The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged N27billion fraud….
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has disclosed that his administration’s economic reforms have attracted foreign direct investments worth more than $30 billion in the past year. The president announced this during his Independence Day speech, commemorating Nigeria’s 64th anniversary on Tuesday. According to him, various economic reform policies initiated by his administration have led to foreign direct…
The Federal Government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission has stated that the payment of the new minimum wage will commence from July 2024. Tis was disclosed by the NSIWC Chairman, Ekpo Nta at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. The commission stated that this was because the date in question was when…
The National Publicity Director of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bala Ibrahim, has said APC is not behind a large billboard in Abuja promoting President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. The bold billboard that was spotted on Monday along area one axis of the Federal capital Territory hints at Tinubu’s potential re-election bid, instigating discussions among…
Oil marketers have raised concern about the delay in announcing the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, by Dangote Petroleum Refinery, as they announced that the landing cost of imported Premium Motor Spirit is now about N1,120/litre. The landing cost is the price at which the commodity lands on Nigeria’s shores Dealers stated that high cost of…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Beijing rounded off his official engagements in People’s Republic of China with a meeting with Nigerians living in the country, assuring them that his administration will replicate quality infrastructure available in China in Nigeria. Addressing members of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said only buyers with National Identification Numbers would be considered as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to citizens at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. The President who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this during…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is happy working for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress government. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and the only opposition member in Tinubu’s cabinet, made this remark on Saturday during the PDP Congress in Port Harcourt, the…
The Federal Government says it will evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the number of days that they observed the nationwide industrial action. Mr Ado Bako, the Assistant Director, Information Public Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in a statement…
The President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association of Nigeria, Mr Festus Osifo, has identified reasons for persistent queues in filling stations across the country. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit in Abuja on Thursday, Osifo identified weak and outdated distribution chains as a reason for the queues. “The distribution chain…
