Following the recommendations made by the presidential committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of federal government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in order to prune them down by as much 40 per cent, there is apprehension now th...
Former military head of state and the presidential flag-bearer of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) General Muhammadu Buhari has been described by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a a non-democrat who has never hidden his disdain for elect...
The House of Representatives ad-Hoc committee report on fuel subsidy that indicted both government agencies and some oil firms is beginning to have ripple effects as former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki has been invited by the Special ...
Military police from the 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, have arrested a 29-year-old man, Andrew Atusi for allegedly parading himself as a serving soldier. Officer-in-charge of the military police in the Brigade, Captain Sunny Samuel told news...
Nigeria has terminated the contracts of two accounting firms involved in auditing its fuel subsidy payments, after a parliamentary inquiry found massive corruption in the government-run scheme, the finance ministry said on Saturday. It was the first pu...
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that Nigeria was safe for foreign investors and called for Western assistance to combat Boko Haram. "We are building up our security infrastructure. I can say we are on top of this problem," Jonath...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Dahiru Musdapher, contrary to speculations, has not resigned his appointment, LEADERSHIP gathered. A statement by his media adviser, Mohammed Adamu noted that, “The CJN had, on 11th April, 2012, written to the...
Time Magazine has listed President Goodluck Jonathan as one of the 100 Most Influential Persons in the World. Jonathan is the only African leader named on the list which was published on Wednesday. The citation on Jonathan, written by the President of ...
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to deploy all instruments of national power at its disposal to end the Boko Haram insurrection in the northern part of the country. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Mohammed Saleh, (CPC-...
The Farouk Lawan led House of Representatives Ad – Hoc Committee on probe of the federal government's petroleum subsidy Regime on Wednesday presented its report for the consideration of the lower House. The release of the report ends weeks of...
Chief James Ibori, former Governor of Delta State and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who was standing trial for corruption and multiple frauds has been jailed for 13 years by a United Kingdom Court sitting in Southwark, London. In his ...
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance and World Bank presidential candidate on Monday in Abuja conceded that the U.S., candidate for the post would win. Okonjo-Iweala’s comments came few hours before the 25-man executive board of direct...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said Nigeria would overcome its daunting security and development challenges with unwavering faith in God and renewed commitment to national cause. Jonathan stated this at the second Presidential National Prayer ...
The pan-African conglomerate-Dangote Group-is offering automatic employment to First Class graduates of Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, a statement said. Seven students of the university graduated with First Class in the last academic...
The United States President, Mr. Barrack Obama, through the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Ambassador Johnnie Carson has described the Boko Haram sect as a frustrated group. Stating this in his Keynote address during the event organized...