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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014
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Again, Reps to probe AlisonMadueke, Shell over OML 29 sale •Names 7-man panel
MUSA BABA AHMED and JONAS EZIEKE, Abuja N a blistering move to wage war on perceived corruption in the Petroleum sector, the House of Representatives, yesterday, named a seven-man Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate oil major, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Petroleum
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INAUGURATION...(L-r) Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, Vice President, Namadi Sambo, President Goodluck Jonathan, Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, Adamawa State Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako and other members of the Safe School Initiative after the inauguration ceremony at the State House, Abuja, yesterday.
Balmo forest invasion:
•Leaves for ECOWAS summit in Accra
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Politicians under probe —Omeri Protests in Confab over Revenue Derivation formula
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EMPER rose yesterday over therecommendation of the Zonal’ leaders at the ongoing National Conference as Southern delegates rejected 18 per cent derivation proposed by consensus group. In addition, the
Consensus group after their meeting which lasted till Wednesday afternoon recommended 5 per cent revenue allocation for solid minerals development, and another 5 per cent for the North East due to insurgency in the area by Boko Haram sect. It could be recalled that
the Conference Committee on Power Devolution recommended 13 per cent derivation in the report submitted to the Conference on Monday. While informing the conference on the position of the Zonal leaders, Professor Ibrahim Gambari explained to the delegates the group
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Jonathan swears in Shekarau, others as ministers
proposed 18 per cent against the proposed 13 per cent by the committee and also 5 per cent for development of solid minerals and 5 per cent for the North East due to insurgency. He said the recommendation was just an Continues on P. 6
RESIDENT Goodluck P Jonathan yesterday swore-in four new ministers
who he said would help beef up the performance of the administration. They include the former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, as the Minister of Education, Dr. Steve Oru as the Minister for the Niger Delta, Prince Continues on P. 6
Bakassi: Nigeria does not have any territorial ambition —NSA HE National Security TSambo Adviser (NSA), Col. Dasuki (rtd) said
yesterday that Nigeria respects the sovereignty of its neighbours and has no “territorial ambition’’ over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula with Cameroon. Dasuki said this in Abuja at the opening of the Nigeria/Cameroon TransContinues on P. 7
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