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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it has found 22,074 suspicious personnel on the Federal Government payroll. This is despite the Federal Government having introduced the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) to address such situations. The revelations were contained in a comprehensive review report of IPPIS by the commission as part of the anti-corruption system review by President …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State has recovered the bodies of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of ​​the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday morning in Dutse, the state capital. Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20, and …

Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari, has disclosed that the current onslaught on crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism has resulted in increased growth in the nation’s crude oil production. This comes even as NNPCL Ltd top brass urged the military to continue the fight against the menace. Ripples Nigeria noted that Nigeria has recorded …

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has expressed anger over the refusal of 15 government agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to respond to audit questions raised against them in their 2019 audit report. The committee chairman, Senator Ahmed Aliyu, on Tuesday, disclosed that despite repeated invitations, the agencies had …

As other children walked home from school on Friday afternoon, Emmanuel Aniede was seen running around Ikpa Street in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, trying to sell every water bag in his bowl. Twelve-year-old Emmanuel, nicknamed “Vinicius” for his talent in football, said he dropped out of school in 2017 due to the lack of schools in his community and his …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu chairs first Council of State meeting; Jonathan, Buhari attend President Bola Tinubu is currently chairing a meeting of the Council of State at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. This is the first since he was sworn in as president last year.Read more 2. Tinubu approves policy …

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s telecommunications ecosystem on Tuesday warned that the industry was on the brink of collapse. They spoke at a forum titled: “TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY 2.0: The Next Investment Frontier in Nigeria,” held in Lagos. In his remarks at the event, MTN Nigeria Chief Executive Karl Toriola warned that the country’s telecommunications sector was now in a gasping intensive care …

The downward trend in the Nigerian equity market continued on Tuesday as investors lost N278 billion at the close of trading. This follows a decline in the share prices of the likes of Oando, Livestock Feeds and Cornerstone among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization plunged to N55.2 trillion from …

The naira fell against the US dollar on Tuesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency fell by N12 to trade at N1,582/$1, up from N1,570/$1 it was trading at on Monday. The intraday high and low prices recorded during the day were N1,607/$1 and N1,496/$1 respectively, indicating a slim spread of N111\$1. …

Premier League club Manchester United have acquired Bayern Munich duo Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui in a deal that could amount to almost £60 million. De Ligt has agreed a five-year contract, while Mazraoui has signed a four-year deal, both with the option of a further year. The 25-year-old centre-back De Ligt was captain of Erik ten Hag’s Ajax …