Former Chief Justice of Nigeria and chairman of the conference, retired Justice Idris Kutigi The Federal Government has rebuffed request by some of the delegates to the ongoing national conference that their personal aides be paid by the government. Each of the delegates are to receive N12m for the three months exercise. The allowance […]
Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has said 520,000 applicants participated in the Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment exercise across the country. The minister, however, said only 4,556 would be recruited at the end of the exercise, based on the available space. He said this in Jos, Plateau State capital on Saturday, while monitoring the exercise. […]
The Presidency and the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday denied a report by an online news portal, Saharareporter, that the new Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau, had resigned his appointment. The online journal had reported that Gusau was miffed by what a Presidency source described as “insurbordination” by some military chiefs on his person […]
Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday paid N41billion to 27 oil marketers whose claims had been verified for fuel subsidy reimbursements. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Paul Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-iweala, in Abuja. The marketers are A-Z Petroleum Product, ACORN […]
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Contrary to denials by the Presidency, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, said on Tuesday that the privatisation of the nation’s refineries remained the best way to tackle the problems in the petroleum sector. Alison-Madueke stated this when she appeared before the Joint Senate Committee […]
Some captured Boko Haram suspects (sitting) and one of the vehicles seized from them by soldiers … on Monday. | credits: MOD The Special Forces involved in the ongoing campaign against the Boko Haram insurgents have recorded what security sources have described as one the greatest breakthroughs in the campaign against terrorists in the North-East. […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde | credits: File copy A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of seven persons accused of complicity in the over N20bn police pension fraud, Mustapha Gadanya, has narrated to Justice Hussein Baba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court how 400 cheques were cashed […]
Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen, Kenneth Minimah, has relocated to the North-East to personally supervise the war against Boko Haram insurgents in the zone. Our correspondents gathered that the decision of the COAS to join his colleagues in the other services in the zone was […]
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) Former military Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Saturday gave reasons for accepting the centenary award. He said he received the award from President Goodluck Jonathan at Nigeria’s centenary anniversary because of its significance. Buhari, however, did not state whether or not a past […]
Few hours after resumption of work by the new Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau (rtd), there are strong signals that discreet moves are on to conscript what a top security source called “dark forces within Western intelligence agencies” to tame insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria. Citing top intelligence briefings, the source hinted that the Boko […]
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