THE Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, yesterday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to change his style of leadership, if Nigeria must recover from its current social-economic crises, saying Nigerians are getting poorer, feeling hopeless and helpless. The cleric also said there was tension in the land, while poverty rate was increasing on a daily […]
A group has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to re-examine the composition of the $2 billion arms deals misappropriated during the last regime of President Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari The group, Egalitarian Coalition of Nigeria, in an open letter to President Buhari, alleged that senior members of his cabinet who were complicit in the transaction cannot turn […]
No fewer than 137 pipelines points were vandalised in February which represents a 40 per cent drop when compared to the reported incident in January, according to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The corporation made the fact known in its Monthly Financial and Operation report released in Abuja, on Sunday. It said: “A breakdown of […]
MTN Nigeria has lamented that it is currently experiencing an investigation in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an allegation bothering on manipulation of its share that was recently listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The telecommunications company on Saturday, in a statement signed by its secretary, Uto Ukpanah, […]
The Federal Government has said that no governor in the 36 states of the federation will say that he will not pay the new minimum wage of N30, 000. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige who stated this in an interview in Abuja, weekend, maintained that payment of the new wage started from […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered N26 billion from 2015 till date from public officials and companies. The Chairman of the Commission, Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He said the recoveries included cash and houses. […]
Valencia’s Spanish forward Rodrigo Moreno (R) celebrates with Valencia’s French forward Kevin Gameiro after scoring his team’s second goal during the 2019 Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) final football match between Barcelona and Valencia on May 25, 2019 at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Sevilla. Barcelona wanted a trophy to ease their Champions League […]
The stage appears set for an inevitable collision between state governors and the Federal Government over the monthly allocation from the Federation Account to the country’s third tier of government. Many state governments have practically taken over the management of local government funds by superintending over the disbursement of same. While some states take over […]
The Federal Government has launched a probe into how a former Central Bank Governor connived with two serving ministers in the present administration to rip off no fewer than 65,000 Nigerians through official manipulation and transfer of their shares to foreign entities for pecuniary reasons. The probe was triggered by a strong petition filed by […]
Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi has tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Dinma Fortune in a traditional ceremony in Abuja. The couple dazzled in their traditional outfits as they exchanged marital vows in the presence of their families, with the white wedding scheduled to take place soon. The ceremony had Ndidi’s Leicester City teammate Kelechi […]