• Recall legislators involved in NDDC scam – Utomi Stakeholders from all walks of life in the Niger Delta are furious over allegations of extra-budgetary and financial malfeasance to the tune of N81.5 billion currently rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Outrage in the Niger Delta stems from the disenchantment that the NDDC, which […]
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has received 47 members of Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups who surrendered to its troops in the Lake Chad and surrounding areas. The Chief of Military Public Information MNJTF N’Djamena – Chad, Col. Timothy Antigha, in a statement on Friday, said the terrorists surrendered with […]
To strengthen the machinery of government and deliver on his “Building Our Future Together” agenda, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved appointments into keyboards and commissions of seven statutory bodies in the state. The commissions, whose boards were named, included the State Civil Service Commission, Local Government Service Commission and Teaching Service Commission, among […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) is mobilising the general public for mass protest against the government and its institutions over what it described as high level of corruption in the country. President and Secretary-General of TUC, Quadri Olaleye and Musa-Lawal Ozigi respectively, in a statement, said it was inhuman for government to hike […]
Olonisakin, Jonathan, others eulogise fallen female combat pilot The authorities in Nigeria have been advised to halt the practice of neglecting young men and women who served the country with dedication. Group Captain (Rev.) Dogo Gani gave the charge yesterday while officiating at the funeral of the nation’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer […]
It was soothing news for the monetary policy team yesterday, as the Senate finally passed the bill to repeal the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) CAP B3 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to pave the way for re-enactment of Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) CAP B3 Laws of the […]