…As Bawa testifies against Nadabo Energy in N1.4bn subsidy fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a fresh move to sanitise revenue leakages has uncovered N70by oil subsidy fraud. This was announced by the new Chairman of EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa yesterday while…
By Ayo Fadimu, Florence Abatta (Osogbo), AKinlabi Afolabi (Ibadan), Bankole Taiwo (Abeokuta), Eunice Odigie (Benin City) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, staged a protest at the National Assembly complex, rejecting a bill seeking to move the national minimum…
By Kayode Tokede Since the emergence of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the Central Bank says it has expended a total of 82 health projects with the sum of N85.89 billion. The projects financed by the apex bank comprise 26…
Kaduna State governor, Nasir El Rufai on Wednesday received the Kaduna State 2020 Annual Security Report, in which 937 people were said to have been killed by bandits and 1,972 kidnapped within the period. Our Correspondent reports that the state…
Nigerian government has called for increased regional collaboration for the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem in West Africa as a potential digital hub on the global ICT map. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali…
A bill seeking the compulsory insurance of public buildings and buildings under construction scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. The Insurance Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was sponsored by Senator Amosun, Ibikunle Oyelaja (Ogun Central). The…
Ogun State Government has commissioned N80m worth of Information Communication Technology (ICT) TETFUND projects, which include 280 sets of computer systems, generator, among others to boost technological education in the State. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof.…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has expressed renewed interests in collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), stressing that the existing relationship between the two agencies should be strengthened for more effective results in the fight against…
Many pas sengers were stranded for several hours on Benin-Ore expressway after gunmen attacked some luxury buses heading to the Eastern part of the country from Lagos. The robbery attack led to the blockage of the road by the luxury…
Workers in Lagos State on Wednesday, complied with the directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to protest against the move by the National Assembly to transfer the minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list. The…
