FG, states, LGs to share N796bn April allocation today   The Federal Government, states and the 774 local government councils in the country will, today, share N796 billion allocation for April, in Abuja. On Thursday, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) started its ...

FG panics as oil revenue dwindles               The Federal Government on Thursday raised the alarm over declining crude oil proceeds due to theft and smuggling. It also said that the country’s production volume dropped by 17 per cent in April alone. The Minister of ...

Defeat could ruin Chelsea — Ribery                 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will not contemplate losing Saturday’s Champions League final, according to Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery. The Frenchman is looking forward to appearing in his first Champions League final after missing out due ...

EFCC arraigns Congolese for currency trafficking                     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a 42-year-old Congolese, Seleto Papy, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, for unlawful possession of fake $38,400 (N6.1m). The EFCC, in a statement on Thursday by its ...

NCP threatens lawsuit over proposed electricity tariff   National Conscience Party, a party founded by the late Gani Fawehinmi, has threatened to sue the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, if within seven day, the commission fails to cancel its plan to increase electricity ...

Sen Aluko, Rep exchange hot words at committee hearing   A former member of the National Assembly, Senator Gbenga Aluko, and a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Robinson Uwak, almost exchanged blows on Thursday but for the intervention of the ...

FG hospitals begin solidarity strike Doctors in Federal Government Hospitals in Lagos State are to begin an indefinite strike on Friday (today). The Lagos State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Temiye Edamisan, who announced the decision on Thursday, said the ...

Shocker for Jonathan: Northern govs defend Buhari             The 19 northern governors on Thursday rose in defence of the Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari’s party on Wednesday had described the Jonathan administration as the “most corrupt ...

Drama as Hembe’s arraignment is stalled                 The anticipated arraignment of two members of the House of Representatives, Herman Hembe and Ifeanyi Azubuogu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before a Federal High Court, Abuja, was stalled amid drama on Thursday. The ...

Abba Makama presents Party of Ministers