Vacate Akwa Ibom Assembly, Senate orders police

The Senate has asked the police to immediately vacate the Akwa Ibom state house of assembly and not prevent legislators from gaining access to the assembly.  Senate President, Bukola Saraki who was reacting to reports of the continued sealing of the National Assembly

How Senate honoured dead Nigerian soldiers

In honour of the 44 soldiers who lost their lives while fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the North East, the Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary thereby cutting short its sitting for the period. Senator Bala Na’allah revealed on the floor of the senate

Visa on arrival paying off in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Visa on Arrival (VOA) policy has increased the influx of tourists as well as facilitated ease of doing business in the country. Mr Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (CGIS), said on Thursday: “The VOA Policy has boosted influx

Magu , urges Justice Nyako to hands off EFCC’s

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has written to the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen, requesting that all EFCC court cases being handled by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court

ICT sector attracted $40B FDI in 2018 — Shittu

Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, has revealed that Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector has attracted increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from $32B in 2015 to $40B in 2018. He made this known during the official Session of the 6th Regular Meeting of

INEC denies reports of new PVC registration

Independent Electoral Commission Wednesday denied the reports that the commission will begin the registration of permanent voters card again ahead of the February election. The electoral body disclosed this in a tweet. “Information reaching the Commission that some persons have been circulating messages

Alleged N49m Fraud: EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Engineer Ibrahim Babbaji, Coordinating Director, Guara Water Management Authority and four others over a fraud of N48 million. They were arraigned before Justice Aliyu Yusuf of FCT High Court 25 Maitama. Others arraigned

Nigerian Infrastructure Development Awards

Honourable Minister of Works, Power and Housing Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN; his Transportation counterpart, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi; Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Senator Olabiyi Durojaye; and Chief John Edozien, former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Planning and one-time

Police bars lawmakers from using Anambra complex

Eighteen lawmakers of the Anambra State House of Assembly led by the factional Speaker, Hon. Ikem Uzoezie were on Thursday barred from gaining access into the assembly complex to hold plenary session. Recall that the assembly complex was sealed off by police, following

Imo N- PDP Emerges (UPDATED)

There is a major rift in Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as ” New Imo PDP” has  emerged. Chairman of n PDP, Imo State, Fabian Ihekweme at a press conference in Owerri said the PDP in the State has