The Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has kicked off the distribution of 850million Naira ward-based community development programme with the presentation of cheques to some of the benefiting communities. The programme which is in partnership with the World Bank will see 58 communities across the three senatorial districts benefiting from the project. At the project […]
Mayowa Okekale, Abuja Senate President Bukola Saraki on Saturday pledged to intervene in the nation’s aviation sector, which has suffered major setbacks, with the purported non-calibration of all 30 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) and VHF Omnidirectional Ranges (VHFs) that are operational in the country. Saraki made the pledge in his response to a social media […]
Kingsway International Christian Centre, a 12,000-member mega church in Britain headed by Nigeria’s Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, lost $4.8 million to a Ponzi scheme after trustees carelessly invested money in it. The scam was the brainchild of former Premier League soccer player, Richard Rufus, who used to be a defender for Charlton Athletic. He promised investors […]
A former Federal permanent secretary, abbreviated as Perm Sec, retired from office recently and bolted away with 40 brand new SUVs and other vehicles. The startling revelation was made today by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while explaining President Muhammadu Buhari’s well-articulated strategy in the fight against corruption in the country. Mohammed […]
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday presented severance allowance cheques to political office holders who served during the administration of former Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, between 2007 and 2011 as well as those who served during his first term of office between 2011 and 2015. While addressing the beneficiaries at the Arcade ground, Governor’s […]
Financial markets reopen in Nigeria on Wednesday, after the two-day national holiday declared to celebrate Christmas and Boxing Day. The Nigerian stock market is open for business and as the year winds down, analysts expect sentiments to remain positive. At the close of Friday’s session, the market closed negative for the first time in four […]
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has presented a budget of 470 billion Naira for the 2017 fiscal year in the state in south-south Nigeria. The budget, named ‘The Golden Jubilee Budget for Accelerated Development,’ was presented to lawmakers at the House Assembly on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the state’s capital. Governor Wike expressed […]
Members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) in Asaba, Delta State, have embarked on a warning strike, which they attribute to the alleged refusal of the Ministry of Health to pay their outstanding salaries. The workers who gathered at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, have also called on the authorities to respect all the […]
The Presidency says the appointments into the Federal Government’s boards, parastatal and agencies will be “fully back on track” at the beginning of 2017. A Presidential Media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in an interactive session with State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
Nigeria lost at least 94 billion naira to gas flaring between July and August 2016. That is according to a monthly report from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which shows that oil and gas companies flared a total of 87.03 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas within that period. A breakdown of the […]