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  Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt attacked Minister of information, Lai Mohammed and the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, over plans to sanction stations in 2019. Ezekwesili speaking at a keynote address on the theme, “Broadcasting and the Changing …

Mrs. Funke Osibodu, MD, Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC). There was mild drama at the office of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, as the governor walked the Managing Director (MD) of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Mrs. Funke Osibodu, out of his office for failing …

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N540 billion through the whistleblower policy the federal government disclosed yesterday. The revelation was made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the 71st General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) in Port …

Shehu Sani, the Senator represent Kaduna Central has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the increase of Nigerian Police salary, allowances and pensions. Buhari on Monday while speaking with members of the Nigeria Police Service Commission and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force who were on a “Thank You” visit …

  In order to checkmate importation of illicit, banned and regulated drugs into Nigeria, the federal government said it would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India. The comptroller – general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Handed Ali (rtd) made this known over the weekend during …

  The meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday again ended with both parties failing to resolve their differences. With the non-resolution the issues, the four-week-old industrial action embarked upon by the lecturers continues. The meeting, which started in the evening and lasted …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State yesterday presented a budget proposal of N175 billion for 2019 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The budget proposal is 9.2 per cent above the 2018 budget of N146 billion. The proposed budget tagged: “Budget of Socio-Economic Inclusion” has N95.8 billion as …

  The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Monday, disclosed that the Federal Government is in talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to create $500 million innovation fund for technology and creative sector. Meanwhile, the outgoing President of African Securities Exchanges Association, ASEA, Mr. Oscar Onyema, said that strategic relationships of …

The Federal Government has called on state governments to reduce unnecessary overhead costs and enthrone fiscal discipline. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made the call, Monday, at the on-going 2018 Conference of the National Council on Finance and Economic Development, NACOFED, in Kaduna. Special Adviser on Media and Communications …

 By Paul Mbagwu The Lagos State Government has raised concerns over the increased establishment of beer parlours in Lagos. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, said the state was worried because there was also an increase in the record of alcohol-induced auto accidents in the state. Bamigbetan spoke …