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Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, the Deputy Senate Leader has responded to the ubiquitous Statement of former President Olusegun Obasanjo when he said  that all members of the National Assembly were corrupt and lack  integrity. The angered Kebbi State lawmaker said in a statement on Tuesday entitled: “I am not corrupt and I have integrity.” He […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Engineer Elias Nwalem Mbam as the Chairman for the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Engineer Elias Nwalem Mbam was first appointed in 2010 by former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to a statement from the office of the Secretary to the government of the federation, the President also approved […]

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Tuesday, said, it was   tightening the monetary policy  by increasing the monetary policy rate by 200 basis points from 12 per cent to 14 per cent. It, however, did not alter Cash Reserve Ratio and the Liquidity Ratio, which will remain at 22.5 per cent […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday inaugurated the Abuja-Kaduna commercial train operation. The rail way flagged off full commercial operations  after the president inaugurated the long awaited rail way project. The modification phase of the project started with the signing of the contract for the construction of Abuja (Idu) to Kaduna (Rigasa) rail line in […]

United Bank For Africa (UBA), Tuesday, denied involvement in the July 15th failed coup attempt in Turkey, as reported. Mr. Charles Aigbe, Head of Communications ,UBA, Plc, in a terse statement, said, “UBA is aware of the on-going and spurious media speculation linking our institution to recent events in Turkey. In light of this we […]

The former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmimin Jibrin, Monday continued his series of revelations on the fraud and corruption perpetuated by Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. In a statement made available to journalists, the lawmaker alleged that Dogara frequently solicits for inappropriate favours from agencies and multinational companies. According […]

Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin has warned Chief Tony Anenih, his predecessor against his statement on the alleged impeachment threat against President Muhammadu Buhari. Last week, Anenih had written a letter to the chairman of PDP caretaker committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, urging him to […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he has been vindicated with the recent happenings concerning the 2016 Budget scandal in the National Assembly. Obasanjo made the comment on  Monday while reacting to the current budget padding accusation and counter accusation between the leadership of the House of Representatives and sacked Chairman of the House […]

 President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has urged football administrators to take responsibility for their defeat in the interest of the immediate environment and the larger society. Saraki added that  they should not engage in the “pull-the-house-down” syndrome when things don’t go their way. ‎Saraki gave the admonition while receiving FIFA President Gianni Infantino on […]

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo-Udoma Monday in Abuja said the 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework is in progress and will be submitted to the  National Assembly for consideration by October. Udo-Udoma made this declaration at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum with Civil Society Groups and organised private sector on the 2017-2019 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration will pay keen interest to accountability and transparency to fast-track football development in the country. Receiving the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, and the Secretary-General, Fatma Samuora, at State House, President Buhari challenged football administrators to fashion out strategic programmes to develop the game. Congratulating the duo […]

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo said that the visa administration operating across Africa was one of the biggest obstacles limiting growth of intra-African trade. The former president said this on Monday in Lagos at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) ceremony marking the 23rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of Afreximbank in Mahe, Seychelles. […]