Lagos Disagrees With Sambo Over Comments On Heavy Taxation

The Lagos State Government has said the statement credited to Vice President Namadi Sambo that people were leaving the state in droves as a result of the heavy taxes imposed on them by the All Progressives Congress-led administration in the state, is untrue and ‘lacking in facts’.
In a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Information and Strategy, Lateef Raji, the government wondered how the vice president, who was not known for courting controversy, could make such a statement.
It, therefore, advised Mr. Sambo, to in the future, make “simple greetings” instead of making “non-residential claims that are lacking in facts”.

Rivers APC lambasts Amaechi’s critics over funding allegation

All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers State chapter, has taken a swipe at the critics of Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who accused him of funding his party at the national level.
The state Chairman of the party, Dr. Davis Ikanya, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, said the state chapter did not have such money to fund the party at the national level.

2015: Minister warns politicians over inflammatory comments

Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan, has warned that politicians who make inflammatory statement will be arrested and prosecuted.

Future of education secured under Jonathan –PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the nation has witnessed tremendous strides in the education sector under the present administration  in the last four years.
Appraising gains and challenges of the sector, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, in a statement, urged Nigerians to vote for President Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election to guarantee the future of education in the country.

2015 elections: EU, Nigeria sign MoU

In view of the forthcoming 2015 elections, the European Union (EU) and the Federal Government, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the monitoring of the elections.
The event, which took place at the Tafawa Balewa House, Abuja, had in attendance the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, who signed on behalf of Nigeria, while the Charge d’Affaires of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Alan Munday, signed on behalf of the EU.

Guber race: I’ll be Abia gov in 2015 on PDP platform –Nwosu

One of the governorship aspirants on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Chief Friday Nwosu, has said despite the fact that primaries had been concluded and a candidate emerged, he will become the governor of the state in 2015 on the platform of PDP.

APC lambasts Jonathan’s economic policies

All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it agreed with President Goodluck Jonathan that Nigeria is facing a lot of challenges, which did not start today but opined that the problems are increasing instead of abating because of the nebulous and inchoate economic policies of the president’s economic team.