Cross River Govt Goes After Illegal Schools
BY ARCHIBONG EYO, CALABAR - The Cross River State Government is to wield the big stick on illegal and poorly-equipped private Secondary/Primary Schools in Ogoja and Yala Local Government…
Ogbeh Warns Against Low Quality Rice From Singapore
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Tuesday warned that some unpatriotic Nigerians are conniving with foreigners to flood the country with ships loads of poor quality rice from…
Forex: CBN’s $457.3m Injection Boosts Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)'s injection of about $457.3 million into various segments of the market on Monday upped the ante in the foreign exchange sector with the local…
Anti-Corruption: You’re Wrong, Sagay Tells Saraki, Dogara
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) says the National Assembly (NASS) is not flexing enough legislative muscles to assist the Federal Government in…
Yari Does Not Own $3m Lagos Hotel – NGF Spokesman
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has denied reports that the Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, is building a $3m hotel in Lagos with monies stolen from the Paris London Club refunds to…
Bauchi Signs MoU for $200m Sugar Plant
Bauchi State Government has allocated 60,000 hectres of land for the cultivation of sugarcane and the establishment of $200 million sugar milling plant and refinery through public-private partnership Geolo Global…
Destruction Of Property: Ex-Minister Mallam Absolves El-Rufai
BY AMOS TAUNA, KADUNA - Former Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentai Mallam, on Monday in Kaduna absolved Governor Nasir El-Rufai of any blame in the contentious destruction of her…
IG Idris Now Vice Chairman Of African Police
The African Police Cooperation Mechanism has endorsed the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, as its second Vice Chairman. His endorsement came after he was nominated by the police Chiefs…
Only Strong Institutions Can Fight Corruption – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that unless and until strong institutions are built and strengthened, Nigeria may end up punishing corruption but not…
Buhari’s Anti-graft War Mere Melodrama – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Monday declared that the current anti-graft war embarked by President Muhammadu Buhari was a mere melodrama, adding that it would…
