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Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, disclosed that involvement of the commission in ‘arresting’ ghost workers in the civil service led to the redemption of over N4.5 billion monthly. Magu, while delivering a lecture ...
Read More »All African countries are corrupt, says Osinbajo as Sagay laments N1.35tr looted by ex-govs, others
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has insisted that only a few countries in the world can claim to have a low level of corruption, but that none is in Africa. Osinbajo spoke yesterday in Abuja at the launch of FLAG’IT App ...
Read More »Ex-president Jonathan visits Buhari in Aso Rock, declines comments
Former President Goodluck Jonathan visited President Muhammadu Buhari, his first visit to Aso Rock in Buhari’s second term. He arrived at the State House around 2.58 pm and met the President behind closed doors in his office around 3 pm. ...
Read More »Recovered N1tr spent on budgets, Sagay declares, Buhari vows sustained corruption fight
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has said the N1 trillion recovered by various government agencies was used to finance the 2017 and 2018 national budgets. The chairman, Prof. Itse Sagay, made the disclosure while fielding questions from newsmen ...
Read More »Federal Government increases hate speech fine to N5m, inaugurates NBC reform panel
The Federal Government has approved the review of the National Broadcasting Code and extant related laws to increase fine from N500, 000 to N5, 000,000 for breaches relating to hate speech, inciting comments and indecency. In the new dispensation, willful ...
Read More »ERA/FoEN, AUPCTRE, others caution Lagos govt, others against privatisation of water sector By Edu Abade
Organised labour and rights activists have urged the Lagos State government, other states of the federation and the Federal Government to provide safe, clean and affordable drinking water to Nigerians through the public sector. They specifically tasked the Governor Babajide ...
Read More »Intervene in Enugu airport repairs, lawmakers tell Buhari, group berates FG for delay
The House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the immediate repair of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Adopting a motion under matters of urgent importance sponsored by Toby Okechukwu at the plenary presided by the Speaker, ...
Read More »Reps uncover budget fraud at NDDC as activist urges Senate to halt confirmation of commission’s nominees
The House of Representatives has revealed that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is still operating on the 2018 budget approved by the National Assembly. Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the revelation at the inaugural ...
Read More »Court adjourns trial of Dasuki, others for alleged N19b fraud to Dec 11
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned till December 11, 2019, the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and four others for alleged misappropriation of N19.4 billion arms funds. Arraigned alongside the ex-NSA ...
Read More »UNICEF, EU, others laud Cross River state’s open defecation-free status
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) have commended Cross River State for having the highest number of Open Defecation Free (ODF) local government areas in Nigeria. They said the state deserved applause in that has ...
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