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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has ordered five agencies of the Federal Government to reform their activities. Citing Sections 6 b, c and d of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 which ...

The Joint Aviation Unions that embarked on industrial action on Wednesday to demand better working conditions have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with the Federal Government. National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...