Abuja — The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Finance and Banking and Currency yesterday threatened to use the constitutional…
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Nigeria: Keyamo Writes National Assembly On Recruitment Modalities for 774,000 Jobs
Abuja — Ahead of his second appearance for another interactive meeting with legislators scheduled for today, the Minister of State…
Read MoreNigeria: Harmonise Wages of Public Servants
Abdulrahman A. Yakubu argues the need to correct the huge disparity between wages of regulatory agencies and other agencies of…
Read MoreNigeria: Malabu Scandal – Adoke Denies Italian Prosecutors’ Claims
A former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, has denied allegations by Italian prosecutors that he received N200 million…
Read MoreNigeria: 774,000 Jobs – Lawan Speaks On Controversial Recruitment
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has addressed the controversy surrounding the planned employment of 774,000 Nigerians by the federal government…
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Nigeria: ‘Suspended NSITF Executives Awarded N20 Million Each to Selves’
Indications, weekend emerged that the suspended Managing Director and three Executive Directors of Nigeria Social Insurance Trustfund, NSITF, allegedly awarded…
Read MoreNigeria: House Investigates 24 Banks, 14 Oil Companies Over U.S.$30 Billion Revenue Leakages
The House of Representatives will today commence investigative hearing on 24 commercial and non-commercial banks as well as 14 international…
Read MoreNigeria: ‘We Must Do Things Differently to Turn COVID-19 to Opportunities in Oil Industry’
The Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu, in this interview speaks on the current volatility in the…
Read MoreNigeria: COVID-19 – 20 States Slash Budget By U.S.$10,2 Billion
Abuja, Damaturu, Abakalik, Makurdi, Ado-Ekiti, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jos, Owerri, Bauchi, Asaba — Many state governments across…
Read MoreNigerian Govt Sets N1 Trillion Stamp Duty Target
The Nigerian government is targeting about N1 trillion annually from stamp duty as it predicts collection to soon become second…
Read MoreNigeria: U.S.$1 Billion Fraud – EFCC Arraigns Malabu Oil, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, six other firms and an Abuja-based…
Read MoreNigeria: National Assembly, Keyamo Fight Over Employment of 774,000 Nigerians
Abuja — Caution was thrown to the winds yesterday as members of the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Employment, Labour…
Read MoreNigeria: ‘Electricity Tariff Hike Postponed to Mitigate Customers’ Hardship’
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have denied claims that they initiated the suspension of the electricity hike slated to begin July…
Read MoreNigeria Transparency Undermined By Late Budgets, NNPC’s ‘Opaque’ Records – U.S. Report
Despite making progress, some factors still undermine Nigeria’s fiscal transparency, says a report from the United States authorities. These factors…
Read MoreNigeria: Cyber Criminals – Confronting the Few Who Dent Many
In recent times, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported cases of Nigerians alleged to have…
Read MoreNigeria: Farouq and the N-Power Programme
Sadiya Farouq and her team have injected a new lease of life into the programme. If anyone ever thought that…
Read MoreNigeria: Dangers of Postdated Cheques for Loan Facilities
Last week, a client requested that I review an offer letter from a Financial Institution (not a Bank, but Other…
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Nigeria: Electricity – DisCos Agree to Suspend Tariff Increase, Give Condition – Official
Electricity distribution companies in Nigeria (DisCos) have agreed to suspend the planned increase in electricity tariff after a meeting with…
Read MoreNigeria: Avoiding Pitfalls From Concession of 10 Highways
The Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola, unveiled the federal government’s plans to place 10 highways on concession to non-public…
Read MoreNigeria: ‘Poor Law Enforcement Responsible for Building Collapse’
Lagos — Sir Oladipo Ajayi is the President of Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON). On this interview, he speaks…
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