IG Begins Move To Check Human Rights Abuses In SARS
Troubled by the human rights abuses for which the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) — one of the 14 units of the Nigeria Police Force — has become known across Nigeria,…
Nigeria To Start Producing Military Hardware, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria could no longer depend on foreign countries for all its military needs. He therefore asked that the Federal Ministry of Defence should plan…
EFCC Probe: Civil Society Accuses Osinbajo, APC Governors Of Shielding Aregbesola
The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEO) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, over his alleged interference in the salary…
$2.1m seized cash: Ex-NHIS boss appears in EFCC
…insists ‘I am not on the run’ Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Olufemi Thomas has voluntarily submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
I need prayers, not congratulatory messages – NNPC (Gmd)
The new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has asked his friends and well-wishers to stop congratulating him in media adverts. Kachikwu…
Bayelsa Guber Election: Patience Jonathan backs Sylva
As Bayelsans prepare to elect a new governor on December 5 this year, there are indications that the wife of the former president, Dame Patience Jonathan is backing the governorship…
Polio: Now we’ve won the battle, the war is ours to win
On July 25, Nigeria celebrated a milestone in our country’s health sector: an entire year without any reported case of polio. The World Health Organisation defines poliomyelitis (polio) as a…
Probe Tinubu, Amaechi, PDP Tells EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to probe the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and former governor…
Kaduna State Adopts Treasury Single Account
…Asks Banks To Close Government Accounts The Kaduna State Government on Thursday announced its decision to commence implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) framework by 1st September 2015. The…
CBN bans Foreign Currency Cash Deposits
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned the deposit of foreign currency in all banks in Nigeria. The ban was ordered on Wednesday, and becomes effective with immediate effect.…