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SERAP asks governors to emulate ‘Makinde’s open asset declaration example’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged 35 state governors in Nigeria to “emulate the shining example of Oyo State Governor,...
NNPC Issues Stern Warning to Violators of Pipeline Right-of-Way
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has issued stern warning to violators of its pipeline right-of-way along the corridor of the system 2E...
Aisha Buhari calls on Nigerian government to invest in eliminating extreme poverty
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called on her husband’s administration to eliminate extreme poverty in Nigeria to reduce child and maternal...
Federal government working to partner private sector in fixing security issues
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to partner with the private sector in a bid to address the security challenges in the country....
In Photos: Sealed properties of families of former Imo governor Rochas Okorocha
The EFCC has sealed some properties belonging to the former governor of Imo state Rochas Okorocha, his immediate family members and allies. They...
Revealed! How herdsmen killed pregnant woman, three others in Plateau State
A pregnant mother of two children was among three others killed by herdsmen in Plateau state on the night of July 14 and...
Buhari swears in Tanko Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday has sworn in Justice Mohammad Tanko as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. Mohammed, who took over from...
Shiites: Maintain law and order, Buhari orders IGP
President Muhammmadu Buhari has directed the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to take appropriate measures in maintaining law and order as protest...
Police clash with violent Shiite protesters in Abuja
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), again clashed with the police on Monday with sounds of gunfire in Abuja. The incidence...
SEC reiterates zero tolerance for unethical practices, warns capital market operators
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has restated the commission’s resolve to enforce relevant regulations urging newly Inductees to abide by the highest principled...
SERAP drags senior Nigerian officials to ICC ‘for leaving 13.2 million children out of school’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging her to use...
Obasanjo’s public letter on insecurity ‘unpatriotic’ – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unleashed a tirade against former President Olusegun Obasanjo and other critics of the security situation in the country....
Samson Siasia’s mother kidnapped in Bayelsa
Mrs. Ogere Siasia, the other of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has been abducted by gunmen in Bayelsa State, according to TVC...
Buhari has endorsed restructuring, says Osoba
A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, Wednesday said that restructuring lies with the National Assembly and not with President Muhammmadu...
Governors’ Verdict: Continuous payment of oil subsidy not sustainable
Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Wednesday described as unsustainable, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) continuous payment of...
Moody’s says CBN’s new lending rule credit-negative for Nigerian banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive requiring banks to maintain a minimum loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) of 60% by the end of September 2019...
