THE raging war of words between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the federal government of Nigeria over the Governor’s claims that the government had printed N60 billion to sure up the balance for the month of March allocation…
THE Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has said the board lost over N10 million to fraudsters in 2020. He said the suspected scammers gained access to the board’s payment portal for ad hoc…
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, have called for increased synergy between the agencies and the EFCC in combating corruption. The ICPC resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner in charge of Makurdi,…
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa today had his first interactive meeting with members of the Senate Committee on Anti- Corruption and Financial Crimes, following his assumption of office. The Chairman of the…
THE federal government has slammed Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo, for claiming that N60 billion was printed in March to fund federal allocation to states. On Wednesday, Zainab Ahmed, the minister of economy, budget, and national planning, stated this…
A CRISIS scene was recorded at the ongoing National Sports Festival taking place in Edo, as Team Ogun attacked the referee and their opponents after being defeated by Team Lagos in a boxing tournament.
SENATOR Rochas Okorocha was grilled at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday for “suspected multiple cases of fraud and money laundering during his tenure as governor”. Okorocha, representing Imo West in the Senate, was governor between 2011…
A FORMER governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday, claimed that the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, was busy inaugurating roads that his (Okorocha’s) administration constructed. Okorocha, who currently represents Imo West at the Senate, said this while reacting to…
This new project is expected to not only enhance the resilience of SMEs owned/managed by women but to also support the National Economic and Social Development Plan (PNDES) of Burkina Faso JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 13, 2021/ —…
Participants in the Federal Government’s Special Public Works (SPW) programme are protesting the delay in paying their stipend more than three months after kick off. The SPW is an adhoc programme designed by the government to provide stop-gap three months…
