A Federal High Court has ordered Senator Ali Ndume to be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre for failing to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina.
Read More »Second recession: Buhari has failed Nigerians, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept their failure and allow competent, transparent and honest hands to effectively manage the economy.
Read More »To exit recession, Nigeria must tax super rich, disburse N5,000 monthly to low income earners – Atiku
The former vice president and the presidential candidate of the PDP in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar Sunday prescribed how Nigeria can exit its second recession
Read More »Fuel hike: Labour unions walk out of meeting with FG over alleged govt insincerity
Labour unions on Sunday walked out of a meeting with the Federal Government on recent increase in fuel price and electricity tariffs.
Read More »ASUU directs branches to decide fate of 8-month-old strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed it various branches to hold congresses and decide the fate of the eight-month-old strike based on the new offer by the Federal Government.
Read More »Wike imposes 24-hour curfew on Port Harcourt over cult killings
Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday imposed a 24 –hour curfew on parts of Port Harcourt, the state capital, over upsurge in activities of cult gangs and related violence.
Read More »Nigerian refineries gulp N81.41bn in 2020 with zero output
A total of N81.41bn was expended on Nigeria’s refineries between January and August this year but the facilities refined no drop of crude oil all through this period, latest data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) showed.
Read More »#ENDSARS: Army admits taking live bullets to Lekki tollgate
The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo, has explained that Phase Four of military internal security operation, which was deployed at the Lekki tollgate on the night
Read More »Nigerian economy slips into second recession in four years
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has confirmed that Nigeria’s economy has slipped into another recession, the second time since 2016.
Read More »Nigeria suffers worst economic recession in 36 years – World Bank
Amid rising debt profile, inflation and unemployment, Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has entered its second recession in five years as official figures published on Saturday showed that the economy shrank again in the third quarter
Read More »Varsity strike: ASUU exemption from IPPIS temporary, says Labour Minister
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government’s proposal to exempt members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS)
Read More »NCDC logs increase in COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), in its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, said 246 new cases were logged on Saturday.
Read More »Kidnappers abduct Edo LG Chairman, bus passengers
Kidnappers in Edo State on Friday abducted a Local Government chairman, bus passengers and a university student.
Read More »Abuja vendor: Gbajabiamila hands over killer cop to DSS
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has revealed the identity of one of his security aides who shot dead a newspaper vendor on Thursday in Abuja.
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