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The Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), on Thursday said the banking industry lost the sum of N12.30 billion to various frauds between 2014 and 2017. Mr Adebisi Shonubi, Managing Director, NIBBS, disclosed this at the third Annual Banking Security Summit organised by MAXUT Consulting in partnership with OneSpan, a global data security company in Lagos. […]

The Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated the Technical Working Group for the Nigeria Aid Transition Plan (TWG-NATIP), whose mandate is to develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing the funding gap that may arise with the scaling down of development partner funding to Nigeria. The Minister said […]

Here for the records is the Obafemi Awolowo University’s council decision on the audio conversation between disgraced and sacked Professor Richard Akindele and Ms. Monica Osagie. The University also announced a programme to stop the menace of sexual harassment. Around the 7th of April, 2018 or thereabout, there was an audio conversation between a man […]

The Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention Central Planning Committee, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said he was not aware of the existence of a ‘Unity list’ for the party’s convention holding on Saturday in Abuja, where new national officers are expected to emerge. There have been growing concerns among the APC members over […]

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday addressed the Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament known as the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in Moscow. In the address which was historic – being the first head of the Nigerian legislature to perform such a function in Russia […]

The newly appointed administrator of Dekina LGA of Kogi State, Prince Ishaq Okolo took the people of the state by storm Wednesday when he announced appointment of 198 aides. In a statement signed by Alhaji Lampex, the administrator said the appointment was in line with the New Direction agenda of Governor Yahaya Bello to reduce […]

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has described former President Goodlcuk Jonathan as a hero of democracy in Nigeria. The former Vice President made the assertion on Wednesday during a courtesy call on President Jonathan at his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. Atiku Abubakar, who recalled Jonathan’s exemplary decision to hand over the […]

President Mohammadu Buhari has signed the 2018 appropriation bill into law. While signing the budget,President expressed concerns about changes made to budget proposals and criticized the National Assembly for introducing 6,403 projects of their own amounting to 578 billion Naira. Hear him:”It is in this regard that I am concerned about some of the changes […]

Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold tomorrow, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Femi Adesina,Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said, in statement. Adesina stated that cancellation was due to the Eid-el-Fitr holidays last Friday and yesterday, which affected preparation of Council memoranda. Adesina further stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign […]

*As his nationwide consultations gather speed Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday visited Ekiti State for a strategic review meeting with Governor Ayodele Fayose where he also rallied support for Prof. Kolapo Olusola, the PDP governorship candidate in the State in the July 14 Governorship election. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to overcome greed and stop glorifying thieves. Instead, he wants Nigerians to treat the thieves with disdain. The President made the appeal in his Eid-el-Fitr message, just days after a Federal High Court jailed a former state governor and serving senator for abuse of office and theft of public […]

In what appears to be a breakthrough, the Akwa Ibom Police Command says it has arrested 20 suspected cultists in Eket Local Government Area. The Eket Area Commander, ACP Emeka Nwonyi, made the disclosure at an emergency security meeting with stakeholders on Friday in Eket. He said the suspects had been terrorising residents of the […]