Pension funds not for infrastructure project, Finance Minister, Edun, clarifies FEC stand
Nigeria’s pension funds are intended for strategic investments, not to directly finance infrastructure projects, according to Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating...
State assembly speakers meet, bare mind on state police, economic hardship, Rivers crisis
The quest by Nigeria to have state police received a boost on Thursday when the Speakers of the Houses of Assembly across 36 states...
MURIC joins train of attack on Women Affairs Minister over Niger mass weddings
Islamic human rights group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has warned Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, to steer clear of the...
Golden Eaglets begin WAFU campaign with Burkina Faso stalemate
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets started their 2024 WAFU B U-17 campaign on Thursday night and were held to a goalless draw by Burkina Faso.
The competition...
Naira slumps again to trade at N1,533/$1 at official window
The Nigerian currency, the naira slumped again against the dollar on Thursday May 16, 2024 to trade at N1,533/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous...
Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday, May 17, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. C’River assembly to probe ‘frivolous loans, ghost industries’ of Ayade’s govt
The Cross River...
RIVERS CRISIS: Those who want to distract us now sleep with their eyes open...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, issued a veiled warning to his political opponents.
According to him, the political crisis in the state was...
Reps vote to expand Appeal Court bench from 90 to 150
In a move aimed at speeding up the justice delivery process, the Nigerian House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed a bill that would increase...
PDP BoT member, Oyedokun joins APC in Osun
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, has resigned from his membership of the party.
Oyedokun confirmed...
INEC charges security agents to monitor governorship election campaigns in Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday urged the security agencies to monitor governorship campaigns in Edo to prevent violence in the state.
The...
