By Naomi Sharang   The World Bank has reaffirmed its strong support for Nigeria’s reform agenda, highlighting steady progress toward economic recovery and the importance of parliamentary oversight in development projects.   The Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Matthew Verghis, made the statement on Wednesday during a meeting with theContinue Reading

By Naomi Sharang   The National Leader of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Sen. Seriake Dickson, has dismissed insinuations that the party is a proxy of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).   Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West Senatorial District, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.  Continue Reading

By Nefishetu Yakubu Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has stressed the importance of good leadership, reforms and accountability to achieving effective fiscal governance in Nigeria. Sulaiman stated this at the opening of a two-day capacity building programme for commissioners of Revenue Mobilisation,Continue Reading

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abdulrahaman Mohammed has emerged as the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s national convention held in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mohammed and other new members of the National Working Committee (NWC) were elected through consensus votesContinue Reading