The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed a bill to establish a budget and a research office for the National Assembly. Read More
Elections: Muslims hold Prayers in Ibadan
Muslims from all walks of life gathered at the Eid Praying ground in Ibadan over the weekend to offer a special prayer for the nation. Read More
Jonathan signs Nigeria’s 2014 budget as Defence gets 20 per cent
Out of a total budget of N4.962 trillion, the allocation to the defence sector took about N968.127 billion.
The Federal Government on Friday finally released to the public the 2014 budget approved by the National Assembly and signed by President Goodluck Jonathan. Read More
Nigerian troops uncover heaps of arms abandoned by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists in Baga
Nigerian troops engaged in cordon and search in Baga continue to discover more arms of various background and shapes abandoned in some houses and surrounding communities by fleeing terrorists, the Nigerian defence headquarters has said. Read More
Boko Haram renames captured Adamawa town, Mubi, “Madinatul Islam”
Contrary to the claim by the Nigerian military that it is on top of the security challenge in the commercial town of Mubi in Adamawa state, the dreaded Boko Haram sect is consolidating its position in the the captured town and has indeed renamed it “Madinatul Islam” meaning the city of Islam. Read More
Alleged $620,000 bribe: “Farouk Lawan didn’t act alone”, says; Femi Otedola
Oil marketer, Femi Otedola, who paid $620,000 to House of Representatives member, Faouk Lawan, to get his companies exonerated from the list of firms that abused government fuel subsidy, has dismissed the House’s decision to re-list the companies as “blackmail” aimed at extorting money from him. Read More
Senate in no mood to investigate N155bn oil block scandal
The Nigerian senate is not investigating and has no plan to investigate the N155 billion scandal involving Presidential aides; two multinational oil companies; and Malabu Oil, a company owned by former Petroleum minister, Dan Etete; Senate spokesperson, Eyinnaya Abaribe has said. Read More
The 155 billion Naira presidential scam: How Jonathan approved transfer to ex-con.
PREMIUM TIMES can reveal today that the N155billion secretly paid to convicted money launderer, Dan Etete, by the Federal Government, on the orders of President Goodluck Jonathan, was actually a slush fund, with a huge Read More
