The Federal Government expended about N523.3 million on school feeding programme during the lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD), Sadiya Farouq, announced this at the Presidential Taskforce briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Farouk made the revelation against the rumours and speculations going around…
Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been sent back to area 10 force criminal investigation department (FCID) of the police in Abuja where he spent the night on Monday. Gathered that he was moved to detention at the end of questioning by the panel on Tuesday at…
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, spent last night in police cell after he was grilled for about six hours by a Presidential panel headed by Justice Isa Salami, a former President of the Court of Appeal. The PUNCH gathered that Magu was detained at the Force Criminal Investigation Department…
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Â The Deputy Governor resigned his membership at Ward 2, Apoi, in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. This is coming a day after he was blocked from the government house from packing his property. His resignation…
A lawyer, Oluwatosin Ojaomo, has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to prosecute an ex-Director of Finance and Administration at the defunct Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Ibrahim Tumsah, and his brother, Tijjani Tumsah, for corruption. Ojaomo, a former prosecutor with the Special Presidential Investigation Panel of Public Property, stated…
U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative is partnering with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and the nations of Africa.   This partnership ensures businesses are equipped with the technical and financial tools they need to enter into new trading and investment…
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has assured investors and shareholders of her continuous adherence to solid corporate governance processes as the bank honoured its ex-director, Chief Kola Jamodu. In a glitzy cocktail event and dinner in his honour at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on Thursday, Jamodu was celebrated for his…
In an effort to stimulate innovation through synergy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited hosted the Digital Lab Open House on Wednesday, 31 July 2019 at its Digital Lab in Yaba Lagos. The Digital Lab Open House is amongst the many events lined up for the group Innovation Week held 29 July – 2 August 2019….
The immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has been scheduled to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misappropriation of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) program. The planned appearance of Mohammed was revealed by the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission…
Barely a day after the Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA), approved the amendment of the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs law, paving way for Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to sign the bill into law that creates four new emirates and whittles down the Emir of Kano’s power and influence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday…
