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The probe of the management of fuel subsidy regime by Hon Farouk Lawan-led House of Reps Ad-hoc Committee on Tuesday resumed sitting with a new dimension as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido revealed that the 2011 payment of su...

There are indications that the military High Command may have bowed to pressure from Nigerians by withdrawing its personnel from the streets of Lagos. In most of the areas visited by our correspondent in Lagos, there was noticeable absence of military ...

The inauguration of 20 fuel tanker wagons meant for the haulage of petroleum products through the railway system was foiled yesterday after a senior executive of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) stopped offload of the tankers ...

Former Governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgency, act decisively on the state of insecurity in the country. “Nigerians are still going through a period of grief and mourning...

Following discussions at the just-concluded Nigeria–United States Bi-National Commission (BNC), the United States will improve the Nigeria’s security services by modernising its security agencies. This was disclosed in the joint communiqué...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it reviewed downwards its 2012 budget from N52billion in 2011 to N47.3billion to deal with the challenges facing the nation. The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (IN...

The Boko Haram insurgency would have been averted if there was justice and equity in the northern part of the country, the Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) has said. The forum called on government to go back to the remote factors that led to the birth of the g...

Calling for independent probes, Commonwealth and United Nations Secretary-Generals, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma and Ban Ki-moon have expressed their revulsion at the attacks on innocent people in Kano state, Nigeria, on 20 January 2012. “We condemn these...

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced the process of full implementation of the second batch of 29 mega projects sited across the Niger Delta region. A break-down of the mega projects indicated that eight of such projects are site...

Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as illegal and unconstitutional the delay in conducting election into local government Councils in the state yesterday called for the immediate dissolution of the 18 LG’s. The ...