FG restores fuel subsidy as Buhari budget presentation attracts cheers and jeers
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said N305 billion had been earmarked for petrol subsidy in the 2019 budget proposal which he presented before the joint session of the National Assembly…
FG to borrow N1.95 trillion to finance 2019 budget – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday gave an overview of the implementation of the N9.12 trillion 2018 budget, saying 67 per cent performance had so far been recorded by Ministries, Departments…
Nigeria’s Depleting Fish Stocks May Pose a Threat to Regional Security
By: Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood Sometime in the next year or two, Nigeria will become the seventh country to reach a population of 200 million or more. It is…
International Oil Company Owes FG $1.6bn in Taxes – EFCC Witness Alleges
Mr Emefun Etudo, a prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, alleged that and Trafigura PTE Ltd, an international oil company, owed the Federal…
Accord Party Candidate Kicks Against Selective Presidential Candidate Election Debaters
The Presidential candidate of Accord Party, AP, Reverend Isaac Babatunde Ositelu, has described as selective, undemocratic, bias, subjective and unabashedly discriminating the decision of the National…
Amaechi Dedicates Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project Implementation to The Media
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has dedicated the Lagos-Ibadan rail project to the media for being committed from the…
11,833 Nigerians Returned From Libya Under AVR Programme – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday said a total of 11,833 Nigerians have been brought back from Libya since the Assisted Voluntary Return, AVR, Programme began in…
Facebook Takes Down 150 Social Network, Instagram Myanmar Accounts Over Military Links
Facebook has removed hundreds of additional accounts, pages and groups in Myanmar from its social networks after discovering what it called “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” and links to the…
2019: Police Partners Foundation, Trains Senior Officers on Election Security Management
The Nigeria Police Force says it plans to train senior officers on election security management in preparation for the 2019 general election. The Inspector General Police…
PACEDA to Collaborate With NDLEA On War Against Drug Abuse
The Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA) has said it will support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in its war against drug…