The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to investigate the Minister of Information and Culture, Ahaji Lai Mohammed over the N2.5 billion National Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, scandal.

The Federal High court sitting in Lagos had on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of N2.7 billion corruptions proceeds recovered from former chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosun to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The order was directed by Mojisola Olatoregun, the judge in response to an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in June 2018.

President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted a bill for the amendment of the country’s minimum wage law to the National Assembly. According to Dailytrust, the move was in line with the pledge by the Federal government to the organised labour to do so on January 23, this year.

The suitable time to end fuel subsidy totally by the Federal Government and also deregulate the downstream sector is now as the global crude price is at its lowest ebb, economy and energy expert disclosed. The Brent crude at the international oil market benchmark closed around $66.87 per barrel in 2017 raising to as high as $86.74 in October, 2018 which later dropped since then.

The Federal Government on Friday said the Peoples Democratic Presidential Candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has questions to answer over the collapse of the Bank PHB. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who briefed State House correspondents at the presidential villa, Abuja, accused the PDP Presidential candidate of benefiting from N156 million slush funds through Claremont Management Services Account on 13th January 2009.

Dr. Abba Sufi, the Director General of Hisbah Board, an agency of the Kano State Government, which recently destroyed about 30-truckload of beer bottles, has opened up on the real reason why the agency is taking action against sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in Kano State.

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday, 19th January inaugurate the recently completed Baro Port, in Niger state which cost the Federal Government the sum of N6 billion. The General Manager (GM) in charge of corporate Affairs National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr, Tayo Fadile disclosed this in Lokoja on Thursday. (NAN)

Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed billionaire mogul Aliko Dangote to construct Kaduna – Birnin gwari-Niger state as part of his contribution to the government to enjoy tax holiday.

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) if Nigerians give him a chance to become the President in the forthcoming pool.

The Federal Government has finally set a date for the transmission of the national minimum wage to the National Assembly, the decision taken to halt the organised labour from commencing an industrial action when the country is about to conduct a general election.