archiveFebruary 2018

The Nigeria Police Force has apologised to Kassim Afegbua, the spokesman of Nigeria’s former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, for declaring him wanted. The apology was tendered on Wednesday when Afegbua went to the Force Headquarters to turn himself in after he was declared wanted by the Force Public...

  The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday announced the commencement of recruitment into the service. The announcement was contained in an advertorial signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Police Jimoh Moshood. According to Moshood, the application will be opened for six weeks beginning from February 7,...

  The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Mr. Usman Yusuf who was suspended by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, in June 2017, following allegations of gross misconduct has been reinstated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The letter of reinstatement was sent to Adewole on Tuesday...

The professor of political economy maintained that movements are meant to shapen the ideologies of political parties. He further advised existing movements to come together as one to determine the direction of the country’s political system Commenting on Nigeria political system and the race for 2019 elections, Mr. Pat Utomi...

  The Federal Government says it would invest about N1.3 trillion annually on capital projects to bridge the infrastructure gap needed to attract investments into the country. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday while receiving iin her office a consortium of 20...

  The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, to apologize to Governor Samuel Ortom over a derogatory comment by the Force spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood. The legislative chambers gave the directive while debating a motion on the bills by herdsmen in Benue State....

The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) on Wednesday unveiled its 3-year (2018-2020) strategic plan. It was an opportunity to also give capital market stakeholders insight into the five pillars to drive the strategic plan. Delivering a key presentation at the unveiling, Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri, MD/CEO, CSCS, stated that the IMF...

  …warns against reprisal attacks as he visits Nazarawa President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, condemned the wanton killings of innocent Nigerians in the country, using the recent attack by herdsmen in Benue and other parts of the country as reference. The president therefore ordered the arrest of anybody found bearing...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bond offer for February opened on Monday the 5th of February 2018 and will remain open for five days till the 9th of February 2018. Subsequently, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced that the bonds will be offered at the following rates:...

  *Every state of the federation, FCT participating actively In line with its objectives to directly impact almost ten million lives through the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) a total of 6,802,049 Nigerians are already benefiting directly from all the programmes as at January 2018. This figure represents almost 70%...