spyghana.comLocals to be more united in confronting challenges facing Nigeriaspyghana.comAhead of the 54th independence celebration, Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has urged locals to be more united in confronting the challenges facing the co...

The StreetjournalTension In Ekiti As Police Make Mass Arrests, Deploy MopolThe StreetjournalPalpable fears and apprehension now grip the people of Ekiti State, as the Police have swung into action in a mass arrest of those suspected to be behind the or...

DailyPost Nigeria2015: Kwankwaso explains why he wants to rule NigeriaDailyPost Nigeriagov_rabiukwankwaso1 Kano State Governor, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has explained why he wants to become the next President of Nigeria in the next election. The Gov...

Leadership NewspapersReps Deny Voting Against Debate on U.S.$9.3 Million Arms PurchaseThe GuardianAbuja — MEMBERS of the House of Representatives have denied their alleged attempt to manipulate proceedings last week to prevent the debate on a motion ...

DailyPost NigeriaIBB, Abacha, Gowon, Jonathan, others killed Northern Nigeria – Shehu SaniDailyPost NigeriaShehu-Sani The ongoing problems currently tearing the northern part of the country apart were engineered by ex Heads of State, Ibrahim Babangid...

Daily Sun2015 - New Polling Units Not Even Enough for the NorthAllAfrica.comThe controversy surrounding the allocation of new polling units (PUs) and call for the resignation or sack of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Je...

DailyPost NigeriaAttack on Ekiti Judge: CNPP condemns role of PoliceDailyPost Nigeriaimage The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP ) on Sunday said it is outraged over the desecration and tragic assault on the temple of justice in Ekiti Stat...

Osun DefenderEKiti Crisis Latest: Panic All Over The State Capital As News Of Revenge Attack ...Osun DefenderThere was tension in Ekiti State on Sunday as the news of a reprisal attack by suspected members of the Road Transport Employees Association of...

Independent OnlineReturn of bodies will take timeIndependent OnlineIOL pic sep29 nigeria church collapse Associated Press A rescue worker is seen among the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeri...

VanguardWhy the North will not vote for PDP, by AtikuBusinessDayAtiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, last Wednesday in Abuja, formally declared his candidature for the All Progressive Congress (APC)'s presidential ticket. The event witnessed a ...

Leadership NewspapersWhy I endorsed Mark for another term in Senate, by SuswamThe Guardian NigeriaBENUE State Governor, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, has announced that there is no vacancy in the Benue South Senatorial seat presently occupied by the President of...

Nigerian TribunePolice on red alert in Ekiti •Over planned reprisals •Vehicles, pedestrians to be ...Nigerian TribuneFOLLOWING the violent protests that followed the assassination of a former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers...

Daily Times NigeriaKogi public schools remain closed •As teachers shun resumptionNigerian TribuneThe Basic Education Staff Association of Nigeria (BESAN), Kogi State chapter, has vowed not to suspend the six-month-old strike, adding that it will resi...

VanguardEnugu 2015: Eze rejects Chime's endorsement for RepNigerian TribuneCHAIRMAN of the Senate Committee on Works, Senator Ayogu Eze, on Sunday, rejected the endorsement of Honourable Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, chairman House of Representatives' Comm...

The HinduWhy Nigeria has not defeated terrorism, by JonathanBusinessDayPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that terrorism and kidnapping were still major national challenges because Nigerians had not united against them as they did against the E...

Osun DefenderExposed: How Judicial Crisis In Ekiti Affects Jonathan's Second Term Bid – The ...Osun DefenderThe All Progressives Congress in Osun State has said that the attack on the judiciary in Ekiti State is an alleged plan of President Goodl...

The PunchFulani mercenaries kill 20, raze 70 houses in NasarawaThe PunchLafia, the state capital, killing 10 people and burning over 50 houses while several of the residents were displaced. Abdullahi Buldi, one of the insurgents captured by the youth d...

Osun Defender$1bn loan: The approval of the loan unconsistutional — SenatorsOsun DefenderMembers of the opposition. All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Friday clarified that their decision to vote against the approval of the $1bn loan request ...

DailyPost NigeriaSanga Killings: Clerics Accuse Yero of BiasTHISDAY LiveThe leadership of the largest church denomination in the Christian dominated Southern part of Kaduna state, the Evangelical Church Winning All ( ECWA) Sunday accused governor Mukht...

DailyPost NigeriaI don't perform fake miracles at the Synagogue -TB Joshua insistsDailyPost Nigeriaimage The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, has strongly frowned at the allegations that he performs 'fake' mi...

