The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has called for effective financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty in the country. It, therefore, stressed the need to commit a percentage of the federal and states’ ...
Read More »OML 11 host communities in Rivers, Abia task FG on fresh United Nations environmental assessment
Host communities of Oil Mining Lease (OML11) in Rivers and Abia states have urged the Federal Government to again engage the United Nations (UN) to conduct a fresh environmental assessment in the areas. They expressed concern over the escalation of ...
Read More »European Union unveils N5b project to strengthen CSOs in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has launched a €13.5m (N5 billion) project to improve the capacity and efficiency of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria. Tagged, “Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation (ACT) programme,” the project would be funded by the EU under ...
Read More »Era of bureaucracy in federal civil service over, HOS declares, plans establishment of innovation department
Acting Head of Service (HOS) of the federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has declared that the era of bureaucracy that has held down performances in the civil service over the years is over. She said civil servants should brace up for ...
Read More »PDP, Atiku appeal tribunal’s ruling at S’Court, caution against elevation of judges
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, have filed an appeal at the Supreme Court seeking to upturn the September 11 Appeal Court verdict on the petition. In the ...
Read More »Presidency redeploys Keyamo to labour ministry, swaps postition with Alasoadura
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the immediate redeployment of two ministers of state. A statement from the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (OSGF) said Festus Keyamo leaves the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry as minister of state ...
Read More »Senate summons Malami, ministry officials, others over $9.6b judgment debt
The Senate has passed a resolution inviting the Attorney general of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to brief it on details of the $9.6 billion P&ID judgment debt against Nigeria. Also to appear before the upper legislative ...
Read More »Graft weakening social safety nets scheme, says Magu, PDP seeks investigation of alleged N90b fraud in FIRS
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has raised the alarm that corruption was allegedly impeding the effective implementation of the Federal Government’s National Social Investment Programme (N-SIP). Established in 2016 under the office of ...
Read More »We will tackle corruption head-on, President Buhari declares at UN
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his administration’s commitment in tackling corruption, insisting that the government under his watch will leave no stones unturned to rid the country of graft. He stated this at the 74th Session of the United Nations General ...
Read More »Police arrest robber who specialises in robbing commercial sex workers in Edo State
The Police in Edo State at the weekend arrested a 30-year old man identified as God’stime Ogechi, who specialises in robbing commercial sex workers at Ugbiyoko Community in Egor Council Area of the state. Parading the suspect at the police ...
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