EFCC arrests two Chinese for offering N100m bribe to its officer
The anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) said its Sokoto zonal office has arrested two Chinese national; Meng Wei Kun and Xu Koi for offering a sum…
Reps wades into the Almajirai saga, order governors to halt deportations
The House of Representatives has called on northern states governors to immediately halt the evacuation of the Almajirai from their respective states. Adopting a motion sponsored by Dr. Aishatu Jibril…
Lawan halts proceedings over breach of social distancing by Senators
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, temporarily halted proceedings of the Senate on Tuesday to rebuke Senators who had been breaching the social distancing guidelines prescribed by the Nigerian Center for Disease…
House Reps spokesman’s office inside NASS burgled
The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Kalu, has raised the alarm of insecurity within the National Assembly complex, saying that the offices of members are no longer…
FG races to find homegrown cure as Covid-19 cases reach 4787, 158 deaths
The Federal government has said that it is in a hurry to obtain a homegrown cure for the coronavirus disease just like other countries of the world and assured indigenous…
Akinwumi Adesina: Best Man for the AfDB By Reuben Abati
The Board of Governors and the Ethics Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have given Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank’s President, a clean bill of health in a report…
FG, states, councils share N2 trillion in three months
No fewer than N1.95 trillion was shared by the federal, state and local governments from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the first quarter of this year. A quarterly…
Cross River, Bayelsa deport intercepted almajirai back to their home states
Cross River State Governor Benedict Ayade has sent another set of 120 almajirai, who were trying to enter the state, back to their home states. Security men at the Gakem-Benue…
Northern governors deporting almajirai to cut Covid-19 expenses – Arewa
There are indications that Northern states deliberately embarked on the deportation of almajirai to cut down on anticipated Covid-19 expenses. Governors of the region last month agreed to send the…
Buhari orders Madagascar’s herbal cure as Covid-19 cases rise to 4,641
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, to procure the much touted Madagascar’s herbal cure for Covid-19 and doses of the herbal mixture are on…