Justice A.O. Musa of Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, January 2, 2020, granted the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), to keep the former attorney general and minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke in its custody for additional 14 days preparatory to his arraignment. In granting the application, the […]
A Financial blow stares Nigeria in the face in 2020. No thanks to the sombre mix of an $83 billion debt; rising recurrent expenditure; increased cost of debt servicing; sustained fall in revenue; and about $22 billion debt plan waiting for legislative approval. Things could even get worse if anticipated punches from the global economy […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila yesterday felicitated with Nigerians for witnessing the end of 2019 and marking the beginning of the year 2020 with a charge to forge a united Nigeria. Gbajabiamila, who noted that 2019 was remarkable in the country’s history having witnessed peaceful general elections, said he believed that 2020 […]
Kano, Katsina and Bauchi states yesterday announced they had approved payment of the new minimum wage. Other states that have declared willingness to pay are Kaduna, Borno, Kebbi, Adamawa, Jigawa and Lagos.In a statement, the Kano State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said that the government workers had started receiving the consolidated wages from […]