DSS probing alleged stockpiling of arms in market –Ebonyi

THE Ebonyi State Government on Monday said the Department of State Services had begun investigation into the alleged stocking of arms and ammunition in the popular Building Materials Market in…

Those leaving PDP are blacklegs, says Orji

The Senator representing Abia Central in the National Assembly, Theodore Orji, has described those who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party in his senatorial zone as blacklegs, adding that they…

Reps probe planned National Theatre, TBS, stadiums’ privatisation

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the privatisation plan by the Federal Government on national assets, especially as the already leased ones have failed to generate maximal revenue…

Blasphemy: Court orders IGP to release Facebook user detained since February

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Nigeria Police Force, to release a Facebook user, Mbarak Bala, who was arrested in…

Senate passes N453.2bn NDDC 2020 budget

The Senate a special plenary on Monday passed the sum of N453,200,000,000.00 as the budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission for the 2020 fiscal year. This followed the presentation…

BREAKING: Senate passes N13.5trn 2021 budget

The Senate at a special plenary on Monday passed the 2021 budget totalling N13.5trn. The fiscal document is predicated on oil benchmark $40 per barrel, N3.324trn for debt servicing, N4.1trn…

UPDATED: Reps pass 2021 budget, raise estimates by N500bn

The House of Representatives has passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill, raising the total estimates from the proposed N13.08tn to N13,588,027,886,175, an increase of over N500bn. The passage followed the consideration…

UPDATED: Reps pass 2021 budget, raise estimates by N500bn

The House of Representatives has passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill, raising the total estimates from the proposed N13.08tn to N13,588,027,886,175, an increase of over N500bn. The passage followed the consideration…

How police killed my brother, man tells Gombe panel

A resident of Gombe State, Abubakar Muhammad, has narrated the ordeal of his late brother, Aliyu Muhammad, at the Kumo Divisional Police Station, Gombe, which resulted in his death. Muhammad…

Buhari should liberalise, revive privatisation, PPP

THE rollout by the Bureau of Public Enterprises of a timeline of activities to manage federal Public-Private Partnership projects serves as a reminder of the despairingly long pause in the…