archiveNovember 30, 2018

    The House of Representatives on Thursday said it is set to investigate the acting Director-General of the National Pension Commission, Aisha Dahiru-Umar, over alleged illegal recruitments and increment of her remuneration. At the plenary on Thursday, a member of the House, Mr Benjamin Wayo, moved a motion on...

The National Executive Committee of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has dissolved the National Christian Elders’ Forum (NCEF) over what it described as irreconcilable differences with its activities. In a communiqué, signed by Joseph Daramola, CAN said NCEF had been using the social media and a section of the...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted Diamond Bank Plc, approval to operate as a national bank following its application for it. The bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Uzoma Dozie, said this in a statement signed by the bank’s Head of Media, Ezechinyere Anyanwu on Friday in Abuja. According...

  Following the deadlocks that have trailed attempts to end the ongoing strike by lecturers across all Federal Government owned universities in the country, the FG has directed Vice Chancellors of the striking public varsities and inter-varsity centers to enforce no-work-no-pay rule on striking lecturers. This directive was said to...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Federal Government to ensure the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in 2019. Abubakar, represented by the Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Chindo Yamusa, made the appeal on Friday at the 29th Muslim Sister’s National Conference in Abuja....

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reportedly withdrawn the 2019 African Cup of Nations hosting right from Cameroon, according to Bein. Bein took to their Official Twitter page to share the news on Friday. Earlier, the executive committee of CAF are to meet in the Ghanaian capital Accra on...

The Senator representing Kaduna Central and a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party , Shehu Sani, has condemned,  in a strong terms, a statement credited to the Federal Government, informing the US to be cautious in granting visa to the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The...

As part of its strategic aspirations to drive maximum value from Nigeria’s abundant natural gas resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is targeting 10 per cent market share of the global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, expressed the Corporation’s commitment...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Police (INTERPOL). The memorandum is part of a collaboration aimed at tackling corruption in the country. The acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, received the INTERPOL delegate led by Commissioner of Police, Shola...

The African economy has gathered momentum over the years, with an estimated increase of 3.8% of the real output growth in 2017. As the largest economies gradually strengthen, the 2018/2019 performance should reach 4.1% according to the African Development Bank. This economic growth and sustainable development has largely been contributed...