Jonathan paves way for states to access N200bn UBE fund with CBN

Jonathan paves way for states to access N200bn UBE fund with CBN

About N200 billion unutilised Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grant is lying with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) due to inability of states to meet stipulated conditions and provide 50 per cent counterpart funding for projects. But the Jonathan administration has now come to their rescue.
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Minister slams importers over delay in cargo clearance

Minister slams importers over delay in cargo clearance

Minister of Finance, Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga, has taken a swipe at importers and their agents for delay in the clearance of imported goods from the nation’s entry points in their bid to cheat and short change the Federal Government.

Minister to probe NFF after World Cup

Minister to probe NFF after World Cup

The last may not have been heard on the Super Eagles World Cup hotel saga as more facts are emerging from South Africa on how the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Ibrahim Isa Bio, took the situation by storm and put a final stop to the uncertainty that surrounded the Eagles camp for the Mundial.

PENGASSAN, NUPENG want  adherence to local content policy

PENGASSAN, NUPENG want adherence to local content policy

AS fall-out of the Nigerian Content Policy Law, NCPL, which was recently signed into law, workers in the nation’s petroleum industry are demanding that no company should be given any job in the oil and gas sector, without the input of organised labour and such a company must have a Collective Bargaining Agreement with labour.

My experience with EFCC, by El-Rufai

My experience with EFCC, by El-Rufai

FORMER Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, yesterday, described his encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as nice.