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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 re-arraigned Mohammed Ahmed Katun, a former Assistant Director, Pension Account, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, OHCSF, on a 12-count amended charge bordering on diversion of pension funds to the tune of N81.4million before Justice …

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Chief of Training and Operations of the Army, Major General Yushau Mahmood Abubakar in a road accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road Tuesday. He was the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole before his recent deployment to Army Headquarters, Abuja. The road accident also involved …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 8, 2016 presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, erstwhile governor of Jigawa State, who is being prosecuted by the Commission on a 27-count charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering before …

Kia’s gritty and unwavering commitment in the production of made-in-Nigeria cars has continuously been at the fore of the management of Kia Motors Nigeria. The ultra-high-tech and state of the art plant in Lagos has produced over 4500 units of cars since its launch in the first half of 2015. …

President Muhammadu Buhari received South African President, Mr. Jacob Zuma, at Nigeria’s seat of power, the State House in Abuja. The visiting South African President addressed the National Assembly in company of President Buhari, the two addressed the media and made major pronouncements. President Buhari later hosted his South African …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Monday received President Jacob Zuma of South Africa during the South African leader’s arrival for a state visit at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Here are some pictures of the reception

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, ON THE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, MR. JACOB ZUMA TO ADDRESS A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON TUESDAY 8TH FEBRUARY, 2016. Protocol, 1. On …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin IT was a rowdy session Tuesday at the Edo State House of Assembly, when the lawmakers refused to commence proceedings over what they described as alleged failure by the state government to pay some money owed to the lawmakers. The drama started when Speaker Victor Edoror was …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday explained the rationale behind his decision to transform the National Museum in Onikan, Lagos to a world-class edifice, saying the development would go a long way in creating jobs for the lower strata of the society and in turn boost the Gross …

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Boboye Oyeyemi has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari, members of the Federal Executive Council and the immediate family of Barrister James Eneojo Ocholi on the death of the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity who lost his life in …

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has been recognised for the outstanding impact of its $12million pan-Nigeria University Support Programme (USP,) with the 2016 Excellence Award by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Excellence Award is given to companies whose Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects impact society without direct benefit …

fasholaThe Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) have jointly resolved to enforce the mandatory 60-day order to electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to either meter or stop billing consumers under the Credited Advance Payment for Metering Implementation (CAPMI) scheme. NERC had, in its recent directive to …

Labour group, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has frowned at the planned unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation into 30 companies as announced by Federal government, saying the move was ‘without due process.’ According to the union in a statement, Sunday, the move was …

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has obtained the Food Safety Systems (FSSC 22000) Certification). The certification which is fully recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) comes on the heels of other standards already obtained by the refinery such as the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 and ISO OHSAS 18001:2007. According …

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said, Sunday, that it has paid N85.96 billion into the Federation Account for January 2016. This is contained in its Monthly Operations and Financial Report for January, released in Abuja. The corporation said it made the payment in spite of recording a loss of N3.55 …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it found $1million in cash inside a mansion belonging to a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd). The cash is believed by investigators to be part of the diverted arms procurement funds. Badeh’s on 10 charges of diverting …

Member representing Mbo State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mr. Samuel Ufuo, told reporters in Uyo, the state capital, Sunday that the government of Cameroun has officially annexed 16 mangrove island villages of Effiat clan in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. Ufuo also disclosed …

Troops have intensified efforts aimed at clearing remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in some hideouts in the North Eastern part of the country. In line with this on Saturday, soldiers of 121 Task Force Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade carried out a clearance operations at Dure district. A statement by …

Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, Sunday, confirmed the killing five terrorists as well as the capture of one Musa Abdulahi, after raiding Boko Haram’s hideouts in different parts of Borno State. Col. Usman, said the Doksa, in Biu Local Government Area operation in which two terrorists were …

Kia Motors Corporation announced Monday its February 2016 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 214,219 units sold. This figure represents 2.6% year-on-year growth compared to the same month of 2015. In …

The Enugu State Government has said that its massive construction of roads is intended to link communities and local government areas for rapid development of the state. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi made the assertion during the unscheduled inspection of some of the link road projects embarked upon by his administration particularly …

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has unveiled a newpackage dubbed ‘Welcome to Airtel’which offers 5 times value on every recharge to new, prepaid customers on the network. Thenew value offering, the first of its kind in the nation’s telco industry, is designed to empower telecoms consumers to connect to …

Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi (SAN), his wife and son have been confirmed dead.. Ocholi, who was national deputy legal adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the members of his family died in a road accident along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday. Spokesman of …

Senator Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared winner of Abia North re-run election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. He defeated former governor of the state and candidate of the Progressives Peoples Alliance, PPA, Orji Uzor Kalu, Dr. David Onuoha-Bourdex of the All Progressives …

Nigerians voted for change and to attain that change there is a need to do things differently, in the recognition that doing what we have always done will only result in more of the same. That change has started with the vital offensive against corruption, which has had a huge …