Osun DefenderRead: The story of the struggle of my life, by Atiku AbubakarOsun DefenderI was born on November 25, 1946 in Jada, Adamawa State, Nigeria. I was named after my paternal grandfather, Atiku Abdulkadir. It was the practice among the Fulani pe...

Premium TimesAPC leaders flood Sokoto for Tambuwal's turbanningPremium TimesAlthough he is still a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, top officials of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, and virtually all aspirants to st...

The PunchPDP Chiefs Beg Jigawa Governor Not to Join APCNigerian BulletinLeaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have appealed to the Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido not to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress, APC. PUNCH has this st...

Leadership NewspapersStill On The $9.3m DealLeadership NewspapersSince the misadventure in South Africa, where a privately-owned aircraft from Nigeria with two Nigerians and an Israeli on board was intercepted as they tried to move into that country wi...

The Nation Newspaper2015: time to confront our demonsThe Nation NewspaperAnalysts can't resist the temptation to award victory or defeat in the 2015 presidential poll to political parties and their candidates based mostly on geopolitical dynamics. ...

The Guardian NigeriaOGUNSANWO: Nigeria Should Not Wait For International Community On Chibok ...The Guardian NigeriaOGUNSANWO Prof. Alaba Ogunsanwo, Nigeria's former ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, who presently teaches at...

DailyPost NigeriaNYSC DG maintains N4,000 online registration is in corps members' interestDailyPost Nigeriacafaedcdbe64f2d497b91035e4fda8ba Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen Johnson Olawumi has explained the con...

The Guardian NigeriaInvestors invest $10bn in Ogun in 36 months – AmosunBusinessDayGovernor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Friday said the state had attracted investment worth up to $10 billion (about N162 billion) within 36 months. Amosun disclosed this...

Osun DefenderDetails: Minister of Interior, Abba Moro in fresh scandal; defrauding Nigerians of ...Osun DefenderControversial Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has devised a fresh scheme to fleece Nigerians. Using the increase in the new fees charged fo...

The Nation NewspaperFed Govt declares Oct. 6, 7 public holidayThe Nation NewspaperThe Federal Government has declared Monday 6th and Tuesday, 7th of October, 2014 as Public Holiday to mark the Id-el-Kabir Sallah Celebration. Minister of Interior, Comra...

Leadership NewspapersNyanya Bomb Blast: Confusion Trails Suspect's TrialLeadership NewspapersThere was confusion yesterday between the Nigerian police and the State Security Service (SSS) over who should prosecute Aminu Ogwuche, the suspect arreste...

Daily Times NigeriaCourt grants Suntai relief against Ag gov, SpeakerNigerian TribuneTaraba State High Court, in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, has granted Governor Danbaba Suntai's prayers to serve the Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Mr J...

VanguardUS commends Nigeria on control of Ebola spreadNigerian TribuneThe United States government has commended Nigeria on its efforts to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Mr David Gilmour, the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bure...

The Guardian NigeriaNFF Presidency: The Candidates, Their ChancesThe Guardian NigeriaLIKE the historic rumble in the juggle boxing event between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Congo DR) in 1974, Nigerians are set to witness the...

The Guardian NigeriaLagos Begins Coroner's Inquest On Synagogue Building CollapseThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Lagos State Government Friday said it has instituted a Coroner's Inquest under the Lagos State Coroner's System Law No. 7 of 2007 for t...

The StreetjournalSix Ministers Set To Quit Jonathan's CabinetThe StreetjournalAs preparations for 2015 general elections gather momentum, indications are rife that ministers with open ambition to contest elective positions in public offices will te...

Premium TimesLagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, rejoices over acquittal; thanks God, party leadersPremium TimesThe Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Friday thanked God and appreciated the efforts of the leaders of the All Progressive...

ynaijaN442 million for plates, spoons and curtains! This is what Plateau's budget looks ...ynaijaYesterday, the Plateau State Government sent a supplementary budget of N 23.4bn to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Accordin...

The PunchAPC Lauds SA's Probe Into Smuggling "Cover-Up"AllAfrica.comLagos — THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the alleged attempt by the Federal Government to cover up the reported smuggling of US$9,3 million on a privat...

Daily SunAkwa Ibom: Woman Arrested for Burying Her Day-Old Baby AliveNigerian BulletinAkwa Ibom police has arrested a Miss Patience Aaron for allegedly burying her day-old baby alive. Speaking with newsmen in Uyo, Commissioner Gabriel Achong said the b...

