Senate queries 55 vehicles allegedly missing from federal ministry

THE Senate Public Accounts Committee, on Thursday, queried the Ministry of Environment over 55 vehicles allegedly missing from its coffers. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Mathew Urhoghide, relied on…

Buhari, Osinbajo for vaccination Saturday, exercise begins today

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will on Saturday be vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development…

NAFDAC destroys N613m worth of goods in Kano

The National Agency for Drug, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs, cosmetics and food items worth over N613 million in Kano State. The NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola…

Dangote Cement promises to compensate Akungba crash victims

Dangote Cement Plc said on Thursday that it was still working, in collaboration with its insurance firm, on the compensation for victims of the January 23 truck accident in Akungba-Akoko…

US companies plan $2.37bn investments in Nigeria

United States companies in Nigeria plan to invest over $2.37bn in Nigeria in the next three years, according to a new report. The 2020 Nigeria Economic Impact Survey, which was…

Oil soars above $ 67, Nigeria earns additional N318bn/month

Nigeria may have earned over N318bn additionally in February as a result of the increase in crude oil price in the past one month. At the virtual presentation of the…

Gridlock persists as trucks return to Apapa roads

Sanity is yet to return to the Apapa corridor, as fuel tankers and containerised vehicles have resumed indiscriminate parking along the road. This is coming barely four days after the…

FG backs Pinnick for FIFA Council seat

The Federal Government has declared its backing for Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick’s quest to be a member of the FIFA Council, saying that a victory for him would…

If coup plotters are pardoned, why not bandits – Gumi

Renowned northern Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, said if government could pardon coup plotters that committed treasonable felony, there was nothing wrong extending the same gesture to bandits. The Islamic…

EFCC re-looted 222 assets recovered from Maina, others ― Witness

A witness, Ngozika Ihuoma, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja, that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, under its former acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, mismanaged 222 assets…