NPA pensioners threaten to drag chairman to ICPC

Pensioners of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) yesterday threatened to drag its National Chairman, Mr. Ayo Bimite to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) over alleged illegal extortion of N2000 each for

Ondo election: INEC was partial – CSOs

The Coalition of Civil Society Groups has faulted the conduct of last Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, saying that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was partial and played to the gallery during the exercise.

All Progressives Congress, APC’s candidate to the governorship election, Rotimi Akeredolu, was declared winner of the highly contested poll.

The group also condemned INEC for the wrong use of

Nigerian troops in Somalia not paid for 11 months

.Uganda, Kenyan soldiers also owed

Eleven months after they were deployed on peace enforcement duties in Somalia as Formed Police Unit (FPU) to assist the Somali police maintain law and order and provide cover for the country’s first democratic elections holding tomorrow, Nigerian troops have not been paid, 

Superintendent of Police (SUPOL) Theophelius Eze is an epitome of tough cops. As the commandant of the 140 strong contingents of Nigerian mobile policemen deployed in the war blighted Republic of Somalia on peace enforcement/support duty, Eze and

NCC orders ‘big’ telcos to hike data tariffs

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile telephone operators in the country to jerk up data tariffs with effect from December 1.

Yesterday, MTN sent messages to its customers announcing that there would be an increase in its data tariffs on December 1.  “Dear customer, please be informed that

18.3% inflation bad omen for Nigeria

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), has advised the Federal Government on the need to resuscitate the culture of saving at least a 0.5 per cent of the gross income from oil operations for the rainy day.
The appeal was part of the recommendations of its 46 Annual Accountants’ Conference Communiqué presented to newsmen by the 52nd President of

Dogara queries CBN’s regulation on collateral registry

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Monday stated that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cannot subvert the laws of the land under the pretext of promoting “sound financial system.”
Speaking at the public hearing organised by the House Committee on Commerce on “A Bill for an Act to Provide For Secured

Atiku, govs, others felicitate with governor-elect

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Chief Rotimi Akeredolu on his victory in the Ondo State governorship election, at the weekend.
In a congratulatory statement issued in Abuja, by his Media Office, yesterday, Atiku urged the governor-elect to use the opportunity of his victory in the election to usher in good governance and development in Ondo State.
In the same vein, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase maintained that Akeredolu’s victory was well-deserved “as it has further confirmed the confidence Nigerians have in the current APC administration which is anchored on transparency and accountability. Governor Ortom described the governor-elect as a determined and