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At least 391 projects were smuggled by Nigerian federal lawmakers into the 2018 budget of two federal government agencies, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. The agencies are the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) and…

The Federal High Court in Owerri on Thursday nullified the controversial ward and local government congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State. Party members loyal to Governor Rochas Okorocha filed the suit. In…

The Senate on Thursday demanded investigations into the death of a corp member,  Ms Linda Angela Igwetu, who was killed by a policeman on Wednesday. The matter was raised by Senator Atai Aidoko, citing Orders 42 and 52, stating that…

The Federal Government, states and local governments earned $3.1 billion as dividends, taxes, fees, levies, remittances and other forms of payments by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) in 2017. The amount was higher than the…

Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange are probably used to household names such as Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Femi Otedola, Segun Agbaje, etc. These are directors of some of the biggest companies on the stock exchange and they are…

Despite opposition by many parties, notably those operating in the telecommunication sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a circular dated 25th of June 2018, has released guidelines for the collection of a 0.005% levy on…

Mallam Adamu Ciroma, former Minister of Finance and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has died. Ciroma, a founding member of the Peoples…

Ibrahim, son of late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua will be getting married this month to Saratu Sodangi. Ibrahim graduated from Brunei University London with a degree in Law in July, 2016. His beautiful bride-to-be is a lawyer. The…

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-political body of the Igbos, has said President Muhammadu Buhari should not ‘threaten or cajole’ the Igbo into voting for him in 2019 with talk of possible ‘Igbo Presidency’ in 2023. There are suggestions…

Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara state, says the meeting he and two of his colleagues had with President Muhammmadu Buhari was not about the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC). A new faction led by Buba Galadima broke away…

Kazeem Afegbua, media aide of ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida, is spokesman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC), a new faction of the ruling party. The faction broke away from the APC on Wednesday, describing…

On Wednesday, Buba Galadima, a former member of the board of trustees (BoT) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and one-time ally of President Muhammadu Buhari led some aggrieved members to form a faction known as Reformed All…

The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, yesterday said  Nigerians who defaulted in paying their taxes at the expiration of the grace given by the Voluntary Assets Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), would…

A former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala has declared his intention to contest the governorship seat in 2019. Alao-Akala said he was bowing to intense pressure from his admirers. The former governor spoke yesterday at his…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that the world is waiting to see if the Presidents coming after him will return the loots and assets being recovered by his administration from those who looted the treasury. He noted that…

For the All Progressives Congress (APC), this is an anxious moment. Reminiscent of the pre-2015 election period, when the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) sprang up to liquidate the acclaimed largest party in Africa, some chieftains…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is wooing importers of goods from China to use the Yuan instead of the dollar. The move supports  the bank’s effort to promote naira exchange rate and boost foreign reserves. CBN officials have been…

A Member of the House of Representatives from Wase constituency, Honorable Ahmed Maje, says he knows he is putting his life in danger after he stated that he has evidence to prove that politicians are behind many of the killings in…

The FIFA recognised chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has asked a court to vacate its order that sacked him from office. Following his requeest, the Jos Federal High Court on Wednesday fixed July 10 for…

A group within Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, has created a splinter faction and accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of incompetence and failure. The group is believed to have the backing of key leaders of the party including…

For impregnating an SS3 student, 5 teachers of the Polytechnic Academic Staff Secondary School Birnin Kebbi, have been fired. It was disclosed that the female student was also expelled from the school. The five teachers were sacked…

The Senate yesterday passed a resolution, urging the Federal Government to provide low interest loans to herders for the establishment of ranches. The resolution is a way to address the clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has expressed fears that the 2019 general elections may not hold. He said it would be especially so if next Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti…

The house of representatives has resolved to probe the funds recovered from Sani Abacha, former military head of state, from 1998 till date. The lawmakers are also seeking to investigate how the funds have so far been used, including…