‘Amnesty programme not endangered’
The National President of National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agita-tors, NCNDE-A, ‘General’ Israel Akpo-doro, has condemned the assumption by a section of ex-militants in the Niger Delta region that the incoming administration of President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), would scrap the Amnesty Programme of the Federal Government.
Amosun signs $3.2bn light rail contract with Chinese govt
Ogun State government, Monday, signed a $3.2 billion light rail project contract with Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for the intracity and intercity rail network in the state.
Presidency denies ‘last minute looting’ allegation
The presidency has denied allegation by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the spokesperson of the of the All Progressives Congress, APC, that officials of the Federal Government are engaged in “last minute looting of the nation’s resources”
Dozens of soldiers, civilians killed in fresh Boko Haram violence
Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of soldiers and massacred civilians in a weekend attack on an island on Lake Chad, after 21 people were shot dead in northeastern Nigeria.
Loretta Lynch, first African American woman sworn in as US attorney general
President Barack Obama’s choice for US attorney general, Loretta Lynch, was sworn in at her new job on Monday, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post.
Oronsaye’s report ‘ll save Nigeria N860bn – Okebukola
Former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Peter Okebukola has urged the federal government to implement the Stephen Oronsaye report, noting that implementing the report can save Nigeria N860 billion in two years.
