Lagos Plans Competency Test for Teachers
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced plans to begin an assessment of teachers in all the state government-owned primary and secondary schools. The competency test is to assess the…
Emefiele Confirmed as New CBN Governor
Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has been approved by the Senate as the new Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), as nominated by President…
Reps Summon AGF, CBN, Budget Office over ‘Missing’ N59.6bn
The Federal House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Jonah Otunla, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Budget Office…
Suspicious Fire Guts CBN Lagos Office
The office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) located opposite the Stock Exchange office on Custom Street,Marina Lagos was on Tuesday gutted by fire, an incident that has triggered…
Senate to Screen Bulkachuwa, Emefiele on Wednesday
The screening and confirmation for the appointment of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa as President of the Court of Appeal, as well as that of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central…
N1.4bn Subsidy Scam: Court to Rule on Jurisdiction
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has adjourned to 4th June 2014 for ruling on whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the N1.4 billion…
Fire Razes PDP Secretariat in Ekiti
The internal squabble in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has taken a drastic turn with the setting of the state secretariat on fire by unknown men on…
I didn’t withhold $10bn from Federation Account -Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted reports in some domestic media quoting him as confirming in Amsterdam that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) wrongly withheld $10bn from the Federation Account.…
Allison-Madueke Has No Chartered Jet for Exclusive Use — NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday denied media reports that Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is also Chairperson of its Board of Directors, charters an…
Confab Delegates Divided by Presidential Voting Rule
Delegates at the ongoing national conference spent the major part of their deliberations on Monday arguing over the clause stipulating that all decisions of the delegates must be reached through…