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—Accuses CDs of illegal recruitment The Federal Government may unleash the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and other related offences, ICPC, to go after some medical doctors who were not qualified to collect medical training allowance meant for House Officers on residency training programme in 2020 to the tune of N540 million. Recall …

Workers at the government-owned refineries were paid a total of N69.07bn last year, even as the plants generated zero revenue as they did not process a single barrel of crude oil. The refineries suffered a combined loss of N108.29bn in 2020, compared to N162.22bn in the previous year, according to data collated from their audited financial statements released by the …

Officials of the Federal Government, led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo joined Clergymen at the dedication of new church buildings in Abuja today where intercessions were held for God to grant Nigeria victory over the sponsors and perpetrators of violence in the country. The buildimgs were opened by both All Saints Anglican Church Wuse Zone 5, and the Redeemed Christian …

— Says Northern states more favoured than southern states —Southern Senators on same page with our governors on Anti-Open Grazing The senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Nicholas Tofowomo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of double standard in the distribution of proceeds of tax among states in the country. Tofowomo pointedly accused the present administration of favouring the northern …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has ordered a disciplinary action against a judge of the Upper Area Court in Abuja who recently issued a direct criminal summons against, Charles Soludo, PREMIUM TIMES learnt on Sunday. Mr Soludo, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the forthcoming election in Anambra State, is a former …

• Nigeria Failing Because Legal Profession Has Failed – Lawyers• Conflicting Court Orders Threat To Democracy, Reflects Dependent Judiciary – A2J• Forum-shopping For Ex parte Orders Is Judicial Rascality – Azinge• ‘Erring Judges Not Chief Judges Must Face Inquiry, Punishment’ Time was when the judiciary commanded the respect of all and sundry in the Nigerian society, and its pronouncements were …

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo at the meeting with southeast Leaders has been quoted out of context. Buhari was quoted as saying that “I’ll be careful with your future invitations” at end of his speech at the occasion. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, identified those he …

Barring any last-minute change, the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has vowed to go ahead with the one million march in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States. NINAS is the umbrella body of leading regional self-determination groups in the South and Middle Belt of Nigeria. In NINAS, a renowned historian, Professor Banji Akintoye is representing …

The proposed administration of the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the states is an idea whose time has come. This is the verdict of some experts on the quest by Lagos and Rivers state governments to administer the VAT. Speaking in separate interviews with The Nation, the experts are of the view that the administration of the VAT by the states …

*‘Corpse found by a search party‘ Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State has appealed for calm over the killing of a Pastor in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state and urged security agencies to apprehend the killers. Security agencies have reported to the State Government the killing of Reverend Silas Yakubu Ali, Pastor of ECWA Church, Kibori-Asha …