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•Culprits already being identified•Negotiations for the refund to the national treasury ongoing•Political interference may compromise efforts It may never be known whether the man, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would have gone ahead to contest in the 2023 presidential election if he had an idea of what had gone down under the eight-year rule of Muhammadu Buhari. It may also never be …

• N107tr Loan Yields Least Impact• CSOs Issue Wake-up Call Implementation of no fewer than 270 laws enacted by the National Assembly to remedy major ailments in the nation’s economy since 1999 have suffered frustration and sabotage due to failure by the lawmakers to strictly carry out their parliamentary oversight or supervision functions . Ironically, the National Assembly has hosted …

The Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage has called for the participation of stakeholders in proposing and implementing a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Ekpo Nta, said in a statement on Friday that the committee would hold a public hearing on March 7. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

An explosion at the home of Abubakar Musa, a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has killed three persons. The victims, a welder and his two apprentices were working on a leaking diesel container at the residence in Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja, when the tragic incident occurred on Thursday. The welder, who was identified as Salihu Abubakar and …

Ahead September governorship election in Edo state, the Independent National Electoral Commission has informed political parties that it will open its portals for the parties to upload the Personal Particulars (Form EC9) and Names/List of Nominated candidates (Form EC9B) of their candidates. A statement signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,  further disclosed that “Access  Code to …

The outcome of last Saturday’s meeting was palpable for all who sat in the presidential banquet hall waiting for ECOWAS heads of state to commence their extraordinary session. The opening speech read by Nigeria’s president and ECOWAS chairperson Bola Tinubu indicated that sanctions would be lifted on affected member states. “This is why we must re-examine our current approach to the quest …

The inmates began protesting as soon as they were informed of a reduction in food size. The protest over rising hunger in Nigeria took a different dimension on Friday as inmates staged a protest over a plan to reduce their food ration at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Jos, Plateau State capital. The inmates began protesting as soon as they …

By Eben Enasco  Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and detention of five suspected cultists who allegedly engaged in street fighting in Benin City, the Edo State capital during the week. The command gave the names of those arrested as Emeka Eke, Chizoba Okolie, Samson Ochonobor, Friday Agbebayo, and Julius Eguasa. According to the police, the five suspects …

Northern Cameroon has for decades been a hub for ammunition, small arms and light weapons trafficking in the Sahel. The problem has fuelled regional insecurity since 1980. In response, states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission created the Multinational Joint Task Force in 1994. However, arms trafficking has worsened since Boko Haram’s emergence and expansion into Cameroon in 2013. In …

Workers and the Federal Government sharply disagreed, yesterday, over how the implementation of the Steve Oronsaye report will affect jobs in the country. While the Federal Government allayed fears of job losses in the implementation of the report, which seeks to rationalise government agencies and parastatals, workers warned that there will be massive job losses. However, the government’s move got …