NIGERIA’S leading anti-corruption group, HEDA Resource Centre, has asked a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, to retract his statement on the fraud associated with OPL 245 or be sued. In a petition titled, “Defamation of Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju and HEDA Resource Centre,” the group said Adoke in collaboration with some … Read more
NO fewer than 28 states are likely to experience severe flooding this year, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu announced on Thursday. Adamu dropped the hint at the public presentation of the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) in Abuja. He listed the states to include Abia, Akwa … Read more
THE auditing of the finances of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) between 2016 and 2020 as suggested by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and approved by President Muhammadu Buhari will be used to implicate the suspended Managing Director of the agency, SaharaReporters has learnt. Amaechi had in a letter to the President on March … Read more
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Hadiza Bala Usman as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority. The president immediately appointed Mohammed Koko, the director of finance to replace Ms Usman. While Ms Usman said she was aware of her suspension, she said she has not received any formal letter or communication to that effect … Read more
MNINISTER of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has described as ‘false’ reports that he said the government has been printing money since 2015. He urged Nigerians to disregard the publication circulating on social media on the issue. A social media report claimed the Minister made the disclosure in an interview with journalists prior to the 2019 general … Read more
THE Management of BUA Cement Plc on Sunday debunked claims of a purported increase in the price of its cement by N300 per bag. The management, in a statement obtained from its verified Twitter handle, said the company had no plans to increase the prices of its cement now or in the near future. According … Read more
THE Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to what he called a defamatory article written by an online medium, titled: “How EFCC detained Godswill Akpabio for two hours after attempting to bribe Agency Chairman with $350,000.” He said the report “is false.” The Minister according to a press statement signed Saturday … Read more
THE National Economic Council (NEC) has dismissed claims that N60 billion was printed to augment the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for March. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, briefed State House correspondents after virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi … Read more
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, have vowed to work together to ensure that the Anti-graft agency’s job of getting rid of corruption is enhanced through the deployment of cutting-edge satellite communication technology resources. The Executive Chairman of the EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa and the Managing Director of NIGCOMSAT … Read more
CHIEF Nutrition Officer in Nasarawa State, Hajiya Halima Yusuf has disclosed that between 2014 and 2020, no fewer than 5, 200 children were admitted to various hospitals across the state as a result of severe acute malnutrition. She stated this in Lafia during a high-level advocacy dialogue on nutrition. The nutrition officer said cases of … Read more