SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE OCCASION OF HANDING OVER OF TEAM NIGERIA ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING AT THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES TO THE NIGERIA OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE INVESTITURE OF MR. PRESIDENT AS GRAND PATRON OF NIGERIA OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, 19TH JULY, 2016, STATE HOUSE, ABUJA
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I am highly delighted to receive the cream of Nigerian sporting...
Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Nyanya Bus Terminus to be completed on schedule - FG
Posted on 14:02 by Steve Igbokwe
The Federal Government has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory that the Nyanya Bus Terminus will be speedily completed to enhance human and vehicular traffic in the area.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Mohammed Bello made the promise on Tuesday during an inspection tour of the project.
The bus terminus was destroyed by the Nyanya bombings of April 14, 2014 which left dozens of people dead and several vehicles...

Rio 2016 Olympics: Buhari receives team Nigeria (Photos)
Posted on 12:16 by Steve Igbokwe
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday afternoon received Nigeria's delegation to the Rio 2016 Olympics which begins next month in Brazil.
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Buhari probes Kachikwu over oil swap deals
Posted on 07:46 by Steve Igbokwe
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a probe into the oil swap deals and liquefied natural gas lifting lists which were in operation during the regime of the immediate past Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu.
Buhari reportedly gave the order following allegations of favoritism against Kachikwu in the allocation of crude oil.
Of particular interest to the President are the oil swap deals involving CEPSA Refinery, IOC Refinery,...

ATM fraud: EFCC issues scam alert
Posted on 06:55 by Steve Igbokwe
Below is a scam alert issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over the activities of a suspected female identify thief who has scammed several people by stealing their ATM card pin numbers.
SCAM ALERT: BEWARE: Identity Thieves On The Loose.
The much talked about ATM fraudsters are not resting on the oars. They are all over the place laying siege to any susceptible victim. These criminals go about fleecing unwary members of the...

Customers can open new accounts without deposit - CBN
Posted on 03:19 by Steve Igbokwe
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has directed banks in the country to allow customers to open new accounts without deposit.
The apex bank issued the directive in the Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade and Exchange Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2016/2017 guidelines which it posted on its website.
Initial deposits range from N1000 to N10,000 depending on account type (savings or corporate) but the CBN said that the new initiative is intended to help banks...

Religion good for fight against corruption - EFCC boss
Posted on 00:38 by Steve Igbokwe
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has identified religion as a veritable means of tackling corruption and other social vices in Nigeria.
According to a statement signed by the Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Magu spoke in Abuja on Monday during a meeting with members of the Inter-faith Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee, IAAC who were at his office to brief him on their...
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