Breaking: Senate orders NCC to halt planned hike in data tariffs
The Senate, Wednesday, ordered the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, to halt immediately, its planned hike in data tariff. The senate which mandated a Committee on Communication to carry out through oversight on the process to ensure that Nigerians are carried along in the process said it must ensure that Nigerians are not short changed by such hike.
Court lambasts EFCC over its handling of Justice Ajumogobia’s probe
A Federal High Court Judge in Lagos yesterday lambasted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the way it carried out its probe on Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia
Gov Yari meets Buhari over security in Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, yesterday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari over security concerns in his state.
AWCON: Falcons battle Cameroon in Final
Nigeria’s Super Falcons last night silenced a boastful Banyana Banyana of South Africa with a 1-0 win to set up a date with hosts, Cameroon in the final of the Africa Women Cup of Nations.
Anenih abandoned Abiola, incapacitated June 12 struggle — Kokori
FORMER General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Chief Frank Kokori, has lambasted Chief Tony Anenih over his comments that he advised Chief M.K.O Abiola not to declare himself President, which the late business mogul did not heed.
Reps summon Minister, British envoy, over detention, deportation of Nigerian in UK
ABUJA—THE House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, yesterday, summoned Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Godfrey Onyeama, and the British High Commissioner to Nigeria to explain the reason behind alleged illegal detention of a Nigerian residing in the UK, Abiodun Juba, for 18 months without trial.
Ambode presents N813bn Golden Jubilee Budget for 2017
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, of Lagos State yesterday presented the 2017 budget proposal of N813 billion to the House of Assembly, assuring that the budget will be judiciously implemented to continue the massive infrastructural renewal and the enhancement of Lagos as one of the foremost tourism and investment destinations in Africa.
Buhari’s “virement,” was “military terminology.” – Ike Ekweremadu
The Senate, yesterday, approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to amend the 2016 budget by re-assigning funds initially appropriated for special intervention programme, to address urgent recurrent and capital items.
Delta govt spends N32bn on road construction
DELTA State Government, yesterday, said it had spent over N32 billion on road construction from 2015 to 2016.
Awaiting Buhari’s economic recovery blueprint
On Monday, November 21, 2016, the newspapers reported that allocations to the Federal, state and local governments had lost N31.8 billion compared to the September figure. The next day, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed that the economy had shrunk by 2.24 per cent in the third quarter, worse than the second quarter.
Imo PDP monitors Okorocha’s projects
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State said they embarked on a sight seeing of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s projects in the state and discovered that “Okorocha is just setting a dangerous trap for Imolites.”
