Ministry Of Niger Delta Budget Not Rejected, Akapabio Says, Begs Lawmakers To Appeal To Ministry Of Finance, Others

Contrary to media reports, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akapbio on Tuesday said the 2020 budget of the Ministry was never rejected by the Senate.

Nigerian Engineers To Produce Locally Made Transformers By 2020

Nigerian engineers are to work with China to produce Nigerian-made transformers by 2020. Engr. Mohammed Haruna, the Executive Vice Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), made this known on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja,

USSD Charges: Banks Disown MTN Claim, Say They Did Not Demand Any Charges

Nigerian banks have slammed MTN's claim that it was the banks who demanded for the charges on customers for using the Telecom firms access codes to carry out financial transactions.

Fuel Subsidy Removal, A Mere Rumour – FG

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has yesterday debunked the rumour going around that the Federal government is planning to remove fuel subsidy.

Maina To Forfeit 23 Properties To Federal Government

Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the temporary forfeiture of 23 properties linked to a former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina.

Submit Travel Plans, Buhari Tells Ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new policy which requires all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to submit their Yearly Travel Plans to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and/or the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation for clearance.

FG Suspends Controversial USSD Charges

Following widespread condemnation of the proposed imposition of a levy by MTN on subscribers to USSD access to banking services charges, the Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) to suspend the N4 per second imposed fee.

Crack In The Senate Over Back Door Recruitment

There is a looming crisis in the Nigerian Senate over allocation of slots for secret recruitment being assigned to some principal officers by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

NDIC Compensate Depositors Of Closed Banks

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said that no fewer than 526,414 depositors of closed Deposit Money Banks and Micro Finance Banks since its inception 30 years ago.

Why Strike By Organized Labour Will Be Futile – Gov. Fayemi

Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has urged Organized Labour to shelve its planned industrial action in the interest of the country, adding that the move would not achieve the intended aim.