Osun DefenderAbandoned Chibok schoolgirl receiving treatment at Mubi – PoliceBusinessDayOne of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls reported to have resurfaced at Mubi in Adamawa on Wednesday is now receiving medical attention, the force spokesman, Emman...

Osun DefenderRe: What's the problem with APCOsun DefenderI don't really know why the Independent National Electoral Commission is permitting this illegality on the part of the Peoples Democratic Party or what do you call all these rallies by th...

Amosun allays fear over rumoured armed robbery attacks in IjebulandDailyPost NigeriaGov Amosun Abeokuta, Sept. 25, 2014 (NAN) Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Thursday appealed to citizens not to nurse any fear over the rumoured plan by armed robbers to...

DailyPost NigeriaChime slams Enugu federal legislators for not attending pro-Jonathan rallyDailyPost Nigeriachime11 Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, on Thursday, lambasted the National Assembly members who are indigenes of the state for shunning...

Daily SunNigeria to reintegrate repentant terrorists into societyShanghai Daily (subscription)LAGOS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Boko Haram terrorists who had surrendered themselves would be reintegrated into society, the government said Thursday. The governm...

DailyPost NigeriaSultan to confer Mutawallen Sokoto on TambuwalDailyPost NigeriaThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, will tomorrow turban the traditional title of Mutawallen Sokoto on the speaker of the House of Representatives...

spyghana.comBoko Haram Causes More Havoc In Bornospyghana.comInformation reaching 247ureports.com from competent sources inside Borno State indicate that the violent Jihadist group have struck again. Available information indicates that the Jihadist gr...

VanguardFashola - US$9.3 Million Arms Deal Reduces Nigeria to Laughing StockAllAfrica.comLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), yesterday said a whopping sum of $9.3 million seized in South Africa in connection with arms deal had reduced Ni...

DailyPost NigeriaBuhari,Kwankwaso to Reach Consensus on APC Presidential TicketNigerian BulletinFormer military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari and Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso may soon be uniting their individual bids for the All Progressives ...

FG Moves to Institutionalise Agric PolicyVanguardFollowing achievements recorded in the agricultural sector, the Federal Government has decided to institutionalise the Agricultural Transformation Agenda, ATA, policy. This was disclosed by the Minister ...

Osun DefenderFG Declares Wednesday, Oct. 1 As Public HolidayNigerian BulletinThe Federal Government has declared Wednesday, Oct. 1, as Public Holiday to mark Nigeria's 54th Independence Anniversary. According to #LiveschoolNews, this was made know ...

Daily SunPastor's wife, four children burnt to death in WarriDailyPost NigeriaPastor John Kayode of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Otumara, Warri in Delta State has lost his wife and four kids to a midnight fire which destroyed part of the main...

The Nation Newspaper2015: Where're politicians of conscience?The Nation NewspaperThomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was that quintessential English philosopher who is best known for his political thought on the problem of social and political order. He wrot...

Leadership Newspapers2015 Presidency: NGO Hails PDP Over Jonathan's AdoptionLeadership NewspapersA non-governmental organisation under the aegis of Concern Nigerian Youths Development Organisation (CNYDO) has applauded the Peoples Democratic Party ...

Leadership NewspapersSultan Turbans Tambuwal Mutawallen Sokoto TomorrowLeadership NewspapersThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, will tomorrow confer the traditional title of Mutawallen Sokoto on the speaker of the House of Rep...

Financial Intelligence Unit: Reps Name 6-member Panel To Harmonise PositionLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives yesterday named a six-member committee to meet with the Senate at a conference to harmonise the different versions of the Bill ...

Nigerian TribuneSultan turbans Tambuwal Mutawallen SokotoNigerian TribuneThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, will on Saturday, confer the traditional title of Mutawallen Sokoto on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, H...

VanguardDisarmed insurgents to be rehabilitated —FGNigerian TribuneThe Federal Government has revealed that those insurgents, who surrendered their weapons to the Nigerian troops, will be rehabilitated back to the society. The Nigerian Military recor...

NFF Electoral Committee clears 37 for pollsThe NewsThe Electoral Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has cleared 37 candidates for its Sept. 30 elections for chairmanship and other elective positions. The list, made available on the comm...

Daily Times NigeriaCustoms generates N622.2b in eight monthsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigerian Customs Services has generated N622.2 billion since the beginning of this year as revenues collected into the federation accounts. The amount being part of the...

Leadership NewspapersNational Leadership Of PDP To Reconcile Factions In KwaraCHANNELSKwara PDP The Kwara State chapter of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, has been undergoing rejuvenation to ensure the success of the party in 2015. Since the em...

