The Federal Government has again disagreed with the latest report of Transparency International, which scored Nigeria twenty-five-over-one-hundred on its Corruption Perception Index. Transparency’s Corruption Perception Index also indicates that Nigeria lost one point from its twenty-six points in last year’s rating. The 2020 report shows that Nigeria is at one hundred and forty-nine position, out of one…
Representatives of different groups in the Southwest of Nigeria have resolved to use June 12 this year to determine the position of the Yorubas in Nigeria. The position was reached during a meeting at the Oyo State Secretariat in Ibadan, which was called by the Assembly of all Yoruba Groups Worldwide. According to the decisions presented by…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for international support to tackle the problems of terrorism, corruption, poverty and climate change. Others are insurgency, displacement of persons, population explosion, human trafficking, and the spread of small arms and light weapons. President Buhari made the call when he received letters of credence from new ambassadors of The Gambia, South Korea,…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of HALIRU NABABA as the new Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. The Senate confirmed NABABA’s appointment based on the recommendation of its Committee on Interior, as presented by the Chairman, Senator KASHIM SHETTIMA. The confirmation comes one month after President MUHAMMADU BUHARI sent NABABA’s name to the Senate. Meanwhile; the…
The House of Representatives has opened an investigation into the approval of one point five billion US dollars for the repairs of the Port Harcourt Refinery. The investigation is being conducted by the House Committee on Petroleum Resources Downstream, which is expected to organise an investigative hearing on the matter. The House investigation is to determine how…
