One True Naija Redefining Nigeria

Nigeria is close to agreeing a framework to make private power generation for the national grid commercially viable, potentially unlocking billions of dollars of investment and helping end chronic power shortages.

Barring last minute hitches, the new leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation will announce the appointment of a new coach for the senior national team, the Super Eagles and the lucky man is no other person than the former U-23 chief coach, Samson Siasia.

Those who insist that a bit of madness is necessary to straighten out our football must be disappointed that President Goodluck Jonathan reversed his earlier decision to ban the country from international competition for two years as a result of a poor showing at the World Cup.

1. Anniversary parade including march past, fleet review and aerial display - N950 million.

2. National unity torch tour - N350 million.

* Special visit to special homes, orphanages, prisons and hospitals - N50 million

3. Special session of the National Children Parliament - N20 million

4. Party for 1000 children - N20 million

5. Presidential banquet - N40 million

6. Calisthenics performance - N50 million

A policeman (name withheld) has shot a teacher, Mrs. Fatima Afolabi, at a checkpoint at Oke-Ayedun in Ikole-Ekiti, Ekiti State, following the refusal of the driver of a cab carrying the teacher and other passengers to give the policeman N20.

Although the incident occurred on June 17, 2010, PUNCH METRO gathered that doctors at an undisclosed hospital in Osogbo, Osun State capital, were still making effort to stabilise the teacher whose left leg was hit by the policeman's bullet.

Enterprise Creative, a new non-profit organisation focused on building capacity in the creative sector, has announced the 1st edition of its Annual Creative Careers Fair, holding July 15th and 16th at the new Lagos

City Hall.

Former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has berated the administration of Governor Adebayo Alao Akala for failing to provide basic healthcare facilities for most of the communities in the state.

 He said people must begin to ask questions on where government allocations for both local and state governments were diverted to, while also declaring that there was no government in place in the state.

Hardship Allowance @ 50% of Basic Salary - N1, 242, 122.70 ( I love this kind of hardship)

Consistuency allowance @ 200% of BS - N4, 968, 509.00

Furniture Allowance @ 300% of BS - N7, 452, 736.50

Newspaper allowance @ 50% - N1, 242, 122.70 ( Which kind newspaper be this shey na online or hard copy).

Wardrobe allowance @ 25% - N621, 061.37

Recess Allowance@ 10%: - N248, 424.55

Argentina missed several gilt-edged chances on their way to a 1-0 reverse of Nigeria on Saturday. However, according to FIFA the one attack that did finish with the net bulging should have been disallowed by referee Wolfgang Stark.

Ole reports that a FIFA post-match analysis ruled that there was a foul in the build-up to Gabriel Heinze's stunning header, and that Stark should never have allowed the goal.