THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave its approval yesterday for the allocation of N873.23 billion towards implementing three projects nationwide under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works. During a discussion with journalists at the State House in Abuja…
THE Olubadan of Ibadaland, His Royal Majesty Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun, is dead It was gathered that the first-class monarch died at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan on Thursday evening at the age of 82. According to a…
Don’t spent N140m cattle fattening fund on expensive garments’— Dalori, Bello warns By Salihu Inusa, Maiduguri MEMBER representing Jere Federal Constituency of Borno state, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has shared a total of N140 million to 160 people including women and…
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…
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…
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…
