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The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has decried the poor state of prisons in the country, saying such facilities in a 21st Century must have a human face. Ezeokafor wondered why most prisons were located in areas that had no room for expansion. The bishop contended that if prisons were meant to reform inmates, both workers …

Nigeria’s quest for increased crude oil production and reserves is on the verge of being achieved with the commencement of oil exploration in offshore Lagos, at the Aje field located in Oil Mining Lease 113. Though the actual quantity of current production was not stated, it is expected that production from the well would contribute to Nigeria’s attainment of four …

ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday signed the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law. The President signed the delayed 2016 budget at the Presidential Villa with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara and Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun among others as witnesses. The record 6.06 trillion budget is expected …

The Federal Government has ruled out the possibility of full implementation of the 2016 Appropriation Act signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, stated this while briefing journalists shortly after Buhari signed the budget at the President Villa, Abuja. Udoma was joined at the briefing by the Minister …

The National Open University of Nigeria has granted a 100 per cent waiver to prison inmates who wish to improve their education across the country. The decision was in keeping with the institution’s mandate of making education accessible to the less privileged in the society. As part of efforts to strengthen international collaborations, the institution has also introduced the concept …

Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday, denied media reports that he surreptitiously and clandestinely leaked a letter written by former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor and now Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammad II, to then President Goodluck Jonathan on the non-remittance of $49.8 billion from oil sale to the Federation Account. Amaechi, in a statement by his media …

ABUJA—Finally, the corrected version of the 2016 budget was, yesterday, handed over to the Presidency through the Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters Senate (Senator), Ita Enang. The final conclusion and onward transmission of the corrected version of the budget, which had suffered delay, was disclosed by the Deputy Chairman of House Committee on Media and Public …

Benin City – By Ola Airenakho As part of the mourning process in honor of late Oba Erediauwa of Great Benin Kingdom, the Iyase of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe has given some directives, compelling, among others all male citizens of Benin Kingdom to clean shave the hair on their heads. The directives are in line with the customs and traditions …

The final copy of the 2016 budget was at press time being previewed by the leadership of the Appropriation Committees of the National Assembly and a number of ministers designated to undertake the exercise by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sources close to the process told the Nigerian Tribune that the meeting, meant to review the final copy of the budget, kicked-off …

Ted Cruz bowed out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday following a crushing loss to Donald Trump in Indiana, clearing the path for the real estate mogul to clinch the GOP nomination. It was a remarkable turn of events in a presidential primary race that seemed destined — just weeks ago — to end in a contested convention this summer. …