The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has refused to disclose details of President Muhammadu Buhari’s assets since it constitutes invasion of his privacy. It responded to Freedom of Information (FoI) request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), seeking ...
Read More »Kwara governor AbdulRazaq suspends local councils for six months
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has suspended the executive and legislative committees of the 16 Local Government Areas of the state in line with an earlier recommendation of the House of Assembly. The suspension was pursuant to a resolution of ...
Read More »Nigeria’s oil output hits 2.3mbpd as NNPC attracts $14 billion investments
Stability in the Niger Delta region and other factors have pushed Nigeria’s crude oil production to 2.3 million barrel per day (bpd) from last year’s 2.1 million bpd figure, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed. Speaking during a ...
Read More »Sabotage, low morale, others behind fresh setbacks in anti-terrorism war, says Buratai
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has attributed the latest round of operational setbacks in the Nigerian Army fight against the Boko Haram sect to sabotage, low morale and lack of commitment on the part of officers. According ...
Read More »No next FEC talks with Buhari, APC governors insist as party loyalists seek 30 per cent appointment slots
The Progressive Governors Forum has clarified that it never discussed the composition of the next Federal Executive Council during its closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The All Progressives Congress (APC) state chief executives are expected ...
Read More »Lawan laments funding difficulties, U.S. groups seek credible party politics, free polls
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has lamented inadequate resources for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to effectively carry out its mandate. Lawan stated this when the European Union Elections Observers Mission in Nigeria, led by Ambassador Keitec Karlsen ...
Read More »We will support movie industry to project everything good about Nigeria, says Ecobank MD
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria Patrick Akinwuntan says the bank is set to support the Nigerian movie industry to project everything good about Nigeria. Akinwuntan who spoke at the premiere of the movie ‘The Bling Lagosians’ in Lagos said Ecobank is determined ...
Read More »EU observers meet Lawan, submit report to Senate today, INEC gets fresh election verdict from U.S. institutes
The European Union Election Observer Mission ((EU EOM), will today, meet with Senate President Ahmad Lawan and officially present its report on the 2019 general elections to the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The emergency meeting had been communicated ...
Read More »ICPC investigates N18 billion shady constituency projects in 12 states
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday said it had begun investigation of alleged fraudulent constituency projects and others worth N18,139,631,920 in 12 states. A document obtained revealed that at least five projects had been identified ...
Read More »Vice President Osinbajo, Speaker Gbajabiamila meet on executive, legislative unity
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila met yesterday in All Progressives Congress (APC) government’s quest to foster common interest between the executive and legislature. The meeting, which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and Gbajabiamila’s ...
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