TSA Probe: Senate Summons EFCC, NFIU, Others
The Senate Committee on Finance yesterday said it would summon the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit for the general audit of the Treasury Single…
State Police And Community Policing: The Urgency Of Now (1)
By Mike Ozekhome, SAN Introduction Nigeria is currently in a state of dire security quagmire. Nigeria is literally at war with itself, with large swaths of lands flowing with blood…
Full Deregulation Of Petrol Price Coming — Minister of State (Petroleum)
Petrol pricing will be fully deregulated before end of this year, Minister of State (Petroleum) Timipre Sylva said yesterday. He spoke amid controversy over whether a new price template of…
FG, UN Launch $1bn Fund for 6.5m Victims of North-east Insurgency
The federal government and the United Nations have launched a $1 billion virtual appeal fund to provide critical humanitarian assistance for 6.5 million most vulnerable people in Borno, Adamawa, and…
Okonjo-Iweala: WTO to Help Remove Restrictions on Nigeria’s Medical Supplies
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has stated that one of her mission to Nigeria is to facilitate the easing of restriction on the country’s…
JAMB Parades Two Members of Staff for Allegedly Extorting Admission Seekers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday paraded two of its staff members who allegedly extorted money from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates with the promise to help…
Kyari: Oil Discovery in Chad, Niger Inspired NNPC’s Activities in North
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, yesterday revealed that the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity in Chad, Niger Republic and the Central…
Police Partner International Agencies to Curb Arms Supply to Bandits, Insurgents
The Nigeria Police Force and the African Union Police (Afripol), International Police (Interpol) and the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPPCO) have begun talks to stem the flow of arms…
EFCC Has No Jurisdiction Over Bank Employees’ Declaration Of Assets
By Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. The Nigerian mainstream news media and blogosphere was awash with the comments credited to Abdulrasheed Bawa the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (hereafter…
‘Make Your Case At Public Hearing’ — Gbaja Advises NLC Over Bill To Decentralise Minimum Wage
*Please Don’t Go On Strike Again, Gbajabiamila Tells NLC, TUC The leadership of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, begged organised workers not to embark on a nationwide strike over…