Data from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has shown that the three tiers of government- the Federal, States and Local governments shared a total sum of N10.143 trillion from the Federation Account as statutory revenue allocations in 2023. The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, who...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the rejig of leadership appointment for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Brigadier-General Lawal Ja'afar Isa (Rtd) is now to serve as the Chairman of the Board of the Commission, while Dr. Idris Muhammad Sani is to serve as the Executive Secretary/CEO. TheFact...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has suspended two members of a third-party support team after investigating allegations of fraudulent activities in a cash distribution project in Bama, North East Nigeria. The statement from the IOM was released on Monday, and published by security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola...
The President Bola Tinubu has vowed to punish those involved in the killing of the 16 army officers during a rescue mission in Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Tinubu who made the vow on Sunday said, "the cowardly offenders responsible for this heinous crime...
Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 General Election and the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore have condemned the killing of Police and Army Officers on duties in Delta State. The duo who expressed their condemnation over...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has expressed sadness over the passing of vetran sport journalist, Albert Akota, describing his demise as a great loss to the union and journalism profession. Until his death, Akota was the Chairman of Peoples Daily Chapel of NUJ FCT Council. In a statement...
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned the duo of Ahmadu Haruna and Kabir Iliyasu for operating bureau-de-change, (BDC), businesses without an appropriate license. They were arraigned on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 before Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court, Damaturu. A statement...
The Kogi State government has called out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over what it described as a “witch hunt” of the immediate past governor, Yahaya Bello. A statement by the Commissioner for Information in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, on Friday, claimed that the witch-hunt was orchestrated by...
Brigadier-General Lawal Ja'afar Isa (Rtd) has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Tinubu's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale who announced the appointment in a statement on Friday, March 15, 2024, disclosed that...
President Tinubu has said his government has drawn up a blueprint for large-scale livestock farming which will be activated soon. The President stated this while addressing the State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday in Abuja. He said, “we are bringing mechanized farming to the fore. Yesterday's crisis...