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Three levels of government on Friday shared the total number of N1.68 trillion as an income allocation for April. This month’s allocation is 6.5 percent higher than N1,578 trillion which was distributed in March. Director of the Press and Public Relations at the Federation General Accounting Office, Bring Mokwa, revealed this in a statement issued at the end of the …

A former Provost of the Isaac Jasper College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Prof Saviour Agoro and a former accountant of the institution, Perez Lakemfa have been convicted by the Bayelsa State High Court over contract fraud amounting to N285 million. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) were charged under Sections 12 and 19 of the …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, recovered a little on the US dollar on the official market on Friday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira appreciates N1, 598.72/$ 1 compared to N1, 599.32/$ 1 which is traded on Thursday. This represents the profit of N0.60 for local currencies. In the black market, Naira obtained N5 against dollars to trade at …

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has recognized the former vice -president Prof. Oluyemi Osinbajo, San, with a recognition prize for his exceptional contributions to the development of Nigeria. The prestigious prize was awarded during the plenary session of the Week of the Nigerian Bar Association law (NBA), held at the Nigerian content tower in Yenagoa, in the …

The Head Office of Defense (DHQ) has refused as a propaganda video clip circulating on social media as a record of this new attack on troops in the state of Borno. Director of Defense Media Operations, Major. Markus Kangye, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the military had confirmed that the video was not related …

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has recommended a new government model for Nigeria because Western democracy no longer works in the country. Agbakoba who made a call on Friday when appearing as a guest on the morning television program, said the liberal democratic model borrowed from the Western world had failed in Nigeria. …

Keystone Bank Limited, one of the main financial services providers in Nigeria, officially reopened its completely renewed branch located in plot 584, Ikorodu Road, Ketu, Lagos. The reopening ceremony, held on Friday 16 May 2024, attracted the attention of entrepreneurs, customers, market leaders and dignitaries from the whole area of ​​Ketu and beyond. Declaring the branch open, the CEO and …

Ball President Ahmed Tinubu on Friday held a closed meeting with Nigeria’s leading safety leadership at the presidential villa in Abuja, because fears of growing due to new security threats in some parts of the country. Who were present at the strategic meeting were defense chiefs, General Christopher Musa; Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; Air Staff Chief …

Economist and Public Affairs Analyst, Professor Pat Utomi, has greatly criticized the federal government for what he described as an effort to suppress differences of opinion and civil freedom, following the lawsuit filed by it by the State Service Department (DSS). DSS, in a lawsuit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, accused Utomi of trying to damage the …

The American singer R&B Chris Brown should appear in a United Kingdom court on Friday 16 May 2025, after being arrested and accused of an alleged assault in a London night club in 2023. Brown, 36, is known for the successes of the mid -2000s such as “Kiss, Kiss” and a litany of legal problems including a crime sentence for …