Sen. Committee submits 2020-2022 MTEF, FSP report, expresses displeasure over under-disclosure of e-collection of stamp duties by CBN
The Senate Committee on Finance has presented its report on the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Senator Solomon Adeola (Lagos West) presented the…
Buhari calls for protection of Nigerians, foreigners living in South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday began a visit to South Africa with a call for the protection of Nigerians and other foreign nationals living in the country. Buhari condemned the…
FG insists P&ID deal is ‘Sham’, confident of ‘fair hearing’
The Nigerian Government has insisted that the Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) contract is fraudulent, following the recent development in the case. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai…
Amnesty on e-registration: migrants fully exploiting the window- NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says foreigners in the country are turning up en mass for registration in line with the six months amnesty granted to them by President Muhammadu…
Insecurity: We need to give the security agencies some more funds but insist on accountability – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, said on Wednesday that the Senate will adopt a radical approach in tackling the rising spate of kidnapping and insecurity across the…
Plans to return toll gates on federal roads, ill-conceived, anti-people – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected plans by the Federal Government to return toll gates on highways in the country. The party lamented that such an idea, in…
Arrest, Prosecute foreigners engaged in illegal mining – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute foreigners and anyone engaged in the illegal mining of the country’s mineral resources….
New minimum Wage: Labour issues FG Oct. 16 ultimatum
The organised labour in Nigeria comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have given the Nigerian Government two weeks to implement the new minimum wage…
U.S. committee seeks to interview Boeing engineer on safety of 737 MAX
A U.S. panel has asked Boeing Co to make an engineer available for an interview after reports that the worker filed an internal ethics complaint on 737 MAX’s safety and…
U.S. DOJ says Eni probe not closed for lack of evidence, could re-open investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has described as “misleading” any implication that it had closed a probe into alleged corruption by Italian energy major Eni for lack of evidence and…