The StreetjournalWar Against Boko Haram: Senate Approves Jonathan's $1 Billion Loan RequestThe StreetjournalThe Senate Thursday gave President Goodluck Jonathan the nod to borrow $1 billion dollar requested to tackle insecurity and terrorism in the...

Osun DefenderBreaking: Senate Okays $1bn For Arms PurchaseOsun DefenderThe Senate has approved a loan of 1 billion U.S.Dollars for the Presidency to procure arms and equipment needed to eliminate Boko Haram terrorism. According to reports by TheNation,...

Osun DefenderNyako's Impeachment: Fintiri Files Application To Stop JudgementOsun DefenderFintiri-and-Nyako Worried that the judgment fixed for September 30 by the federal high court in Lagos, in a suit seeking reinstatement of sacked governor of A...

DailyPost NigeriaHealth: Nigeria's tobacco-free ambition goes to the SenateThe Africa ReportPhoto©Reuters The Nigerian senate is pushing for a ban on the manufacturing, consumption and promotion of tobacco in the West African country. Senate Commi...

ACCIDENT: 6 Die In Auto CrashLeadership NewspapersNo fewer than six persons have been reported dead in a ghastly motor accident involving an 18 seater bus and a truck along Owerri/Aba road yesterday. According to an eye witness account who disclosed th...

Daily Times NigeriaACCIDENT: 6 Die In Auto CrashLeadership NewspapersNo fewer than six persons have been reported dead in a ghastly motor accident involving an 18 seater bus and a truck along Owerri/Aba road yesterday. According to an eye witness accou...

Osun DefenderNyako's Impeachment: Fintiri Files Application To Stop JudgementOsun DefenderFintiri-and-Nyako Worried that the judgment fixed for September 30 by the federal high court in Lagos, in a suit seeking reinstatement of sacked governor of A...

Daily Times Nigeria2015 Elections: IG of Police vows to block politicians with criminal records‎Premium TimesThe Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has said that politicians with criminal records would be stopped from contesting the 2...

Nigerian Universities Unsafe - NUCAllAfrica.comCalabar — Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie has raised alarm over cult activities and other violent criminal acts in universities. He said as a res...

DailyPost NigeriaSani cautions politicians against rigging 2015 pollsThe Guardian NigeriaA Kaduna-based human rights activist and President, Civil Rights Congress (CRC), Mallam Shehu Sani, has warned that the country risk a revolution if politicians at...

Independent OnlineNo decision on visa for Joshua - RadebeIndependent OnlineIOL pic sep22 nigeria tb joshua file Associated Press Nigeria's TB Joshua plans to visit South Africa in the wake of the building collapse at his church compound in Lagos. F...

Leadership Newspapers2015: Opposition rattled over adoption of Jonathan as PDP candidate —AkpabioNigerian TribuneThe Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum and Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, on Wedne...

The Nation NewspaperAtiku declares for president on APC platformThe Guardian NigeriaA FIERCE contest for Nigeria's topmost job next year seems in the making as the country's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has formerly declared to take a...

DailyPost NigeriaAPC chieftain accuses Nasarawa lawmakers of inciting LG chairmen against Al ...DailyPost NigeriaA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Gada Mohammed, has cautioned the state lawmakers to stop “inciting”...

We'll stop candidates with criminal records, says IGThe PunchThe Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has stated that the Police will stop candidates with criminal records from contesting in the 2015 general elections. Abba who hinted...

NUC Prosecutes 8 Operators of Fake Private Universities, Vows to Reclaim ...Nigerian BulletinNo fewer than eight operators of illegal universities across the country, which have been closed, are being prosecuted, the National Universities Commission (N...

StarAfrica.comLagos Lawyer To Sue TB Joshua Over Synagogue Church Building CollapseNigerian BulletinSamuel Ilori is a Lagos-based lawyer who has threatened to sue Temitope Balogun Joshua (famously known as T.B. Joshua), founder/General Overseer of the ...

Nigerian TribuneBenue govt awards N4.5b water contractThe Guardian NigeriaBENUE State Government has approved the sum of N4.5 billion for the reticulation of Greater Makurdi Water Works. The contract, which is awarded to CGC Nigeria Limited is to be do...

Citizen6 injured survivors from Nigeria church collapse dischargedCitizenMedical teams attend to one of the 25 survivors who were injured in the building collapse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos at Steve Biko hospital in Pretoria on 22 ...

Osun DefenderOfficial: Boko Haram Finally Releases Unspecified Number Of Abducted Chibok ...Osun DefenderA yet unclear number of the Chibok girls kidnapped by the extremist Boko Haram sect in April have been released, officials said. A top military sou...

