How FG will spend N915bn loan in power sector-minister
By Olamilekan Alani Despite spending N1.5trillion on the country’s power sector in the last two years, the Federal Government yesterday said it is in the process of investing a fresh…
FG, Labour, agree on new minimum wage adjustment
By our correspondent The Federal Government and organised labour have finally reached an agreement on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers’ salaries for the payment of the…
FG Considers Excise Duty On Soft Drinks
The Federal Government is considering introducing excise duties on carbonated drinks, according to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed. Ahmed gave the indication in an…
FG, States, LGAs share N693.529bn for September
By our corespondent The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Thursday in Abuja, shared a total of N693.529 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of September,…
Buhari Orders Forensic Audit Of NDDC Activities From 2001-2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2001 to 2019. The decision which was made based on persistent…
Afghan army kill 12 Taliban militants, destroy hideout in Logar province
By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report Afghanistan security forces have killed at least 12 militants in a tunnel used by the insurgents as a hideout to target security forces in…
Nigeria Has 65 Million Illiterates, 10 Million Out Of School Children ― Report
By Isa Ibrahim The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education (NMAC) says there are 65 million Nigerians that can neither read or write in any form with…
Anambra State Assembly Inaugurates Committee On Onitsha Tanker Fire
A committee has been set up by the Anambra State House of Assembly to look into the Onitsha fire incident which occurred on Thursday resulting to the death of a…
Senate Spokesman Reacts, Says He Knows Nothing About ‘Job Deal’
A mild drama broke in the Senate on Thursday when its spokesman, Sen. Adedayo Clement Adeyeye, asked a journalist to gist him about the job racketeering allegations rocking the upper…
Court sentences FBI suspect, Oyediran to one year jail term
By Bimbo Ogunnaike The Kwara State High court sitting in Ilorin presided over by Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar on Thursday sentenced Joseph Oyediran, one of the suspects indicted by the Federal…
