NDDC PROBE SIGNIFIES TRANSPARENCY OF BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT, SAYS AIDE
The Special Adviser to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Social Investments, Maryam Uwais, has described the probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission over alleged misuse of…
PDP SUSPENDS PRIMARIES IN FOUR STATES
The Peoples Democratic Party has postponed its scheduled party primaries in Ekiti, Niger, Sokoto and Taraba States indefinitely. This was contained in a letter titled: “Re: Re: Year 2020 Party…
33 STATES FAIL TO PAY COVID-19 HAZARD ALLOWANCE TO DOCTORS, DESPITE EXPOSURE
No fewer than 33 states have yet to begin the implementation of the new hazard allowance for resident doctors, despite their risk of contracting COVID-19. The Secretary of the National…
I was repeatedly raped, forced to have sex with my brother – Ebonyi kidnap victim
A 20-year-old girl, Chioma (surname withheld) on Tuesday narrated her ordeal in the hands of some youths of Onunwafor, Ezzagu community, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State,…
Netherlands, Switzerland to repatriate $200m Malabu deal cash –AGF
Nigeria is awaiting the return of $200m from the Netherlands and Switzerland from the Oil Prospecting Licence 245 deal, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,…
FG pays N9.2bn premium to 13 insurance firms
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government has paid N9.2bn as group life insurance premium spanning between April 17 2020 to April 16, 2021…
Alleged car diversion: Court orders arrest of ex-NASS clerk, Omolori
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the arrest of the immediate-past Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori. Justice Suleman Belgore issued…
Senator to sue Akpabio over NDDC contract scam
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions in the 8th Senate, Senator Sam Anyanwu, said on Tuesday that he had directed his lawyers to file…
Nigerian students now beggars in UK, Dabiri-Erewa tells NDDC
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay the allowances, tuition and other incentives of students on its scholarship scheme…
Lawmakers raise the alarm over Chinese loans
The House of Representatives has raised the alarm over loan agreements being entered into by the Federal Government with China. According to the lawmakers, Nigeria will concede some of its…















