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Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been asked to account for interest accruing from N550 billion looted funds, which were recovered by the commission, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported.   NAN’s story was based on “The Final Report of the Presidential Investigation Committee on the […]

The Nigerian government on Friday prevented 58 medical doctors from travelling out of the country to the United Kingdom. They were stopped at the Murtala Mohammed International Air Port, Lagos, by the Nigeria Immigration Service.   Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of NIS, said that  56 of the 58 doctors billed to travel to the UK […]

…MDAs to receive 15% of Capital votes July Ending   President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed into law Nigeria’s revised budget of 10.8 trillion naira for the year.   At the event, Buhari promised that ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of government would receive 15 percent of their capital votes by the end of July. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Ag. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in order to allow for an unhindered inquiry by the Presidential Investigation Panel under the Tribunals of Inquiry Act and other relevant laws.   This was contained in a statement issued by Dr. […]

Nigeria cannot guarantee a low price for petrol because of the impact of market forces and the need to end subsidy for the local consumption of the product, the government said Thursday.   Timipre Sylva, the country’s junior minister for petroleum resources, said this in a statement published on the Instagram page of the ministry. […]

SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester   WASHINGTON – The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications Monday to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to publish the […]