Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu whose confirmation was again rejected by the Senate on Wednesday has said that neither the Senate rejection nor report from the Department of State Security (DSS) can stop him from continuing the fight against corruption until his last day in office.. Magu also said he was doubted the …
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The Senate has compelled the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) to appear before the upper legislative body tomorrow Thursday 16th March. This is coming just as the Customs boss stated in a letter he wrote to the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, that the controversial policy on car import tariff policy has …
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The Senate has again, Wednesday, rejected Ibrahim Magu as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s boss. This is the second time the Senate is rejecting Magu as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency. At the Senate’s plenary today, majority of the Senators rejected the confirmation of Magu as the EFCC boss through popular vote. However, Senator Ali Ndume in …
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The House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to strengthen the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to fight corruption by proposing fresh amendments to the EFCC Act, 2004. Among others, lawmakers want to insulate the anti-graft agency from the influence of the Presidency, enhance its financial autonomy, prescribe tougher penalties for stealing public money and create a special court for speedy …
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Donald Trump will on Wednesday begin the process of rolling back carbon pollution standards for vehicles at a meeting with automakers in Detroit, Michigan. Trump is set to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to review fuel efficiency standards that were a key plank of Barack Obama’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The move is a victory for carmakers who …
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Donald Trump’s leaked tax return reveals that the businessman had to pay tens of millions of dollars in a single year because of a tax rule that he has specifically promised to abolish as president. A two-page section of Trump’s tax return for 2005, which was published by MSNBC late on Tuesday, revealed that the president paid $38m in federal …
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By Alltimepost.com Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has inaugurated a committee to work out modalities for the implementation of the federal government Social Investment Program in the state. The committee, which will be chaired by the governor, has his Deputy, Hon Philip Shaibu as Vice Chairman, while his Chief of Staff, Mr. Taiwo Akerele will head other sub-committees. The …
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By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that a female law graduate at the Internally Displayed Persons (IDP) camp in the state would be considered for employment. Obaseki stated this while receiving members of the Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria at The Government House in Benin on Monday. The governor, …
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By Cotton Puryear – Virginia National Guard SANDSTON, Va., March 14, 2017 — The Virginia National Guardas nearly 200 personnel staged and ready for duty today at key locations across Northern Virginia to assist with the state’s multi-agency response to possible heavy snow. And, nearly 1,700 National Guardsmen are deployed in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, according to the …
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By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his Delta State counterpart, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa have said that the Late Dr Samuel Ogbemudia would be remembered for his numerous contributions to the development of defunct Bendel state. This was as the governors, receiving the remains of late Ogbemudia, a two-time governor of old Bendel State …
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