Nigeria College of Accountancy Graduates 6,708
BY CHAMBERLAIN ODEY, JOS - The Nigeria College of Accountancy (NCA) on Saturday conducted a convocation ceremony for its 21st and 22nd professional course graduands. During the event, which was…
As NUPENG Vows To Commence Strike Monday, Fuel Scarcity Looms
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said its Petroleum Tanker Drivers had been mobilised to ensure no movement of petroleum tankers as their nationwide strike…
South-east Govs Demand Release of Kanu, Others
BY RAPHAEL ONYEKACHUKWU, ENUGU – Arising from a meeting in Enugu, the South-east Governors’ Forum on Sunday announced plans to engage the Federal Government to release pro-Biafran agitators, including Nnamdi…
Rape: 2 Friends To Spend 12 Years In Prison
The day of reckoning has come for two friends, Lucky Jonathan and Daniel Friday, who have been sentenced to 12 and a half years and 12 years’ imprisonment, respectively, for…
Randy Dad Jailed 9 Years For Impregnating Under-aged Daughter
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA - Randy Taiwo Olubayode, with an insatiable appetite for sex is now going to cool off in prison under hard labour condition for the next nine…
‘Gen Abubakar Never Returned $700m To CBN’
The underbelly of events that transpired shortly after the demise of Nigeria’s military ruler, Gen Sani Abacha in June 1998, has been unearthed by the former Chief of Army Staff,…
‘Abacha’s Loot’ Is Media Creation – Bamaiyi
Former Chief of Army Staff, General Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi (retd) has disclosed that the reference to ‘Abacha’s loot’ is farcical, saying the term is a mere media creation for funds…
Finance Ministry Unveils DBN’s Board, Management
BY COBHAM NSA, ABUJA - The Board and management of the newly licensed Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has been unveiled by the Federal Ministry of Finance with a banker…
FG Moves 2016 Budget Tenure to May 5
BY COBHAM NSA, ABUJA - The Federal Government on Thursday moved to ensure continuous implementation of year 2016 Budget until May 5, 2017 or passage of 2017 Appropriation Bill by…
LG Autonomy: Nigerians Must Mount Pressure On State Assemblies, Govs – Dogara
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has declared that if financial and administrative autonomy for local governments is to be achieved in…
