Wikio - Shehu Musa Yar'Adua

Yar'Adua Tasks PDP On Internal Democracy (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:03:00 GMT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must institutionalize internal democracy and imbibe the principle of rule of law as a prelude to reforming the nation's electoral process, President Umaru Musa Yar'adu has said.

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Yar'Adua Hails PDP's NWC (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:54:56 GMT

PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday declared open a two-day retreat for the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples' Democratic Party (NCW)and hailed the Party's NWC as its engine room.

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Pipeline Vandals Threaten Energy, Says Oil Firm (All Africa)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:37:32 GMT

The state of emergency which President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is planning to declare in the power sector may not bring about the desired result except the Federal Government finds a lasting solution to the spate of gas pipelines vandalisation in the Niger Delta.

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Nigeria: Pipeline Vandalisation May Derail Power Emergency, Says Shell (Royal Dutch Shell plc .com)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:34:11 GMT

The state of emergency which President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is planning to declare in the power sector may not bring about the desired result except the Federal Government finds a lasting solution to the spate of gas pipelines vandalisation in the Niger Delta.

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NERC - 6,000MW of Electricity Realisable By 2009 (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:11:28 GMT

"Also, by 2009, Nigeria would realise 6,000mw capacity, because this is the target set by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and finally we would achieve the maximum capacity of 7,000mw, because government is working tirelessly to ensure stable supply of electricity for both domestic and industrial consumption."

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House Questions Legality of Bakassi Agreement (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:23:05 GMT

... on Justice, Integration in Africa and Foreign Affairs.The House also called on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to forward a copy of the Green Tree Agreement, the treaty ceding the area to Cameroon, to the National Assembly for further legislative action as required by law.Last year, the Senate also expressed similar reservations about the treaty, saying former president Obasanjo did not forward...

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NLC Rejects Gambari for Niger Delta Summit (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:18:05 GMT

Nigeria: NLC Rejects Gambari for Niger Delta SummitDaniel Idonor and Akor SylvesterAbuja Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday joined other eminent Nigerians and groups in the call for the removal of Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as the chairman of steering committee of the proposed Niger Delta Ssummit.This is even as President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday explained why the scheduled summit is essential.Daily...

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Why We Can't Accede to Teachers' Request -FG (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:47:20 GMT

... the teaching profession.Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Education may meet with President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua on how to resolve the trade dispute.Chairman of the Committee, Senator Joy Emodi, said during yesterday' s sitting that her committee had met twice with stakeholders in the education sector with a view addressing the crisis rocking the sector.The committee had met with the Minister...

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Nigeria: Why Niger Delta Summit Must Hold - FG (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:27:56 GMT

Against the background of the scepticism being expressed over the proposed Niger Delta Summit, President Umaru Musa Yar'adua yesterday reaffirmed that the summit would not be another "pointless and diversionary jamboree, as some fear."

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Pray for Country, Jonathan Urges Religious Leaders (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:02:49 GMT

Dr. Jonathan stated that "we have come to Vatican for your prayers and advice, and President Umaru Musa Yar'adua sends his warm felicitations. Mankind cannot achieve much without God. In Nigeria, we are committed to putting God first, because we strongly believe that the lofty visions we have for the country, including the our Vision 20 20-20 and the Seven Point agenda can be achieved if we...

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Nigeria: House Summons Aondoakaa, Maduekwe Over Bakassi Handover (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:55:55 GMT

... Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and 80 other members of the House.The House also called on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to forward a copy of the treaty to the National Assembly for further legislative action as required by law.Moving the motion titled 'the implementation of the Green Tree Agreement and the ceding of Bakassi to the Republic of Cameroon', Gbajabiamila noted that the International...

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Ministries May Create HIV/Aids Provisions in Budgets (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:17:08 GMT

... their activities.The Minister also assured Nigerians that the administration of President Umaru Musa Yar"Adua was ready to give all the necessary support to fight the pandemic in the workplace through provision of funds to MDAS and creation of partnership with relevant stakeholders.Relevant LinksThe Director General of National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA), Professor Babatunde Osotimehin,...

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Why Niger Delta Summit Must Hold - Yar'Adua (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:54:54 GMT

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday broke his silence on the raging controversy over the proposed Niger Delta Stakeholders' Summit, insisting that it must hold in the interest of peace and security and for the development of the oil-producing region.

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Niger Delta - Yar'Adua Advises Yar'Adua (All Africa)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:41:53 GMT

The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Engineer Abubakar Lawal Yar'Adua has called on President Umaru Musa Yar'adua to intensify effort in finding a lasting solution to the Niger Delta crisis, saying there was the need to include all Nigerians in the process.

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Yar'Adua Seeks to Cut Budget (All Africa)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:17:16 GMT

A bill seeking to amend the 2008 budget law sent by President Umaru Musa Yar'adua to the National Assembly yesterday is seeking to further reduce the budget figure by about N200 billion.

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Govt Aims to Produce 6,000 Megawatts By 2009 (All Africa)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:56:16 GMT

... to him, the report submitted recently by the Power Committee, which President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, set up and mandated to achieve the said target would be thoroughly analysed and measures would be put in place to maximise outputs in the sector very soon.The NERC boss explained that what ought to be the normal electricity generating capacity required for the entire country is 7,000 megawatts,...

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Nigeria slashes 2008 national budget (Afriquenligne)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:16:58 GMT

Abuja, Nigeria - Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has slashed the 2 008 national budget by 181 billion naira, according to a bill for the amendment of the year's appropriation he submitted to the National Assembly Wednesday.

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Security Expert Advises Yar'Adua On Niger Delta Crisis (All Africa)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:57:55 GMT

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has been urged to adopt the carrot and stick approach to tackle Niger Delta insurgency.

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2007 Oil Bid Round - Audit Report Ready July 8 (All Africa)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:47:56 GMT

... four man team, headed by Olusegun Ogunjana - that earlier probed the allegation.President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua had inaugurated the audit committee, following revelations that three of the four member committee were immediate subordinates of the Director of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mr. Tony Chukwueke, who also participated in the bid round, which was the subject matter of the investigation.Besides,...

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N35 Billion Cheques - Senate Summons Soludo, Diezani (All Africa)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:30:00 GMT

... the federation account beginning from December 26 to 31, 2007, apparently to beat President Umaru Musa Yar'adua's directive to all MDAs to return unspent funds to the treasury.But after confirming the withdrawals during her appearance at the Senate Committee investigative hearing last week, Mrs. Alison Madueke later said the figure was not correct and that indeed, it was the Senate that...

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