Why grains importation won’t happen soon – Stakeholders
There may be delay in implementation of the zero-tariff grains importation policy of the federal government as Financial Vanguard reliably learnt at the weekend that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is yet to receive a comprehensive list of the firms to select for participation in the intervention programme.
AGF Malami, Magu head for showdown over high-profile cases
Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, may clash with Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, following alleged breach of the rules in the latter’s prosecutions, especially in high profile cases.
They stripped my house bare – Jonathan
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, said, yesterday, that his house in Gwarimpa, Abuja, was stripped bare by thieves who carted away all movable items in the house.
3 policemen to face trial over looting of Jonathan’s Abuja home
Mobile policemen guarding the house of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in Abuja have allegedly burgled it, carting away expensive properties worth millions of naira.
NEW ROAD MAP: FG, IOCs earmark N2trn for 457 projects in N’Delta
MONTHS after the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s fact-finding tour of Niger-Delta, the Federal Government has come up with a two-year Strategic Implementation Work Plan, SWIP, involving the execution of 457 short, medium and long-term projects, to the tune of N2,065,140,035,959, across the nine states of the region, starting from this year.
Horrors of 65 days in kidnappers’ den: We were beaten, denied of food after…
Released after 64 days in captivity, one of the six students of Lagos Model College, Igbonla, Epe, yesterday, narrated their horrifying experience in kidnappers’ den.
Northern leaders vow to protect Southerners living in the North
IN a move likely to reassure Southerners residing in Northern Nigeria of their safety, governors of 19 northern states and traditional rulers of northern extraction, yesterday, vowed to protect the lives and property of Southerners in the North.
Constitution alterations: Atiku, Ohanaeze, women groups, others slam Senate
Outrage overflowed, yesterday, against the Senate over its rejection of restructuring and renunciation of women’s rights with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, lamenting that his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, had betrayed its 2015 election promises.
1999 constitution alterations: Senate votes against more powers for states
Proposals for restructuring of the country took a negative turn yesterday after the Senate rejected moves to decongest the Exclusive Legislative List and in favour of the Concurrent List in line with agitation for devolution of powers to the states.
I shall return to my duties, continue serving Nigerians soon – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has written President Alpha Conde of Guinea, thanking him for the nationwide prayers held, last week, by Guineans for his recovery and good health.
Storm over Buhari’s picture with APC chiefs: It’s collective insult on Nigerians— PDP
The hope-lifting picture of President Muhammadu Buhari dining with chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, turned into a political storm, yesterday, after the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described it as a collective insult on Nigerians.
