Peoples Daily Newspaper, Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Page 1

4 dead, houses, vehicles burnt as NURTW thugs clash in Lagos

PAGE 3

Vol. 7 No. 78

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Rabiul Awwal 29, 1433 AH

N150

INSIDE

Bombing: Motorists stranded on Abuja2 Suleja road

Again, FG delays power sector 3 privatisation

Alleged N20bn fraud: Reps threaten to arrest 6 NAPEP boss

CBN commiserates with Madalla bomb blast victims By Abdulwahab Isa

T

he Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday led the bank’s management team and other executives to Madalla to commiserate with Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church over the Christmas day bomb blast. Governor Sanusi informed the leaders of the church and other parishioners that the management of the bank was there to commiserate with the Contd on Page 2

L-R: Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Catholic Bishop of Minna, Most Rev. Martin Igwe Uzoukwu, and Parish Priest of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Rev. Isaac A. Achi, during a visit by the CBN management to the church to commiserate with victims of the Christmas day bomb blast, yesterday in Madalla. Photo: Mahmud Isa

Jonathan back-pedals on subsidy palliatives By Lawrence Olaoye

P

resident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday back-pedaled on the palliatives promised the citizenry which was premised on the complete removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol. Though the President did not disclose details, pledges contained

To sack 2015 campaigners in a programme called SURE (Subsidy Re-Investment Programme) specifically listed establishment of new refineries and rehabilitation of existing ones, provision of infrastructure such as roads, water as well as

enhancement of power and transport sectors among other areas for intervention. However, the President said yesterday that since the Federal Government could not achieve 100 percent deregulation as

planned, it would be difficult for his government to raise the funds needed to fulfil the promises made in the SURE document. Making the disclosure at the 58th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the ruling

WWW.PEOPLESDAILY-ONLINE.COM

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, President Jonathan buttressed his point by ordering the withdrawal of a document earlier circulated at the meeting containing the SURE deliverables, from the public. He however assured that a new document, reflecting the economic reality of the country Contd on Page 2


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.
Peoples Daily Newspaper, Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Peoples Media Limited - Issuu