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Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Friday dared members of the National Assembly to disclose their budgetary allocation, salaries and allowances to Nigerians. This, the governor argued, was the least they could do to bring about transparency and address the secrecy and negative image their earnings had generated over the years. Speaking at the closing ceremony of National Assembly …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the appointments of Wale Babalakin, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and AVM Muktar Mohammed as chairmen, governing councils of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Bayero University Kano (BUK) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State. The President also approved the reconstitution of the boards of 19 agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education for four …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has hinted that it will deploy to technology in coming elections in Nigeria, with the amendment of the amendment of the Electoral Act 2010. The Senate had on Thursday passed the amendment of the Act, in which it approved electronic voting and moved to legalised the existing electronic voter accreditation system. The National Chairman of …

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ll, on Wednesday, said the North-West and the North-East remained the poorest parts of the world. Sanusi, made this statement at the Kaduna State Economic Summit in Kaduna, the state capital. The monarch, who spoke on the theme ‘Promoting investments in the midst of economic challenges’, said the North, as a region, constituted the …

Gambians head to the polls on Thursday for the first time since the departure of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, with multiple parties poised to enter parliament after 22 years of effective one-party rule. Several opposition parties united to form a coalition in December to oust Jammeh from power and deliver flagbearer Adama Barrow to victory as the new president. But …

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has raised alarm over the increasing debt in the country. He stated that among other producing countries in Africa, Nigeria has been on a borrowing bench, “Borrowing domestically to fund current expenditure”. He added that the growth of Nigeria was driven largely by rising commodity prices and debt, adding that the module has …

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to unfrozen the account of former first lady Patience Goodluck Jonathan. The account contains $5.9 million. Recall that a Federal high court sitting in Lagos had in December last year ordered the freezing of multiple accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday renewed his administration’s commitment to delivering on the electoral promises of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the launch of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). He said the rolling plan (2017 – 2020), which was unveiled at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, will not only take Nigeria out of recession …

The Muhammadu Buhari administration has released N54 billion to clear part of the backlog of accrued pension rights for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Mr Salisu Danbatta said on Wednesday that N41.5 billion has already been released to the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). The amount released was for onward payment to those …

Strong indications emerged yesterday that the face- off between the Senate and the Presidency may not be over soon, in spite of the meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday. Also yesterday, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay, asked the Senate to …