FG blasts states for not accessing N41 billion UBE fund
The Federal Government, yesterday, blasted state governors for refusing to access the N41 billion counterpart fund for the implementation of Universal Basic Education, UBE, in their states.
NSGF urges security agencies to stop killings by Boko Haram
The Northern States’ Governors Forum, NSGF, has asked security agencies to end the killing of defenceless citizens, especially in the North-East region, where suspected Boko Haram members have continued their bloody campaign since 2009.
Indomie wins Award
Indomie Noodles, from the stables of Dufil Prima Foods Plc, has emerged winner of the Most Trusted Brand award by Brand Health.
Uzoenyi good enough for World Cup, says Okala
Ex-Green Eagles goalkeeper Emmanuel Okala on Sunday in Awka said Super Eagles’ forward Uzoenyi Ejike should get a place on the team’s squad to June’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Ogun police arrest 70 suspects, recover 38 bags of hemp
The Ogun State Police command said, yesterday, it arrested 70 suspects from various criminal hideouts across the state and recovered 38 bags of Indian hemp in the state.
Sanusi’s $49.8bn alarm and its implications
When the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, September 2013 wrote informing the president that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had not remitted $49.8 billion of oil revenue to the Federation Account over a 19-month period, it was meant to be a wake up call for the government to act on what many Nigerians have come to believe is corruption personified.
