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The House of Representatives Committee On Public Procurement, Monday, ordered the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to appear before it on Tuesday, May 16, over allegations of abuse and breach of the Procurement Act, 2007. The summon followed a resolution taken at the commencement of an investigative hearing into allegations of abuse, breach and violation […]

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode was on Monday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over charges bordering on laundering N4.6 billion. Fani-Kayode was re-arraigned alongside former Minister of State for Finance, Sen.  Nenadi Usman and Yusuf Danjuma, former National Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). Also charged is a company, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday injected 457.3 million dollars into various segments of the market. The CBN Spokesman, Mr Isaac Okorafor in a statement in Abuja, said that both the spot and forwards segments garnered 267.3 million dollars, while the wholesale segment got 100 million dollars. Okorafor said the Small and Medium […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Monday said no money was stolen or embezzled from the Paris-London Club refunds to states or from any other source. The Head, Media and Public Affairs at NGF Secretariat, Mr Abulrazque Barkindo, said this in a statement in Abuja. Barkindo denied allegation that Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara and […]

Murtala Adamu, Executive Chairman Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board was on Friday May 12 convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment by Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court Gusau Zamfara State for allegedly engaging in private business while in public service.  The convict’s journey to prison started when the Commission received a […]

Troops of Forward Operation Base, Fika, on Sunday arrested a suspected fleeing Boko Haram terrorist. The suspect, identified as Bala Ibrahim is believed to be an indigene of Bulabulin village, Fika Local Government Area, Yobe State. The 30 year-old is under further interrogation, the army revealed.  Also troops deployed at Forward Operation Base Yuga on […]

Ekiti‎ State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has suspended four government officials over misuse of public assets. He decried such misuse of public utilities by the public and government officials as a drain of public resources. He ordered that a panel should be setup to look into activities of the suspended officials and the way they […]

The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to reunite the recently released 82 Chibok girls with their parents, www.www.aso.rocks search engine gathers.  The government in a statement posted at the weekend on the website of the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE), said, “the parents and families of all the girls have been contacted, and arrangements […]

The Federal Government has dismissed the recent threats by Boko Haram members as mere propaganda.  Two new videos were released by one of the Boko Haram Commanders released by the Federal Government in exchange for the 82 Chibok girls. He had issued threats to attack the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja and other locations. The […]

The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has declared it’s readiness to keep ebola away from entering the country  via the borders under its watch. FAAN assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organisation (WHO) […]

A political movement under the aegis of Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC), in Jos on Saturday expressed fears over a new video allegedly promoting a Boko Haram commander, Shuaibu Moni, who is said to be one of the prisoners of the insurgent sect recently swapped for the release of the 82 Chibok Girls.  The video, SHAC […]

The National Assembly has passed into law a sum of N7.44 trillion as 2017 budget. This raises the estimates from the proposed N7.28 billion to N7.44 trillion. Of the total sum, the National Assembly will get N125, billion as its budget for the year under review. The figure marks an increase of N10 billion over […]