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SERAP urges Malami to develop public registers for corrupt governors, others

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abukabar Malami (SAN),...

NNPC Records 77 per cent Increase in Pipeline Vandalism in June

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has recorded  77 per cent rise in cases of oil pipeline vandalism in its network of pipeline...

Insurgency now hijacked by foreign elements- Zulum

  The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has revealed that although Boko Haram insurgency started from Borno State, they have now been...

US indicts 80 persons, mostly Nigerians for massive internet fraud, money laundering

Turn yourself in voluntarily or be extradited, FG urges indicted Nigerians The United States (US) authorities have announced charges against 80 people, most...

Update: No cause for alarm, Dino Melaye reacts to Tribunal’s nullification of his election

The Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has reacted to the Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal’s nullification of his...

Collaboration with OPC has reduced crime rate in South West – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has revealed that his collaboration with the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has led to a significant...

Governors meet over NFIU guidelines, SDGs, others

Governors of the 36 States of the Federation under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) met in Abuja Wednesday night. Top...

New Ministers to begin work on 2020 budget

The newly sworn-in ministers are to commence work on the 2020 budget proposal, and get it ready before National Assembly members return from...

Buhari swears in, assigns portfolios to new ministers

Amaechi, Lai, Bello, Ngige retain positions President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, announced the portfolios of 43 new ministers, shortly after swearing them in...

Nigeria celebrates 3 years of being polio free

Nigeria will begin filing documentation towards the final certification that will declare the West African country polio free, three years after a case...

Charges against me has nothing to do with my tenure as INEC Chairman- Maurice Iwu

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, has noted that none of the charges against him has to...

PMB To Ministers’ Designate: Be Prepared To Hit The Ground Running

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the  ministers-designate to hit the ground running, bearing in mind that four years is not a very long...

Buhari declares open ministerial retreat, warns against disunity

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared open the presidential retreat for ministers-designate, federal permanent secretaries and top government functionaries, with a directive that they...

Nigerian Prisons Service Now Nigerian Correctional Service

President Muhammadu Buhari, has signed a bill into law changing the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) to Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The bill also...

Eid-El-Kabir: NNPC chief, others paid courtesy visit to President Buhari 

Nigerian state oil corporation chief, Mele Kyari, including state governors of Lagos, Kebbi and Edo states on Tuesday paid a visit to President...

Bowing to pressure: Gov. Sanwo-Olu sends supplementary commissioners’ list to lawmakers

Following protest by stakeholders and senior party members over the 25 commissioner-nominees sent to the House of Assembly early July, Lagos State governor,...