No way Maina could have received Salaries after Disengagement – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday said the former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, did not receive salary from government after...
Federal Govt refutes CNN video on Libyan slave market
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the video clip in circulation and reports by a section of the media indicating that migrants, some of...
Nigerian govt declares Friday public holiday
The federal government has declared Friday as public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration...
Nigeria Customs intercepts 506 bags of imported rice
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said its command in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara zone had intercepted 506 bags of foreign rice concealed in bags of...
Nestle fined N35 million for contaminated Maggi noodles
Authorities in northern India have fined Swiss food giant, Nestle, $96,500 (about N35 million), after food inspectors found contamination in samples of its popular Maggi...
Buhari hints at seeking re-election in 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the clearest hint so far that he will seek re election in 2019. He gave the hint in far away...
Mounir Gwarzo suspended as DG Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Mounir Gwarzo, has been suspended from office. Mr. Gwarzo was suspended on Wednesday by the...
Buhari speaks on Libyan slave auction
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the selling of black Africans into slavery in Libya, describing the situation as "appalling and unacceptable." In a footage...
2018 budget projections unrealistic — Senators
Some senators yesterday described the projections contained in the 2018 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu Buhari as unrealistic. The senators who spoke during the...
Buhari okayed Malami’s meeting with me –Maina
The embattled former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, says he helped President Muhammadu Buhari recover N1.3tn in January. Maina, who...