The House of Representatives yesterday rejected the Bill for an Act to Establish the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors of Nigeria (CIFIAN). If passed into law, the institute would handle for effective regulation, registration of members and determination ...
Read More »APC youths reject NWC’s micro zoning of N’Assembly leadership
All zonal and state youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) rose from an emergency meeting yesterday in Abuja in serious condemnation of the zoning arrangement adopted by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) particularly in respect of the ...
Read More »Abuja residents shut N’Assembly entrances over alleged military killing
Members of the Coalition of Indigenous Communities of Abuja (CICA) yesterday laid siege to the gates of National Assembly causing a major gridlock at the main entrance. They also blocked the villa gate and gate to office of Secretary to ...
Read More »TASCE loses 49 employees to hunger, illnesses, says union chairman
Workers of Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, yesterday protested against alleged non-payment of 30 months salaries and 48 months of salary-increment arrears by the state government. The staff members, who protested at the Nigerian Union of ...
Read More »Stakeholders to brainstorm on votes buying in Nasarawa tomorrow
NO fewer than 60 persons drawn from academics, faith-based and civil society organistions, development partners and organised labour will converge on Keffi, Nasarawa State tomorrow to proffer solutions to votes buying and selling in the country. Others are, the Independent ...
Read More »Group wants payment for metres spread over 3years
The Nigeria Consumer Protection Network (NCPN) yesterday asked the Federal Government to ease payment for metres with a three- year payment plan to enable poor Nigerians afford them. Earlier, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had announced implementation of Metre ...
Read More »My 2019 guber ambition has ended, says Magnus Abe
Representative of Rivers South East Senatorial District, Magnus Abe, yesterday said he has ended his 2019 gubernatorial ambition in the state. Abe said sequel to Supreme Court’s judgement against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and candidature, his dream to occupy ...
Read More »SEC moves to strengthen collaboration with other regulators on financial literacy
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has resolved to strengthen collaboration with other regulators in the market to accelerate financial literacy. It said this would ensure that Nigerians in urban and rural areas were sensitised on the benefits of financial ...
Read More »Alaibe condoles Dickson, Bayelsa people over killing of gov’s aides
A former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe, has described the death of Senior Special Assistant on Grassroots Mobilisation to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Seidougha Taribi and Government House Photographer, Reginald Dei, as ...
Read More »Police arrest suspected abductors of Channels TV reporter
Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder, acting on intelligence report, have arrested three persons for allegedly kidnapping a Channels Television reporter, Friday Okeregbe. This is in line with Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP)’s commitment to curb crimes and ...
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