluck Jonathan did the right thing by not suspending constitutionally elected officials while declaring the emergency rule. He howe ...

The ‘authors talk’ event is a platform for writers to present and discuss their works. This episode of Channels Book Club features readings from three Nigerian authors: Lola Shoneyin (the secret lives of Baba Segi’s wives and her collection of poems titled, 'so all the time I was sitting on an egg') Sam Umukoro (Heart Strings) Victor Ehikhamenor (Excuse Me!). ...

The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati on Wednesday said the president action of declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states does not violate any part of the Nigerian constitution. Mr Abati, who disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television, said thought the constitution gave President Jonathan the power to declare a state of em ...