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The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has implored federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to assist the industry to drive enforcement of compulsory insurance schemes in the country. The Commissioner for …
NAICOM tasks MDAs on insurance patronage Read More
Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has called on all the security agencies to urgently mop up all the illegal arms and ammunition in the hands of …
AESID to Police, DSS: Mop up illegal arms in circulation in Ebonyi Read More
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, has ordered the remand of a lecturer, Engr. Emmanuel Tayo Owolabi, for failure to produce the defendant …
Osun lecturer in trouble for standing surety for unknown person Read More
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state, Tuesday dissolved the state secondary Education Board, SEB led by Dr Uche Ezeanyim, over alleged fraudulent activities. The governor according to a statement signed …
Fraud: Umahi sacks SEB chairman, others Read More
Fighting against the established presence of corruption, pervading atmosphere of insecurity and the drooping economy was the tripod stand upon which the APC administration promised to sit. At that time, …
Monguno’s BBC interview: A friendly fire Read More
Amid commotion over a bill seeking for the establishment of Armed Forces Service Commission (AFSC), the Senate in avoiding division, hurriedly went into closed door session last week Wednesday. TAIYE ODEWALE reports …
Revealed! How Armed Forces Commission caused commotion in Senate Read More
From the foregoing, it can safely be inferred that Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) might be suffering from Stockholm syndrome. …
PDP, NLC suffering from Stockholm syndrome Read More
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila to urgently probe and …
SERAP sues NASS over ‘missing N4.4bn funds’, Senate probes N2.8bn unaccounted service wide vote Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, saying the string of brutal attacks on individuals and communities in the state, with the latest one …
As Buhari, IGP order probe, govs say: Attack on Ortom a rude awakening Read More
The African Union Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the African Union (AU) on Thursday conferred on Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto two awards in recognition of his sterling …
Tambuwal bags 2 AU awards Read More
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the $1.5 billion approved by the federal government towards the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery as suspicious. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) …
$1.5bn P/Harcourt refinery rehabilitation suspicious – Atiku Read MoreThe Senate Committee on Finance has invited the Auditor General of the Federation, Mr. Aghughu Arhotomhenia, to appear before on Tuesday March 24, 2021, for explanations on reasons why his …
Senate summons Auditor General over unaudited Immigration account Read More
Fighting corruption is one of the cardinal programmes of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Asset declaration which fortunately has national and international legal frameworks establishing it provides an opportunity for more …
Asset declaration as an anti-corruption tool Read More
Anambra state governor Willie Obiano, on March 17, 2021 marked seven years in office as the Chief Executive of the state. In this report, OKECHUKWU ONUEGBU gathered reactions from individuals …
Mixed reactions as Obiano marks 7th year in office Read More
A civil society organisation (CSO), Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has advocated for accountability and transparency in the award and execution of contracts in states across the federation. Speaking Tuesday in …
CSO tasks govt, Nigerians on open contracting Read More
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, has requested a warrant of arrest on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission to produce the former interim management …
N6.25bn COVID -19 palliative: Senate seeks arrest warrant on NDDC management Read More
The management of the Federal Housing Authority (FCT), Tuesday, clarified that its insistence on due diligence was responsible for the delay in payment to its contractors. Contractors, who handled the …
Why we ‘re yet to pay contractors – FHA Read More
The chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, said Tuesday that bankers operating in the country must declare their assets before June 2021 in accordance with …
Nigerian bankers must declare assets before June 2021 – EFCC chairman Read MoreAn Islamic group, Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG), has declared its support for the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on its demand that National Minimum Wage should not be …
Islamic group backs NLC on minimum wage Read More
Late last week, there were widespread media reports, citing the National Security Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babagana Monguno, alleging that no records of arms procurement under the immediate past …
Reps’ intervention on arms procurement funds Read More
The National Pension Commission has revealed that of the 9.2 million retirement savings accounts in the country, 38 percent, which is about 3.5 million were empty as at the end …
38.04% of pension accounts in Nigeria empty – Report Read More
Last year, a friend of mine who works at an international financial institution pointed me to the reason various state governments in Nigeria have failed to access grants and secure …
Sokoto’s grant-application template Read More
Asset Recovery and Management Watchdog, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on the United Kingdom and Nigerian governments to review the recently signed annex to …
ANEEJ wants £4.2m recovered from Ibori assets returned to Delta Read More
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has asked the new leadership of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under Abdulrasheed Bawa to beam its search …
Group tasks EFCC on Ebonyi govt, condemns neglect of Airport project victims, insecurity Read More
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to compel the Accountant General of the Federation to release details of the N173 billion released to various Ministries, Departments and …
HEDA sues Accountant General, wants details of ₦173b MDA budget Read More