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FG pays N24bn to 413, 630 beneficiaries of Special Public Works Scheme

The Federal Government has settled the stipends of 413,630 beneficiaries under the 774,000 Special Public Works Scheme to the tune of N24 billion....

Smuggling, Crude Oil Theft: NNPC, EFCC, Others Partner to Tackle Economic Crime

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies and...

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Buhari heads to UK for medical ‘follow-up.’

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a scheduled medical follow-up in London for an undisclosed illness. President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London,...

BREAKING: Murder of millionaire Super TV CEO, Ataga: Police nab, parades UNILAG undergrad as suspect

A 21-year-old University of Lagos undergraduate, Chidinma has been apprehended and paraded by the Police in Lagos for allegedly killing the Chief Executive...

More than 350,000 people including children lost to Boko Haram/lSWAP insurgents in Nigeria’s Northeast — UNDP

At least, 350,000 people including children have been killed as at the end of 2020 in Northeast Nigeria by Islamist insurgents, according to...

Soludo coasts to victory in Anambra APGA governorship primary

  …Gov. Obiano excited by Soludo’s victory A one-time Central Bank Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has emerged the Anambra governorship candidate of the...

Insecurity: Zamfara Gov. assures farmers of safety, urges a return to cultivate their farmlands

With a promise of improved security situation in the North, Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle, says farmers could return to their farms this raining...

Alleged ₦4.5bn fraud: EFCC re-arraigns three FIRS Directors, six other officials

Three directors and six other officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) were on Wednesday in Abuja rearraigned by the Economic and...

NDDC final forensic audit report ready in July, says Akpabio

After several years of agitation, the final forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will be ready and presented to...

Controversial NBC/NPC Acts amendment: Presidency disowns it, saying it’s FG’s initiative

The Presidency has disclaimed interest in the ongoing attempts at the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act and the...

Ex-Gov. Kalu’s N7bn fraud case retrial: Court fixes July 2 for ruling

Barely two days after the EFCC Chairman indicated plans to retry ex-Abia Governor and currently, senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, a...

Buhari names Mohammed, Fashola, Malami, others to interface with Twitter over suspension

The Federal Government has named a high-powered team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and...

$500,000 Bribe: Court Sentences Farouk Lawan To Seven Years In Jail After 10-Year Trial

The former Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan, has been sentenced to seven years in jail...

Breaking: Twitter: Buhari, Lai Mohammed, others get ECOWAS Court restraining order, slammed for inference with human rights

“FG, its agents restrained from imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest or prosecute Twitter and/or any other social media...

Access Bank launches 3rd edition of its iconic Africa women empowerment, “Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 3’’

  In pursuit of the bank’s mandate to empower female entrepreneurs with financial and business skills, Access Bank Plc has unveiled the third...