Wike Hands Over Six Buses To Rivers NBA, Others

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has assured the leadership of the Bar in the state that he would continue to partner with them to entrench the rule of law and enhance access to justice.

MTN Gets Reprieve ?On $5.2b Fine

*As Group CEO ?Meets NCC Officials

Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, on Monday said it got a reprieve for the payment of the $5.2 billion (N1.004 trillion fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), whose deadline expired on that date (November 16).

A statement by MTN said the reprieve followed a meeting by its South African based Group Executive chairman?, Phuthuma Nhleko? with the NCC officials.

Governors To Buhari: We Must Diversify Economy

Against the backdrop of the present dwindling international price of oil, the 36 state governors, yesterday, told President Muhammadu Buhari that if Nigeria must be one of the top economies of the world, there was the urgent need for the diversification of the economy.

The governors, who operate under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, said that diversification would help boost the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, base of the country.

No Diversion Of Public Funds Under Buhari’s Administration – Mohammed

The Federal Government on Monday dismissed the alleged fraud in the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and the rumoured diversion of the TSA funds to bankroll elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Segun Adeyemi, in Abuja on Monday,described the allegation as a contrived distraction.

Mohammed said if those behind the accusation had allowed themselves some measure of honesty, they would have realised that there had not and there would be no such impunity under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

GEJ Bestowed with Traditional Title, Iberedem of Akwa-Ibom

Nigeria2015: I’ll support the best candidate irrespective of party, Obasanjo tells Buhari

Terrorits Will Not Destroy Nigeria – Ekpenyong NAN

Mr Ita Ekpenyong, Director-General, Department of State Services, on Saturday said any divisive tendencies or machinations against Nigeria by terror elements and unscrupulous politicians will not succeed.

Immigration Repatriates 430 Illegal Immigrants

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) arrested and repatriated 430 illegal immigrants in Jigawa between January and November this year.

FG not committed to our treatment – Bomb blast victims

ABUJA – Dissatisfied by what they termed “total abandonment and neglect by the Federal government”, victims of bomb blasts that occurred ‎in various parts of Northern Nigerian, yesterday, dragged the government before the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC.

‎In a petition they sent to the Commission, the group, said they have been “neglected and abandoned by the Federal Government as it has failed to keep to its promise of taking care of our medical bills, a promise made by the President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan at every visit he made to the scenes of the blasts and to the hospitals to visit victims of the bomb blasts.”

They decried that many of them lost their lives ‎as a result of lack concern on the part of the government.

Why salaries of some civil servants are delayed – FG

Federal Government yesterday debunked reports making round that salaries of civil servants have not been paid.

In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Paul Nwabuikwu, the Minister said the report was false and baseless, saying that salaries of most civil servant have been paid, while plans were on to ensure that the outstanding are paid before the year end.