Adeosun Explains $5.5bn Foreign Loan Deal
…Insists Nigeria’s debt to GDP ratio is sound BY COBHAM NSA, ABUJA - Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Wednesday vowed that the Federal Government will disappoint critics with…
FAAC distributes N558bn To FG, States, LGs In Sept
BY COBHAM NSA, ABUJA - The three tiers of government on Tuesday shared N558 billion as distributable revenue from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of September…
Africa Loses 650 Lives Daily In Road Crashes
At least, 650 people were killed daily in road accidents throughout Africa, Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety said on Monday at the 2017 Africa Road Safety Conference in Cape…
Non-payment Of Salaries: Reps Probe Bail-out Funds For Kogi
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its Ad Hoc Committee on Bail-out Funds to probe all releases and utilisation of bail-out funds to Kogi State Government and report back…
Ologbondiyan Declares For PDP Publicity Secretary
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA - Former Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to former Senate President David Mark; Kola Ologbondiyan, has expressed interest in contesting the position of National Publicity Secretary,…
EFCC Seals Fleeing Maina’s Properties In Kaduna
BY AMOS TAUNA, KADUNA - Armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday sealed five houses allegedly belonging to the embattled former chairman of the Presidential…
BPP Applauds Army Chief Over Procurement Act Compliance
BY COBHAM NSA, ABUJA - The Director General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mr Mamman Ahmadu, has applauded the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai for…
Punish Those Responsible For Maina’s Saga – NUJ Tells Buhari
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA - The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for directing the immediate sack of recalled Abdulrasheed Maina from the Federal Civil…
Nigerian Senate In The Dock
BY SAHID UMAR - The Nigerian Senate is on the prowl. It is waging proxy wars to get at President Muhammadu Buhari through his appointees. Ever since it was inaugurated…
Embattled Maihaja Wants New NEMA Act for Effective Mandate Delivery
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA - With a Presidential order on his neck to improve staff welfare; underfire Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Engineer Mustapha Maihaja says urgent…
