The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, lamented that the whistle-blower policy, launched on December 21, 2016 by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Finance to encourage people to volunteer information about financial misdemeanor, has lost momentum. Specifically, the policy rewards a whistle-blower who provides information about any financial mismanagement or tip-off about any stolen […]

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the details of politicians buying and storing up Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to rig the 2023 general elections. Its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, stated, yesterday, that such politicians must be named, shamed and prosecuted immediately, as there […]

Insist on affirmative action for women, PWDs Presidential candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, were absent, yesterday, as the Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, joined others to sign agreement on inclusive governance. Organisers of […]

Motorists in Kano State are buying the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) as high as N340 per litre. The oil marketers were dispensing the product at chosen prices, despite the intervention of the Department of State Services (DSS) to bring the nationwide fuel scarcity under control. Observation across filling stations in major locations in the metropolis […]

Usman deploys DIG, 4 other senior officers PSC promotes 745 Senior Police Officers Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Bolaji Olajuwon yesterday, set aside the contempt proceedings and committal order against the Office of the Inspector-General of Police Alkali Baba Usman. The court similarly discharged and acquitted the IGP of […]

EFCC auctions over 190 vehicles in Abuja Credit: Sodiq Omolaoye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday conducted a public auction of over 190 vehicles and electronic devices at its Zonal Offices in Abuja, Benin, Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan and Uyo. The exercise was preceded by a public inspection of the displayed photographs […]

Visit your bank today for redesigned bills, CBN urges Nigerians Fasua: Nigeria should join global trend Pay attention to real challenges, let e-payment evolve naturally, says Yusuf ALMPO to engage CBN on negative impacts of policy on agents Low smartphone penetration may hinder service  CHRICED urges revocation of ‘draconian’ policy Amid mixed reactions, Nigerians will, […]

Ahead of today’s temporary opening of the Second Niger Bridge to traffic, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, accompanied by the Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban), Noel Omodon; acting Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and Resident Engineer for the project, Oluwaseyi Martins; Delta State Sector Commander […]

Children of late Mrs. Kudirat Abiola have dragged the Buhari administration to the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over what they termed unlawful killing of their mother. Khafila Abiola, Moriam Abiola, and Hadi Abiola are suing for themselves and on behalf of the other children of Kudirat. In the suit number ECW/CCJ/APP/62/2022 filed on […]