Niger Delta Ministry Budgets N35.5bn For 2017
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs yesterday in Abuja presented a budget of N35.5 billion to the House of Representatives for its operations in 2017. In the proposal presented to…
Ex-CBN Deputy Governor Says 20 Percent Of The Currency In Circulation Is Fake
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and chief executive of CEPER, Mr. Obadiah Mailafia, has disclosed that 20 per cent of the currency circulating in…
Judgment on the killing of APO 6 adjourned again.
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday adjourned till March 9, the final judgment in the case of alleged extra-judicial killings of six traders by the police in Abuja…
Fed govt says it recovers $151 million, N8 billion looted funds through whistleblowers
The Federal Government of Nigeria said it recovered another $151 million and N8 billion looted funds from three sources through whistleblowers. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed…
CAN, JNI calls for prayers for Buhari
Two main religious coalitions in Nigeria have called for prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and the Jama’atul Nasril Islam, JNI, made the calls in…
NLC, TUC Protest over minimum wage
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday staged a protest at the National Assembly complex, Abuja, over the rising cost of living in Nigeria.…
Fulani herdsmen: Bayelsa warns against politicization of grazing area …says security implications informed decision, not politics
The Bayelsa State Government has warned against the politicization of the Government’s decision to designate the Bayelsa palm as a grazing site for Fulani herdsmen and their cattle. Reacting to…
Nigerian govt takes over distressed Arik Airline, gives lifeline
The Federal Government has announced the take over of Arik Airlines and announced the appointment of a new management in a bid to save the country’s aviation industry from total…
FG File 18 fresh charges against senate president
The Federal Government has filed 18 fresh charges against the Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki. When the case of false declaration of Assets against Dr Saraki, when he was the…
Rivers re run Police report indicts governor Wike
The investigative panel set up by the Inspector General of Police to investigate the violence and other offences perpetrated during the Rivers state re run election has indicted the state…