Daily Times NigeriaMan Butchers 32 Year Old Wife Over Infidelity In DeltaDaily Times NigeriaIn Delta State, a man who killed his wife over claims of promiscuity has been arrested by the police. Michael Akpore of Urhiephron, Ughelli South Local Governme...

CHANNELSTony Tetuila Joins PoliticsCHANNELStony-tetuila joins politics Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye, popularly known as Tony Tetuila, has just declared his intention to run for Kwara State House of Assembly as member representing Irepodun Local Governmen...

NITDA Wakes up to Responsibilities in ICT SectorVanguardWhile Nigeria's achievements in the Information and Communications Technology, ICT, industry have become ready subjects of discussions at global forums, the National Information Technology Dev...

Bella NaijaMaiduguri Mutiny: Senate Refuses to Intervene in Soldiers' Death Sentence CaseBella NaijaThe senate has announced that it will not intervene in the case of the 12 Maiduguri soldiers who were convicted for mutiny and sentenced to death fo...

The PunchNLC Pleads for Lighter Sentence on 12 Condemned SoldiersVanguardThe Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja on Tuesday pleaded with the Nigerian Army to commute the death sentences on soldiers found guilty of mutiny to lighter punishments. The...

Osun DefenderNigerian Elites Don't Want Buhari as President -APC ChiefNigerian BulletinOsita Okechukwu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that Nigerian elites do not want former Military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari to ...

Osun DefenderMilitary Refutes Report on Chibok Girls' ReleaseAllAfrica.comThe Defence Headquarters yesterday refuted reports which claimed that some abducted Chibok School had been released. There were claims on the social media yesterday that some...

Osun DefenderPrivate jet scandal: Oritsejafor Is Tainted And Jittery – says El-RufaiOsun DefenderWhen light unexpectedly shines on murkiness, those exposed by the stinging rays often berate the light rather than regret the muck. That is the plight of...

spyghana.comSenate passes corporate manslaughter lawThe NewsThe Nigerian Senate has honoured a dead colleague, Sen. Pius Ewherido by passing the Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2014 into law after a clause-to-clause consideration. The bill, tagged “Bill ...

Osun Defender50 Fleeing Boko Haram Members Arrested as DHQ Refutes Rescue of Chibok ...THISDAY LiveFifty fleeing members of the Boko Haram sect have been arrested by the military in Biu, a town located in the southern part of Borno State. Security sour...

Leadership NewspapersMilitary Retracts Claim Of Chibok Girls' ReleaseLeadership NewspapersControversy is now trailing the news that some more of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by members of the Boko Haram sect had escaped. From 12 noon yesterday, ...

Leadership NewspapersOnly 3% Of Nigeria's Landmass Has Been Duly Registered – FGLeadership NewspapersThe federal overnment yesterday disclosed that Nigeria has only duly documented, land titles for 3 per cent of the total land mass of 923,768 squ...

Osun DefenderPolice, NSCDC Clash In OsunLeadership NewspapersAttempt by officers and men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State command to arrest an employee of a private guard company at Osogbo, Osun State yesterday led to frac...

Daily Sun$9.3m arms deal: Obasanjo has been vindicated –Islamic groupsDaily SunA coalition of Islamic groups under the aegis of Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO) yesterday took on President Goodluck Jonathan on the rationale behind the $9.3mi...

The PunchFulani herdsmen kill 10 in fresh Nasarawa attackThe PunchTen persons have been killed and 40 houses set ablaze in a fresh attack on Eggon community of Gidan Gambo in Lafia East Development Area of Nasarawa State by people suspected to be Fulan...

Leadership NewspapersWogu wades into Education Ministry staff union's crisisNigerian TribuneMINISTER of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, has waded into the crisis rocking the Federal Ministry of Education over unpaid allowances and salary...

The StreetjournalCourt halts actions against SuntaiNigerian TribuneThe Taraba State High Court of Justice, sitting in Jalingo, has passed an injunction restraining the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, and the acting governor from carrying out an...

CHANNELSI Am Bound By Supreme Court's Judgement – NgigeCHANNELSChris-Ngige1 One of the governorship contestants in the Anambra State election, Senator Chris Ngige, says he is bound by the judgement of the Supreme Court since it was given by the h...

SaharaReporters.comNigerian Anti-Corruption Coalition Wants Modu Sheriff And General Ihejirika To ...SaharaReporters.comIn a letter to Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court, Olanrewaju Suraju, Chairman of HEDA, called for a &quo...