NSC Deputy Controller, doctor in trouble over alleged $1m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the duo of Emmanuel Oluwaniyi and Hemeson Edwin, both Deputy Controllers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). A statement on Tuesday…
Bayelsa gov’ship poll: NGIJ findings confirms PDP’s defeat – Official
Seriake Dickson The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) says the defeat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov.16 governorship elections in Bayelsa has further…
Nigeria, US gov’t launch special campaign on eliminating HIV/AIDS
Photo courtesy: U.S Consulate, Nigeria The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) ,has launched the…
Border Closure: As long as Benin allow dumping of goods there will always be problem with Nigeria- Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Nigeria’s west coast neighbour, Benin Republic, to change its ways for a harmonious bilateral relationship between the two countries. Obasanjo made the…
CBN MPC votes unanimously to hold rates, other parameters constant
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 13.5%. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this…
Hate Speech Bill when passed into law will address the dangers hate speech poses to the country – Sen. Abdullahi
Senator Sabi Abdullahi, sponsor of the widely debated National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill says hate speech has been attributed to the root cause of violence across…
Europeans spent over $12bn in 2017 on illegal Cannabis purchase – EU
Europeans spent at least 11.6 billion euros ($12.7 billion) in 2017 on illegal cannabis purchases, confirming marijuana as the largest drugs market in the 28-country European Union, the bloc’s anti-drugs…
Senate receives 2019/2020 budget estimates of NDDC from Buhari, considers 4 Bills for second reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted the 2019/2020 budget estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for consideration and approval. President of Senate Ahmad Lawan read the…
Alleged N3.6bn fraud: Court to resume trial of ex-NDDC boss Dec. 17
A Federal High Court in Lagos State will on Dec. 17 resume the trial of a former Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli charged with N3.6…
Ebola: WHO evacuates nearly 50 staff from Congo due insecurity
The World Health Organization (WHO) has evacuated 49 non-essential staff among 120 working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to…