…as FEC approves $1.5bn for Port Harcourt refinery rehabilitation The approvals made by President Muhammadu Buhari who is also the Minister of Petroleum on rehabilitation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) refineries between 2015 and 2021 increased to N2.047 trillion in…
…Embarks on operational tour of units in Kaduna The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has assured the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of the readiness of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to rid Kaduna…
…Says his administration will not condone criminality …Drug scourge now an epidemic in Nigeria – Marwa Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that the State Government would continue to collaborate with…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. Professor Ojerinde, who was arrested…
By Taofeek Lawal Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has appealed to the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), to work out a specific funding mechanism for the FCT. Bello made the appeal when members of the Commission’s…
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin. Controversy over the use of Hijab turned bloody yesterday in Ilorin as violence marred the reopening of 10 schools, originally owned by Christians and Missions, shut by the Kwara state government over the use of Hijab as…
…As EFCC sets June 1 deadline Investigations have revealed that officials with hidden assets in the banking sector are panicking following the announcement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for all operators in the Nigerian financial system especially bankers…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) deported 64 irregular immigrants and repatriated 1,132 others in 2020, according to the 2020 Annual Report of the agency released on Tuesday. The Assistant Comptroller-General, Planning, Research and Statistics, Ms Bimbola Ojo presented the report at…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has reiterated his administration’s stance not to negotiate with bandits, saying that his job as Governor is to enforce the law and help prosecute people who commit offences. El-Rufai restated his government’s position during an…
Vacates proposed suspension of DMBs rom USSD the outcome of the meeting between the CBN, NCC, deposit money banks and mobile network operators (MNOs) over a protracted dispute concerning appropriate pricing for the USSD pricing model for financial services which…
