The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday night met in Abuja to discuss matter arising from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) deadlock, minimum wage, among other issues. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the June monthly meeting of FAAC in Abuja ended in a deadlock. The FAACContinue Reading
The Administrative Panel of Enquiry, which probed the N6.2 billion scam at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) on Wednesday submitted its report to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. Mr Ishaya Awotu, the chairman of the panel said that there were irregular allowances totalling N5.7Continue Reading
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Wednesday sought public opinions on his performance in the transportation sector. Amaechi disclosed this in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Mr Israel Ibeleme in Abuja. The Minister, however, appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari and the general public for the opportunity given himContinue Reading
A nursing mother and 154 out of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup arrived the country on Friday night. The stranded football fans including a nursing mother in her mid thirties came through Ethiopian Airline flight number ET-ALP that arrived Nnamdi Azikwe InternationalContinue Reading
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says his directive to Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is rectify issues impeding electricity supply in the country, but not to demonise DisCos. Fashola offered the clarification while reacting to an assertion by Mr Sunny Oduntan, the Executive Director, ResearchContinue Reading
The Federal Government says it will soon adopt National Policy on the Protection of Civilians in Conflict Situations, to strengthen and entrench its constitutional practice on civilians protection. The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington, US, while addressing a High-Level Roundtable organised by theContinue Reading
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Sen. Abu Ibrahim, says the fear of indiscriminate arrest and detention by state governors may kill passage of the State and Community Police Bill. Ibrahim, who made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the bill which had passed firstContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The Integrity Group (TIG) on Monday said that vote-buying was not only a criminal offence but the biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy. The founder of the group, Livingstone Wechie, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that such act contravened sections 124 and 130Continue Reading
By Oladapo Udom Lagos, July 23, 2018 (NAN) Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu, an Associate Professor of French Language, University of Lagos (UNILAG), has said that beautifying cultural sites will attract more tourists to such sites and improve foreign exchange earnings for the country. Igbeneghu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
