Delegates at the ongoing National Conference on Tuesday, May 27 voted unanimously for churches & mosques to pay taxes. The decision was arrived at by the delegates after deliberating on recommendations made by the Committee on Religion. Naseer Kura, a delegate representing civil organizations during the deliberation observed that most religious leaders in Nigeria are…
Another Confab Delegate Dead
Mohammed Jumare, a delegate representing elder statesmen in the ongoing National Conference, is dead. A statement issued by James Akpandem, the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, said Jumare died in the early hours of Monday in Abuja. Akpandem said the elder statesman, who hailed from Kaduna State, has since been buried in Zaria. ”The National…
National Confab extension to cost additional N2bn
As against the three-month period allotted for the on going National Conference, it has now been extended by six weeks. The conference will now end on July 31 instead of the earlier date of June 19. Before the extension, some delegates had advocated that the three-month period allotted was not enough. A new work plan…
National Conference: Female delegate Slumps
Ezenwa Ifeanyinwa, a female delegate slumped at the National Conference shortly after the resumption of the afternoon session on Wednesday. Ifeanyinwa, a representative of the Market Women Association, was returning from the lunch break and was heading towards the plenary chamber when she suddenly fainted. Security agents, operatives from the State Security Service, SSS and…
Full Text of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Speech at the Inauguration of The National Conference in Abuja Monday 17, 2014
“I am delighted to welcome you all to the inauguration of this historic National Conference which promises to be another significant landmark in our efforts to strengthen national unity and consolidate democratic governance in our beloved country.”
