Diana Okon-Effiong, calabar The Cross River State Government says it received N250 million refund so far from the Federal Government on repairs of Federal Roads. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Works, Mr. Dane Osim-Asu, in an interactive session with some journalists in the state. Osim-Asu also stated... Read more

Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Service (DSS) which is known for its silence on the persistent murders, kidnaps and heinous crimes by Hausa/Fulani herdsmen has come under criticism for seeking to implicate the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the alleged abduction, murder and secret burial of... Read more

By Ifeyinwa China Onyeabo Growing up, despite my dad being a civil servant, he was also a farmer on a small scale. You cannot afford not to be a farmer if you happen to come from my village. My mum too was a farmer despite being a teacher. Her... Read more

. Says Travel Expenditure to drop by about 20% In line with its mandate, the Efficiency Unit of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance is collaborating very closely with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of... Read more

*Says “dwindling revenue has taught us never to rely on FG allocation for development again” The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday said never will his administration base the execution of its programme on allocations from federal revenues allocations again. The Governor, at the signing into law... Read more

From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   For their refusal to respond to requests made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, a Non-governmental Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) says it is set to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerian Security and Civil... Read more

  From: Diana Okon-Effiong,Calabar   Stakeholders in journalism and the Mass Media have decried the deployment of armed police and army personnel to the State Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Calabar.   The armed security operatives were sighted in large numbers as they cordoned off... Read more

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described the late mother of Ebonyi State Governor, Deaconess Margaret Umahi, as a  “Christian icon and a great mother of the state.” Speaking at the Osborn La-palm Hotel Event Centre, Agu-Ugwu Umunaga, Uburu  in Ohaozara Local Government Area during a thanksgiving  service in honour  of... Read more

By James Pam There is a Bill before the Nigerian National Assembly that has successfully scaled through second reading in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which deserves very close scrutiny by all Nigerians. The international community should also be interested in this Bill because of the... Read more