The judicial commission of inquiry on public properties and assets established by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State to probe the previous administration led by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has scheduled its inaugural session for today.The commission's secretary, Salisu Mustapha, said this in a letter addressed to the director-general
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to order the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to account for the alleged missing $2.04 billion and N164 billion oil revenues.In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/549/2024, which is yet to be assigned to a judge, SERAP
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President Bola Tinubu has secured an investment of $600 million from Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigerian ports.Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk, Mr. Robert Maersk Uggla, disclosed the decision during a meeting with President Tinubu on the
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Agency ReportsPrince Harry will return to Britain to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games in May before joining his wife Meghan on a visit to Nigeria, his spokesperson said on Sunday.Harry, the youngest son of King Charles, lives in the US with Meghan and their two children after
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National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said Nido, a follow-up milk formula brand intended for use for infants aged one and above, produced by Nestle, the world’s largest consumer goods company, is not in the Nigerian market.Reports being circulated widely on social media had claimed
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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the closure of Landmark Beach, Lagos starting from Sunday.Umahi disclosed this on Saturday, during a press briefing held at Landmark Beach.He said, “We want to start the demolition from this point, I continue to say that none of the infrastructure is affected,
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-Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaIn a country facing myriad challenges with limited resources, the recent announcement by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) regarding the launch of a new national identity card with payment functionality raises serious concerns about the allocation of public funds and the priorities of our government.This ambitious project,
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The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, has said that the much-awaited new minimum wage may not be announced on 1 May.Mr Osifo said this while speaking with journalists on Friday in Abuja.”The negotiation by the Tripartite Committee is still ongoing. If you remember, the
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Thursday attributed logistics issues as reasons for the cause of scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in parts of the country even as 10 litres of petrol is being sold at 15,000.00 in black market in Abuja.NNPCL
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The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has admitted that the immediate past Governor of Kogi State paid a total of $845,852 as school fees for his children, starting from 2021 to the end of their studies in the school.In a letter addressed to the Lagos zonal commander of the
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