THE Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos) has emerged Chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum (SSF). Abiru took over from Senate leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele,(APC-Ekiti), who had been the leader of the forum since…
THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will ensure service providers comply to its laws for transparency and effective consumer protection. Dr Adamu Abdullahi, the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, said this in a statement in…
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a former Chairman of the defunct Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, over allegations of certificate forgery. In a two-count charge…
NIGERIA has successfully secured $1.3bn in funding to advance the completion of a transformative railway project linking Kano, the northern region’s largest city, to Maradi in neighbouring Niger, announced the transport ministry on Wednesday. The proposed railway line is poised…
THE Nigeria Police Force has advised the 19 governors of the Northern states where banditry has aggravated insecurity to set up mobile schools for the children in the region. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, it also urged the…
IN a bid to capitalize on the recent termination of broader US sanctions on Zimbabwe, businesses in the southern African nation are being urged to actively seek cooperation opportunities with international partners. Zimbabwe’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Frederick…
A group of Northern Civil Activists and renowned Non State actors under the auspices of Arewa Youth Leaders for Good Governance has condemned the suspension order on Sen. Abdul Ahmed Ningi of Bauchi Central Senatorial District, who was also the…
THE press, especially the Southwest media establishment has been agog with not even the news of allegations made by Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi to the effect that over N3 trillion in the 2024 budget are not tied to any project,…
NATIONAL Convener of Labour & Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), Comrade Tony Erha, says the Expatriates Employment Levy [EEL] is a strategic move aimed at bolstering national security and protecting Nigeria’s pride and progress. The 66-year-old activist and journalist stated in…
Nigerian Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume on Wednesday admitted that 10 Senate leaders including him got more than N200 million budget each for their constituency projects in the approved 2024 Appropriation Act. The Senator from Borno South Senatorial District disclosed…
