Anti-corruption group, Transparency International, has advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to take the petition against All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, seriously. Speaking with The PUNCH on Monday, the Head, Transparency International Nigeria and Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, Auwal Musa, popularly known as Rafsanjani, said the EFCC must prove […]
Cairo Ojougboh, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) acting executive director of projects, says a sitting Nigerian senator is handling 300 of the commission’s project. Ojougboh, who did not name the senator, said 120 of the contracts have been fully paid for, saying that the contracts are being investigated. Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja, […]
The crisis rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is showing no sign of abating as the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hillard Eta, has criticised the Niger Delta minister, Godswill Akpabio, on the matter. Mr Eta, in a statement on Sunday, said Mr Akpabio is by his actions and utterances […]
The Nigeria Customs Service has said January 31, 2020, contained in a leaked memo is not terminal date for the border closure. The Public Relations Officer, NCS, Mr Joseph Attah, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents on Sunday. Attah said January 31, 2020, was only the end of the […]
The National Union of Chemical Footwear Rubber Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees (NUCFRLANMPE) on Saturday said the recent border closure by the Federal Government was threatening the jobs of its members. Goke Olatunji, NUCFRLANMPE’s President, who fielded questions from journalists after a council meeting in Lagos, said that chemical companies could no longer export goods […]
The organised labour has appealed to state Houses of Assembly to identify with workers by compelling governors to pay the new minimum wage. General-Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Emmanuel Ugboaja, made the appeal while fielding questions from journalists on Sunday in Lagos. According to Ugboaja, any governor who refuses to pay the minimum […]
Former Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 polls, Mr. Peter Obi, will headline the 7th News Express Anniversary Lecture, the organisers said in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. “We are pleased to announce His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, as the Special Guest […]
A former governor of Cross River, Mr Donald Duke, has urged the Federal Government to compel banks to reduce the interest rate to the barest minimum to make credit available and affordable for small businesses. Duke made the call at the 5th anniversary of Political Forum G50, with the theme: “Blueprint For Sustainable Economic Development” […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the closure of Nigeria’s border with neighbouring countries to January 31, next year. The exercise code-named operation Exercise Swift Response had resulted in joint border operations by a combined team of security agencies. The Deputy Comptroller of Customs in charge of Enforcement, Investigation and Inspectorate, Victor Dimka, […]
By Patrick Imo The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria to, as a matter of priority, convene a meeting of the financial and telecoms industry stakeholders to address the lingering issue of charges for the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) […]