THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede has called on the Borno State Security agencies to continue to partner with the Commission to tackle the menace of corruption more frontally in Nigeria. Olukoyede…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives, seeking its approval for the federal government to grant (reimburse) N24 billion promissory notes to Kebbi and Nasarawa state governments. The N15 billion and N9 billion promissory notes for the…
ELDER statesman, Atedo Peterside has berated the federal government over the payment of N90 billion to subsidise the cost of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc said the Bola Tinubu-led federal government has continued to…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a plan to pay the power sector debts estimated at N3.3 trillion. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this on Thursday at the 8th Africa Energy Marketplace in Abuja. He noted that the government…
THE Federal Government has said electricity distribution in the country cannot improve because most of the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria are technically insolvent. Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Engr. Sanusi Garba, said this on Thursday…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE media’s role as a societal watchdog is vital to the success of Operation Lake Sanity II, according to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Spokesman. Operation Lake Sanity II, initiated on April 23rd by MNJTF…
THE Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy has partnered with Yankee Entertainment to unveil the 2024 edition of Abuja International Carnival in November. The Minister, Hannatu Musawa, in a statement on Thursday said both parties met to finalise collaboration…
THE National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Lagos office on Thursday unveiled digitalised documentaries of Nigerian heritage sites. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was unanimously carried out by NCMM, Institut Français de Recherche en…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed July 1 for judgment in a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS).…
THE staff members of Nigeria Meteorology Agency, NiMET, have been directed to embark on a strike on Monday, May 20, 2024 due to management’s failure to address 45 months of minimum wage arrears and consequential adjustments for them. The directive…
