#Corruption: Buhari seeks stiffer sanctions for corrupt persons
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the sanctions of jail terms for illicit financial flow was no longer sufficient to fight the menace. President Buhari who stated this while delivering a…
‘EFCC has recovered N794 billion, £1.1 million, 407 mansions and more from looters in 3 years’ – Magu
ACTING Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, boasted Monday that he had set a new record in asset recovery and conviction of corrupt elements in the…
Ekiti State House of Assembly commences the probe of Fayose Administration
THE Ekiti State House of Assembly, Tuesday, commenced probe of the finances of the 16 local government chairmen under the administration of the immediate past governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose. The…
‘880,000 children under five died of pneumonia in the last couple of years’ – Save The Children
Save the Children, an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries has released a well researched and heart rending report of…
Low metering responsible for electricity estimated billing – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says the recurring complaints by its customers on estimated billing is due to low metering status in the sector. Dr Moses Arigu,the NERC Consumer…
Don’t Allow Abacha’s Loot to be Re-Looted – Civil Society Warns FG
The Project Advisor, Civil Society Organisation, Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre (CIRDDOC), Engr. Ralph Ndigwe, has commended Federal Government’s commitment in tracking and repatriating looted assets of some countries…
Nigeria to Mark National Antibiotics Awareness Week from 12th – 18th November 2018
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Ministry of Environment, World Health…
‘Recent Congo’s Ebola outbreak may not be containable’ – US CDC Director
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in conflict-ridden Congo has become so serious that international public health experts need to…
#2019election: ‘You can save Nigeria by resisting violence’, – Group to youths
Mr Prosper Okafor, President, National Youths Summit on Peace and Security (NYSPS), on Wednesday urged Nigerian youths to resist all forms of violence capable of causing breach of the country’s…
Meet first Female President in present day Ethiopia!
Ethiopia’s parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president, proceedings on state television showed, cementing another shift in the country’s political system from Prime Minister…