The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) secured 3,412 convictions, forfeiture of N366.97 billion through judicial process and recovered N161.6 billion within one year. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known during the joint briefing by Security, Defence...
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A group- Access to Seamless Business in Nigeria(ASBIN) has warned that investors’ appetite in Niger State may drop significantly unless the state government embraces good business ethics and encourages investors operating in the state. It said the use of thuggery and intimidation by the state government in its...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the leadership style of President Bola Tinubu is achieving desired results in the territory. Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, during the inauguration of B6, B12, and Circle Roads in the Central Area by Tinubu,...
…Neutralize 9,303 terrorists, arrest 11,789 criminal elements, rescue 4,641 kidnapped hostages By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies in the country have announced that they are working decisively to address insecurity and ensure the safety of citizens by investing...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A former Military Administrator of Enugu State and retired Commissioner of Police, Mr J.S Anga, has died at the age of 83 years. A family source said Mr Jatau Salami Anga, died on Tuesday, after a protracted illness at his residence in Bukuru,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for an increased intervention fund to the state to boost infrastructural development in some state-owned tertiary institutions. Lawal who made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja when he paid...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate all allocations of land in the FCT from May 29, 2023 to Aug. 21, 2023. The resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Jonathan Gbefwi (APC-Nasarawa) on Thursday in Abuja. Moving the motion, Gbefwi explained...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has said adequate measures are being put in place to address issues associated with current scarcity of numbers plate nationwide. Mohammed also said the issues associated with issuance of driver license nationwide would also be addressed. The FRSC...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- Wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Reverend Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has assured the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) of adequate support and partnership of her office, saying the organisation has played a critical role in envisioned a world where...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Contrary to report that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested and detained Sir Paul Chukwuma, the Media Assistant to him, Obi Chukwuemeka disclosed that “his boss is currently in his office”. In a statement made available to...
The Presidency has said the two fiscal policy documents in circulation being given wide coverage by the mainstream media and social media platforms were not official. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He...
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said they invested in the film – “Deafening Silence”, because Sexual and Gender -Based Violence (SGBV) was under- reported in Nigeria. The EU and UNDP also said they wanted to leverage the power of arts to combat...
The NNPC Foundation has planted 500 tree seedlings as part of campaign to preserve the environment and mitigate climate change in the country. The Managing Director of the Foundation, Mrs Emmanuella Arukwe, said this during a tree planting campaign on Wednesday at Government Girls’ Secondary School, Nasarawa in Azare,...
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Adedamola Adefolahan popularly known as Fireboy DML, has started the new month with a music video for his hit single ‘Everyday’. The renowned singer, who took his social media platforms to announce the release of his hit song, attributed the glory to God for...
W President Bola Tinubu has said the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike “is one of the best appointments ever made in the history of the current democratic dispensation. The President stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the inauguration of the Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – In a bold call to return to scriptural roots, Reverend Sampson Amoateng, General Overseer of House of Miracles Ministries, is championing a tithe revolution. He’s urging churches to ditch forced tithe practices and instead, embrace the biblical principle of freewill giving. “Tithing is...
The meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage re-convened at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday to continue negotiations over a new minimum wage for workers in the country. In attendance were representatives of the Federal Government including the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; Minister...
Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild have appealed to the Lagos State Government to expedite the implementation of the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for medical doctors in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Medical Guild is the association...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army (NA) has denied allegation of mass killing in the South Eastern Nigeria, as alleged by Simon Ekpa, a self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a...
The House of Representatives has demanded a living wage for Nigerian workers rather than the Federal Government’s proposed minimum wage. The lawmakers, however, differed on the approach adopted by organised labour during the two-day strike by shutting down the national grid and closing the nation’s airports and health...