archiveJune 27, 2018

  The Federal Government will end the many reported atrocities said to be committed by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit, according to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this while fielding questions from young Nigerians at a Town-hall meeting, on the side-line of the launch...

Nigeria plans to raise $2.8 billion of debt offshore as part of its 2018 budget and will explore all options to lower costs, the head of the Debt Management Office (DMO) told Reuters. The government has laid out plans to borrow abroad even though interest rates are rising in the...

  The Special Military Task Force, Operation Save Haven, on Wednesday paraded three suspects in connection with the latest killings in Plateau State that sparked national outrage. The three men were said to have been captured at Gashish District in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau. The suspects...

  The Supreme Council of Bishops, also known as World Council of Bishops has reacted to the recent killings in Plateau State and other states in the Middle Belt by Fulani herdsmen. In a statement  through the global press release in World Episcopal headquarters in Houston, Texas, United States of...

    Crucial indicators of the performance of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dipped further on Wednesday, recording a marginal loss of 0.06 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the slide is due to losses posted by highly capitalised and medium-size equities. Okomu Oil Palm topped...

  Three major revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) received N17.34 billion as cost of revenue collections for April. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this known in its Federation Account Allocation...

    Joe Jackson , the patriarch of the Jackson family, has died, TMZ reports. The elder Jackson died two days after the ninth anniversary of the demise of his megastar son, Michael, who died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50. Family sources tell the online celebrity...

  A recent report by Thomson Reuters Foundation has listed Nigeria as the ninth most dangerous country for women. In the report, Nigeria had unimpressive ratings in sexual violence, cultural practices, and human trafficking. On the top of the list are India, DR Congo, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria, Pakistan,...

  Decries lack of transparency around Nigerian state budgets. BudgIT has said that as at June 20, 2018, only 15 states in the country have published their budget documents online. BudgIT, a civic tech transparency organisation working on holding government accountable and creating an active citizenry to improve governance is...

  The Plateau State Northern Zone chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has ordered its members to observe a two-day sit at home in protest of the continuous killing by herdsmen in the state. The order was contained in a statement by the CAN Chairman, Northern Zone, Rev. Isa...