Employment, Not My Administion Priority For Now – Otti

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said that it was not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people into the state’s civil service. The governor made the disclosure during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in

It Is A Shame Nigeria Spent N7.8 Trillion On Food Importing – Otti

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has made a case for the establishment of agricultural ventures across Nigeria as a panacea to food insecurity. While underscoring the need for all to embrace agriculture for sufficiency, Otti highlighted that a whooping  N7.8 trillion was

Emefiele’s Trial: I Was Forced To Give $600,000 Bribe For Contract Payment, Says W itness

Aprosecution witness in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele yesterday told the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja that he was forced to part with $600,000 (N216 million at the time) before being paid for a contract he

Electricity Tariff Hike: Labour/TUC Protest, Issues 7-Day Ultimatum

The organized labour, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have written a protest letter to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. The union, through the letter, jointly signed by the NLC president, Comrade Joe

Reps To Investigate Procurement Process Of Lagos/Calabar Coastal Highway

The House of Representatives on Thursday, May 9, resolved to investigate the procurement and award process of the multi-billion Lagos to Calabar coastal highway. In a resolution following a motion of urgent public importance by Hon. Austin Achado (APC, Benue), the House also

Rivers: Watch your back – Obono-Obla warns Fubara

An All Progressives Congress, APC, stalwart and former presidential aide, Okoi Obono-Obla, has stated that the acting chairman of the party in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, lacks the powers to ask the 27 APC lawmakers in the state House of Assembly to impeach

Hire Mercenaries Now To Address Insecurity, Rep Tells FG

A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Ahmed Jaha, has called on the Federal Government to recruit military mercenaries to address the security issues in the country. Jaha suggested that the government recall the mercenaries used during former President Goodluck

Northern Elders Kick Against CBN’s Cybersecurity Levy

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has strongly condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent decision to impose a cybersecurity levy on bank customers. In a statement released by the NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the forum expressed its dissatisfaction with

JUST IN: Journalists Protest Over Arrest, Abduction Of Colleague

Journalists and a group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have demanded release of Daniel Ojukwu, the FIJ reporter, who has been in police custody since May 1.  It was learnt that Ojukwu is being detained for a purported violation of the 2015 Cybercrime

Fear Grips Anambra Monarchs As Court Hears suit May 22

The Federal High Court, Awka Division, has slated May 22, 2024, to hear the suit filed by activist and politician, Dr Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo, challenging the prolonged undemocratic constitution of local government administration in Anambra State. In suit no FHC/AWK/CS/90/2024, which he instituted through