archiveNovember 2021

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says 257 projects amounting to N20.138 billion were duplicated in the 2021 budget. The Chairman of ICPC, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 3rd National Summit on Dimishining Corruption in the Public Service. The News...

  Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won the Men’s Ballon d’Or for the seventh time. The 34-year-old striker defeated Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Jorginho to be crowned winner. Messi, attended the ceremony in Chatelet Theatre in Paris with his wife...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is seeking details of Nigeria’s loan agreement with China. The human rights organization made the announcement Monday night via its Twitter page. A terse statement disclosed that a Freedom of Information (FoI) request will be made shortly. SERAP wants the repayment conditions for loans...

  Femi Falana (SAN), a former President of the West Africa Bar Association (WABA), has said that Lagos State possess the constitutional and legal powers to set up a judicial panel of inquiry on any issue, just as he tackled the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ogun State chapter has blamed the Sunday morning tanker explosion in Abeokuta on Governor Dapo Abiodun’s government, adding that its inability to fix the road is an inhumane act. According to them, “this inhumane government chose to play deaf and dumb to the plight of...

 The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said Sukuk was supporting 44 roads projects across the country.Mr Fashola disclosed this on Monday at the inauguration and handing over phase I and II of Vandeikya-Ogbudu Cattle Ranch Road in Tsua, Vandiekya Local Government Area of Benue. The News...

Trading in the domestic equities market started the week on Monday with negative sentiments following sell pressure in Presco and 20 other stocks. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N22.598 trillion lost N20 billion or 0.09 per cent to close at N22.578 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index lost 37.31...

 The Federal Government says it would make its final decision on the proposed new hazard allowance for health workers next week.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this while speaking at the end of a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries (PCS) with the leadership of...

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has approved the disbursement of N115 million as car loan to 166 workers in the state’s service. Mr Akin Oyebode, the State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Ado-Ekiti. According to him, the sums ranging from...

  First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has announced plans to explore opportunities in the non-oil export solutions to enhance the country’s economic diversification drive.This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The statement was issued by the bank’s Group...