Absence of Chairman-designate stalls screening of NERC Board members
The absence of Professor Akintunde Akinwande nominated last week by President Muhammadu Buhari as Chairman of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), at the screening by Senate Committee on Power has…
House probes 10 agencies, insurers over alleged N200bn fraud
By Theresa Igata The House of Representatives says it is currently probing 10 government agencies and 10 insurers over N200bn insurance fraud in the country. This was disclosed by the…
Revealed: Full identities of dismissed Customs officials
Recently, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced the dismissal of 29 senior officials for offences ranging from bribery to forgery of certificates and gross misconduct. Their sack was part of…
EFCC arrests, detains Bala Mohammed, former FCT minister
A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, has joined the club of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s men in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC….
Police charges Innoson boss to court over alleged N2.4b shipping fraud
The police have filed a four counts charge against a popular automobile businessman, Innocent Chukwuma, and his company Innoson Nigeria Limited for alleged N2.4b shipping fraud. Other defendants in the…
Forum predicts growth in healthcare spend across Africa
Over 125 healthcare professionals and logistics experts came together last week to discuss ‘Delivering Healthcare to Africa’ at DHL’s 6th annual Regional Life Sciences & Healthcare conference in Pretoria, South…
President Jonathan’s media aide, Abati, in EFCC custody
Former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Channels television reported that…
FG endorses Innoson, China firms partnership to invest $1bn in Nigeria in two years
In the next few years the Buhari administration would continue to actively pursue a plan for the massive manufacturing and production of goods in the country as much as possible,…
Alleged transfer of $13.97bn :CBN bars MTN Nigeria from further remittances
Following ongoing Senate investigation of illegal remittance of money to South Africa by MTN Nigeria, the telecom giant has been barred by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from remitting…
APC is responsible for the nation’s woes, Okorocha admits, but assures “we will fix it”
In a rare turnaround, the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum and Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, on Monday in Abuja admitted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is…