Yar’Adua to Sign Budget on Hospital Bed – Thisday
December 29, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is set to sign the 2009 Supplementary Appropriation Bill on his bed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he is recuperating. Read more
Yar’Adua has heart ailment – The Guardian
November 27, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
The Presidency yesterday confirmed that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who is undergoing medical treatment in a Saudi Arabian hospital, is suffering from acute pericarditis. This is an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart, which can restrict normal beating of the heart.
Reps uncover N800 billion unremitted funds – The Guardian
September 9, 2009 by tim · Comments Off
The phenomenon of revenue loss by Nigeria to leakages keeps turning curiouser and curiouser with fresh revelations of volume and modalities. The latest, as made public yesterday, indicated at least N800 billion outside government’s purse. The revelation was by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ‘Dimeji Bankole, who disclosed that a whopping sum of between N800 billion and N1 trillion was not remitted to the Federal Government treasury by ministries, departments and agencies in the last five years.
S’South govs meet Yar’Adua, renew support for amnesty – The Guardian
August 5, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
As the 60-day amnesty proclaimed by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua begins tomorrow, governors of the six South-South geo-political zone yesterday confirmed their “unconditional support” for the full implementation of the programme “in the manner and form” envisaged by the Federal Government.
