The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has told protesting workers of the Federal Ministry of Finance that the days of paying special allowances to civil servants are far gone.
Addressing the workers who were protesting the non-payment of allowances estimated at about N1.2 billion in Abuja on Thursday, the minister said that government could not afford to pay special allowances.
“When I said at the start of my tenure that I would restore fiscal...
Friday, 24 June 2016
Thursday, 23 June 2016
The killer of the late Kano businessman and Yoruba leader, Ganiyu Akanbi Bello, has been sentenced to death by hanging.
Justice Kabiru Auta of Kano High Court found Abubakar Abdulrahman, 28, guilty of culpable homicide punishable with death.
Abdulrahman was however discharged and acquitted on the second charge of armed robbery.
Abdulrahman was charged with murdering Mr. Bello on the night of June 5, 2014 in his residence at Nasarawa GRA, opposite...
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd.).
was picked up on Tuesday night at his Maitama residence in Abuja by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS.
The arrest is said to be in connection with the ongoing $2.1bn arms purchase probe centered around the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki.
Confirming the development, a source from the service said ; “It is true that we picked up the...
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, vowed to rigorously pursue the war against corruption in order to rid the country of wanton looting of public resources.
He made the vow while addressing staff of the State House Abuja, who had assembled to welcome him from his two weeks holiday.
"I have never in my life believed in corruption. If we make any mistake in what we are doing and compromise our integrity, the country will be further dragged back.
"We’ll...
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