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Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, in Osun State, Adebimpe Ogunlumade, has been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen. She was kidnapped with her driver, Oladapo Arogundade Ajani and a Director from the ministry, Tajudeen Badejoko while they were returning to Osogbo, the Osun State capital, from Abuja on […]

President Muhammadu Buahri insisted Friday in Abuja that he was yet to be convinced that the vast majority of ordinary Nigerians will  derive any tangible benefit from a devaluation of the Naira. Speaking at a meeting with members of the Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries, President Buhari said that he still held the conviction […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of monthly deduction at source for the month of April, for states who received salary assistance loans otherwise known as bailout funds from the federal government. With the waiver, the states who collectively obtained the sum of N689.5 billion as salary assistance loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]Read More

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba Wabba, has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of the union’s unalloyed support in the fight against economic and financial crimes. Wabba, who yesterday led some members of the union to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, stressed the importance of having a united front in […]

The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Minister of Interior, Lt-Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazzau(retd), and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr. Peter Ekpendu, over an alleged assault on a female member of the House. The the incident took place on Wednesday close to the exit gate of the National Assembly when the female […]

The Federal Government says it plans to expose more than two million youths nationwide with innovative products and services to the global market through an online portal, ”Nigeriafy”. The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Solomon Dalung, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the launching of the ‘Nigeriafy’ portal with the theme “Youth […]

The ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, took a dramatic twist on Thursday as Saraki’s counsel, Paul Usoro gave details of various transfer of funds by the Senate President to his foreign account as governor. Usoro made the revelation after the prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas refused […]

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, is no longer interested in holding any position within the party, he said in a self-signed statement on Thursday. Metuh, apart from being the spokesman of the party, is also a member of the party’s National Working Committee. He said his decision had […]

Following the brutal clash between the Nigerian army and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (Shiite sect) in December 2015, the Kaduna State Government, on Thursday, prayed a high court to sentence fifty Shiite Muslims to death over the killing of an army officer. The state government had preferred a 5-count charge against the Shiite sect […]

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday in Port Harcourt swore in nine lawmakers into the 8th Assembly. Congratulating the lawmakers, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tamuno Adams, reminded them that their election was a call to serve, adding that he business of lawmaking must be taken serious. Adams urged them to join hands to […]

Airbus Helicopters on Thursday announced the introduction of its H175 Helicopter into the Nigeria market. The helicopter made its maiden flight demonstration at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.  According to Mr Regis Magnac, Vice President and Head of Operational Marketing, Airbus Helicopters, the H175 was designed to carry 18 passengers with two pilots or 16 […]

The Senate has come under heavy attack by the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), following the purchase of exotic cars by its leadership, describing the act as another demonstration of insensitivity to the plights of Nigerians by their so called leaders. The group, comprising over 400 grassroots organizations, noted that the legislatures went ahead to display […]