FG, states, LGs share N400bn in December
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N400 billion which is N13.1 billion more than what the three tiers of government shared…
EFCC Arraigns Microfinance Bank MD for N316.9m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday January 20, 2017 arraigned one Fredrick Ogbueifun before Justice P.A. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Benin, Edo State on a…
Trump takes oath, promises to fight for American interest
Donald John Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking office on a day that has featured smaller crowds and more subdued ceremony than…
Danbatta to Deliver UNN’s 46th Convocation Lecture
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, will on Thursday January 26, 2017, join the league of eminent Nigerians who deliver the Convocation…
Deployment of troops to The Gambia, Saraki saves Buhari from the wrath of the Senate
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on Thursday saved President Muhammadu Buhari from being dragged into constitutional breach by some senators who argued that the President was in error by…
Fayose mocks Buhari over non-invitation to Trump’s inauguration, says President no longer relevant internationally
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has described the non-extension of invitation to President Muhammadu Buhari to attend United States of America President-elect, Donald Trump’s inauguration as a clear signal…
Rann accidental bombing: PDP demands independent probe, says APC Govt can’t be trusted
The Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of Peoples Democracy Party (PDP), has called for independent investigation into the accidental bombing of Rann IDPs Camp in Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State,…
Police raid Premium Times office, arrest publisher, reporter
The Nigeria police have raided PREMIUM TIMES head office in Abuja, and arrested the newspaper’s publisher. The publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, was arrested alongside the paper’s judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu. Plain-clothed…
EFCC, SEC Declare War on MMM, Fraudulent Capital Market Operators, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, have vowed to clamp down on fraudulent operators in the Nigerian capital market. Ibrahim Magu, Acting…
El-Rufai Donates Land to Methodist Church, Urges Church Not to Relocate
Governor Nasir Elrufai of Kaduna State has promised to provide additional land for building of Methodists church in Kafanchan, Southern Kaduna The governor who made the promise when he received…
