President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, has advocated intensification of efforts aimed at ensuring expedition of criminal justice across states of the country. Usoro, who was represented by NBA-Macarthur Project Coordinator, Victor Abasiakan-Ekim, gave the charge at ...
Read More »House of Representatives indicts 16 banks over non-remittance of N1.5b stamp duties
Orders further probe of FBN, FCMB, WEMA, Suntrust The House of Representatives has ndicted 16 deposit money banks (DMBs) for allegedly failing to remit N1.586 billion to the Federation Account. This followed an earlier report that members of the House ...
Read More »Kano Dry Port to generate 24,000 direct job opportunities
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NCS) has said strategic effort is being made to revamp the Kano Dry Ports, with capacity to generate over 24,000 direct job opportunities. The ports, which have not been put to full operationally use has the ...
Read More »Poor Nigerians get $22m Abacha loot as Amnesty spends N65b on ex-militants
Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments in the Office of the Vice President, Mrs. Maryam Uwais has said her office has begun the distribution of $322 million recovered Abacha loot. She said her office had distributed $22.216m to ...
Read More »Federal Government released N470 billion for SIP out of N1.5 trillion budget in three years
Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments in the Office of the Vice President, Mrs. Maryam Uwais has disclosed that the Implementing Unit of the National Social Investment Office (N-SIO) received N470.825b in three years out of N1.5tr budget. ...
Read More »Court fixes hearing of Justice Ajumogobia’s objection for May 31
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed hearing of a motion filed by former judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, challenging her trial before the court for May 31. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ...
Read More »My actions will be guided by national interest, says Fayemi, Tambuwal, Dickson emerge NGF vice chairman, PDP govs leader
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has stated that his actions as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) would be guided by national interest. Fayemi spoke while reacting to his emergence as leader of the group in the event leading ...
Read More »Telecommunications sector needs fresh $30 billion investments to bridge access gaps
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector urgently requires an additional $30 billion investments to bridge the current access gaps and other challenges in the sector. Its current investment is estimated at over $70 billion, but that figure has stagnated for over four years ...
Read More »Develop without depending on FG’s support, President Buhari tells states
President Muhammadu Buhari has said there are ample evidences that states could develop on their own without necessarily craving Federal Government’s support. The President stated this during his one-day working visit to Imo State where he commissioned the Sam Mbakwe ...
Read More »President Buhari orders IGP, CDS to probe Katsina killings
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu and Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin to immediately investigate the killings in Katsina and report to him. The President, who gave the directive when he ...
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