Why transmission of 2017 budget to Presidency was delayed — SENATE
ABUJA—THE Senate, explained yesterday, that the need for authentication of the passed 2017 Appropriation Bill was the rationale behind the delay in the transmission of the document to the executive arm of government for assent.
Some individuals approaching Army officers for undisclosed reasons —Buratai
THE Nigerian Army, yesterday, alerted of alleged plans by some people in collaboration with its officers and men to cause trouble in the polity, warning that those contemplating the plot, which it did not specify, must be wary of the consequence of their action.
Success faults Rohr on Iheanacho
Watford wonderkid Isaac Success named Kelechi Iheanacho as the best footballer he has played with in his career when he was put on the spot, and has reminisced about their partnership in the Nigerian youth teams.
Violation of Procurement Act: Reps summon Fashola, Adeosun, Ali, others
THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement, yesterday, summoned Minister of Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun; Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Ahmad Ali (retd), and others over their alleged roles in pre-shipment inspection deals bordering on violation of Procurement Act of 2007.
Drama as FUNAAB’s SSANU, NASU react to VC’s suspension
Some workers at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, yesterday, staged a mild drama as they organised simultaneous rallies in favour of and against the suspension of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.
Food inflation rises to 19.3%
THE latest statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday, is pointing to further upsurge in food inflation even as headline inflation rate declined marginally for the third consecutive month in April 2017 to 17.24 percent, from 17.26 percent recorded in March.
