JUST IN: Five LASTMA Officials Sacked Over Corruption
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has terminated the appointment of five of its personnel over allegations bordering on corruption. It said two others who also appeared before a disciplinary panel were repremanded for not being at their duty…
I Have No Plan To Dump APC, says Benue Governor
Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, on Sunday described as “false” the insinuations that he was planning to dump the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party. He said he had special love for the APC and…
Works Ministry Inherited N1.5trn Debt From Buhari’s Govt – Umahi
The Ministry Works says a committee has been constituted to look into the N1.5tr debt the federal government is owing contractors. In a statement Sunday, the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, said the six committees, one per each geopolitical…
CBN insists there’s sufficient stock of naira notes
Amidst complaints by some Nigerians about the scarcity of naira notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says there is an adequate supply of the currency. This follows complaints by some bank customers about the scarcity of naira notes at…
I am not in competition with Obaseki, says Shuaib
The deputy governor of Edo state, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has stated that he is not in competition with Governor Godwin Obaseki on the payment of the hospital bill of the attacked players and officials of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL)…
Razed Kogi Assembly Complex Renovated, Plenary Resumes Monday – Speaker
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Yusuf, on Sunday affirmed that members of the Assembly would on Monday resume plenary at their renovated complex in Lokoja, the state capital. He said the complex, razed on…
Government officials took N6bn from NECO and have not accounted for it – Ex-Chairman
A former Chairman of the National Examination Council Board, Prof Abubakar Mohammed, has accused government officials of taking N6 billion that belongs to the examination body and not accounting for it. Mohammed made this accusation on Saturday at the NECO…
JUST IN: Many kidnapped as Bandits Invade Kaduna Community Over Failure To Pay Levies
Again rampaging bandits have invaded another Kaduna Community, Kidandan in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where yet to be ascertained number of persons were feared killed resulting in residents fleeing in large numbers to neighbouring villages for safety….
Australia to unveil new policy to cut immigration, visa issuance for international students next week
Australian authorities have announced plans to introduce a new policy to cut immigration and visa issuance for international students next week Monday. “What we know is that we need to have a migration system that enables Australia to get the…
US customs seize undeclared $68k cash from Nigeria-bound family
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, on Thursday, seized $68,000 from a Nigeria-bound family who lied about the value of cash in their possession. The confiscation was made at the Washington Dulles International Airport when the officers…