September 26, 2014

Communique issued at the end of a two-day workshop for selected staff of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council in Rivers State

The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) with support from Bread for the World – Protestant Development Service, organized a two-day workshop for selected staff of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council in Rivers State from Wednesday 24th – Thursday 25th September, 2014 at Aldgate Congress Hotels, Port Harcourt. The workshop with the theme “Building Capacity for Effective […]

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September 24, 2014

THE CORRUPT AND THE REST OF US!

By Kelly Ovie Umukoro My heart bleeds each time I think about the modus operandi of corrupt leaders in our society, we work very hard to inform the society about the evil of corruption everyday as anti- corruption agent but, this evil persist, the question is why? The issue of Corruption is not a recent one in Nigeria. Since the […]

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September 11, 2014

How Much Does Subsidy Cost?

victor emejuiwe (Leadership Newspapers) Sep 8, 2014 | Leave a comment In 2014 budget, the sum of N971 billion was appropriated for fuel subsidy; this is close to the annual sum appropriated for capital projects. Can this be the real amount paid to oil marketers as subsidy, for importing refined crude across the country? If this be the case, it […]

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July 31, 2014

WHERE ARE THE SUBSIDY THEIFS?

WHERE ARE THE SUBSIDY THEIFS? Have we heard the last concerning those that ripped the nation dry, from the petroleum support fund? Please we need to know. Perhaps a quick response to the question above will satisfy our curiosity. This question has become necessary following the new dimension in which discussions about petrol subsidy has taken. It has all the […]

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July 22, 2014

Managing Disaster In Niger Delta

Managing Disaster In Niger Delta By Igbotako Nowinta Last Modified: 07/21/2014 10:56:04 “In all of this, the civil society must continue to play its roles as the survival of democracy relies on the virility of the civil society. Civil Society must lead the campaign in favour of fiscal federalism and true federalism in Nigeria… We must continuously demand for political […]

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March 13, 2014

MENACE OF OIL SPILL IN NIGER DELTA

By Innocent I. Edemhanria Oil spill is a common sight in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria and several communities have suffered the devastating effect of such spills. At the end it is the local communities located around such oil installations that bear the brunt. The spills are sometimes caused by several factors including poorly maintained infrastructure located around high […]

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March 13, 2014

Demystifying Governance In Edo

By Innocent I. Edemhanria There was wild jubilation in Benin City as well as other parts of the state when Comrade Adams A. Oshiomhole was affirmed the duly elected governor of Edo State 19 months after the April 14, 2007 gubernatorial elections. Okada riders, traders, civil servants, market women, artisans, both old and young all trooped to the streets to […]

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March 11, 2014

South-South People’s Summit: Matters Arising

BY INNOCENT EDEMHANRIA A section of the people of south-south geopolitical zone of Nigeria, from different nationalities, comprising governor of south-south states, national and state legislators, formal and serving ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Elder statesmen, Leaders of thought, captains of industry, youths and professional bodies had a meeting in Port Harcourt on Monday 26th July, 2010 at […]

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February 13, 2014

The Peoples’ Power In Promoting Good Governance

By Innocent I. Edemhanria The term ‘good governance’ has become a popular cliché among Chief executives of various tiers of government just as it has gained prominence in development in recent literatures  but sadly, there is not much on ground to show for the concept. Various scholars have attempted to define and elaborate on the concept, but their expressions have […]

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June 30, 2010

N’Delta: Valiant Efforts to Reverse a Resource Curse

ThisDay Newspaper Analysts have for long insisted that the abundance of Nigeria’s resources is a ‘curse,’ which is slowing down the country’s pace of development, especially in the Niger Delta, the source of crude oil and gas, mainstays of the economy. However, government’s efforts at ameliorating the situation is being crucially complemented by the civil society and other concerned organisations. […]

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