THE row between governors and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) over the $418 million Paris Club refund debt deepened yesterday. The governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) accused Malami…
THE Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) which has been caught in the act for refusing to allow student applicants make payment directly through the Federal Government designated remittal accounts has suddenly requests that other agencies under its watch returned…
KENYA has received the green light to access $264 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the conclusion of a second review of the institution’s extended fund facility and extended credit facility, the National Treasury and IMF said in…
EAST Africa’s economic growth is expected to recover to an average of 4.1 percent in 2021, up from 0.4 percent posted in 2020, according to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) latest economic outlook report for the region. In 2022, average…
• Ex-HoCSF Aji, Amal Pepple head sub-committees on MDAs THE Federal Government has decried the delay in the implementation of the report of former Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Stephen Osagiede Oransanye, on restructuring and rationalisation of…
BENEFICIARIES of the 774,000 Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) are being owed N7.3 billion, the Federal Government said yesterday. Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo promised however, that the full payment will be made before end of…
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano Kano state Hisbah Operatives have raided the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Club in the State Capital, arresting Eight beer Parlour operators during the operation. The Hisbah operatives also impounded several Cartoons of assorted brands…
•Accuses FCDA officials as collaborators Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye disclosed that the Agency had successfully recovered 301 houses from two public officers in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…
The 40th anniversary celebration of the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN) provided stakeholders the opportunity to assess the economy, proffer solutions and show the way forward. TOBA AGBOOLA reports The event called for celebration. Forty years in the life of an…
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained the reason for the sudden disappearance of the newly launched e-naira speed wallet from Google’s play store. The bank explained that the app’s disappearance was only temporary as it was undergoing an…
