THE Chairman, Senate Public Affairs Committee, Matthew Urhoghide, has ordered the management of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to refund to the country treasury the sum of N356 million it spent without necessary approvals. The panel said the…
JUSTICE F. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today February 3, 2022, adjourned the trial of a former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Nicholas Mutu Ebomo till March 29, 2022 to…
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said Nigeria is gradually transforming into a full blown Rice Producing Country. Emefele said the Federal Government suitable rice revolution initiative is yielding…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Managing Director of Medview Airline, Mr Muneer Bankole. He was reportedly detained on Monday afternoon at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi, Abuja. The Will newspaper quoted an impeccable…
JUSTICE Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Oshogbo, Osun State, on Monday, January 31, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Olasupo Temitayo Ayomide to four months imprisonment for fraudulent impersonation. The 21-year-old defendant, who claims to be an…
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano MINISTER of Works and Housing Mr. Babatunde Fashiola has called on Nigerian Commuters to drive within the Stipulated 100km Per hour speed limit being the official Speed agreed by the law In order to arrive their…
RENEW Nigeria, a non governmental and rights group has asked the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON to publish names of obligors to Nigerian Banks after the expiration of January 5th , 2022 deadline. The civil society organisation in a…
Nigeria is set to curb imports in the face of declining revenue from oil. The agriculture sector looks good to dislodge oil as a major revenue earner and, ultimately, contribute to economic growth and development. However, with various operators in…
AS mobilisation for the January 27 planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) across the 36 States of the Federation against the planned subsidy removal on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) gathers momentum, the Union has cautioned that many Nigerians…
JUSTICE Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, 17 January 2022 remanded Grace Taiga, a former Director of Legal at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in prison custody pending perfection of her bail condition. The defendant who…
