Tuesday, 13 November 2018

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: How ex-governor blew N5.7 Billion SURE-P funds on politics” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: How ex-governor blew N5.7 Billion SURE-P funds on politics” plus 29 more


REVEALED: How ex-governor blew N5.7 Billion SURE-P funds on politics

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:44 PM PST

A witness told yesterday of how about N5.7 billion Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds went down the drain. Mr Nasiru Ingawa, Special Adviser to former Katsina State...

'All you need to know about the TraderMoni Scheme' - Osinbajo explains to market women

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 10:02 PM PST

Petty traders are not required to fill any form to benefit from the TraderMoni Scheme, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday. Warning traders not to give in to fraudsters while featuring on a...

Lagos approves hijab on school uniforms

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 10:16 PM PST

Lagos State Government yesterday lifted its ban on the use of the hijab on uniforms in schools. This was contained in a circular, signed by A.O Olukoya for Tutor General/Permanent Secretary,...

I was sent from Sambisa forest – Teenage female bomber

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 10:17 PM PST

A 19-year-old lady, Shaidatu Adamu, has been arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the Operation Lafiya Dole, while allegedly trying to detonate her suicide bomb vest in the...

'Tell management to pay our salaries' - LUTH doctors to Nigerians

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 10:07 PM PST

About 600 doctors in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) have urged Nigerians to prevail on the hospital management and the Federal Ministries of Health and Finance to pay their two months...

INEC to close case today in Ekiti governorship poll dispute

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:57 PM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to close its defence today as the first defendant in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its...

Buhari approves N6.5 billion for irrigation projects

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:55 PM PST

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.5 billion for some irrigation projects, Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Adamu has said. The minister said the N6.5 billion was part of a N13 billion...

We’ve 334,000 policemen in Nigeria - IG

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:53 PM PST

Inspector-General of Police ( I-G) Ibrahim Idris has put the figure of policemen in Nigeria at about 334, 000. Idris spoke yesterday in Abuja at the 2018 Safe School Leadership Empowerment...

2019: PDP in ‘serious difficulties’ to fund Atiku campaign - APC

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:47 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday alllged that opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar is finding it difficult to raise cash to fund his...

Labour give December deadline for N30,000 minimum wage

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:45 PM PST

Labour yesterday requested that all processes leading to the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage should be completed next month. It also vowed not to accept anything less than the N30,000...

Buhari’s N-Power to become Africa’s largest post-tertiary job scheme

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 03:06 PM PST

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the Buhari administration will expand the N-Power scheme to accommodate one million beneficiaries in the next phase. This followed the successes recorded so far and...

Buhari lists conditions for restructuring

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:31 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has given conditions under which he could consider restructuring. The president gave the conditions during an interactive session with Nigerians based in France. Buhari met...

FG set to employ 1 million people through N-power scheme

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:32 AM PST

The N-Power programme of the Buhari-led administration will be expanded to accommodate 1 million beneficiaries in the next phase, Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says. Osinbajo said this in a...

APC says PDP is in ‘serious difficulties’ to raise funds for Atiku’s campaign

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 08:46 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is having difficulties in raising funds for the campaign of Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate. In a statement on...

No need to submit myself for trial since FG won’t obey orders -Dasuki

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 08:46 AM PST

Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), says there is no need to submit himself for prosecution since the federal government does not obey court orders. His position was contained in a...

Kano assembly ‘bows to pressure’, suspends probe of Ganduje

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 08:36 AM PST

The Kano state house of assembly has stopped investigating allegations that Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state, collected bribe from contractors. This is in line with a court order. A group...

I’m committed to ending Boko Haram insurgency, says President Buhari

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 08:36 AM PST

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, reaffirmed its commitment to ending Boko Haram insurgency, saying it would ensure that the menace was completely eliminated. President Muhammadu Buhari stated...

Despite criticisms, Osinbajo takes TraderMoni to more Lagos markets

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 09:35 AM PST

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has launched the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) otherwise known as TraderMoni in three more markets in Lagos state. The vice president, on Monday,...

"Atiku is the largest employer of ghost workers"

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 07:34 AM PST

Media aide of President Muhammedu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie has described Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the largest employer of ghost workers. Her...

Injury rules Atletico’s Costa out of Barca clash

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 07:12 AM PST

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been sidelined with a foot injury that could leave him in a race for full fitness ahead of a crucial league clash with Barcelona. Costa hobbled off during a...

It will be strange for us to have graveyard peace in APC -Oshiomhole

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 06:59 AM PST

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it will be strange if the ruling party is experiencing "graveyard peace". While appearing on Arise Television on...

Goodluck Jonathan attacks Osinbajo, says VP has ‘leprous’ fingers

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 06:59 AM PST

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to claims by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo that he left Nigeria with debt and ruined the economy due to the alleged corruption under his...

Diezani Madueke still enjoying her freedom in UK – Magu laments

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 06:59 AM PST

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has provided reasons the agency had been pushing to have former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani...

FG awards N206bn contract for main work of Second Niger Bridge

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 05:56 AM PST

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, says the Federal Government has awarded N206 billion contract for the main work on the Second Niger Bridge. Fashola who spoke in Abuja...

Uzodinma won’t govern Imo – Okorocha’s son-in-law

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 05:49 AM PST

Uche Nwosu , a son- in- law to the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha , on Tuesday said that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state , Senator Hope Uzodinma, will...

ASUU wants FG to negotiate with union to end strike

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 05:44 AM PST

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says it is ready to negotiate with government toward ending its one-week old industrial action. Its President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who was guest...

Buhari govt has spent N2.7trn on agriculture, infrastructure – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 05:25 AM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government expended N2.7 trillion on agriculture and provision of other critical infrastructure in the 2017...

2019 presidency: What will happen to APC if Oshiomhole is not sacked – Aggrieved presidential aspirants

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 05:09 AM PST

Aggrieved presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have stated that the continued stay of former Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the party...

Again, Buhari govt speaks on search of ex-VP’s aircraft

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 03:54 AM PST

Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has again said the check on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's aircraft at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Sunday, is in line with...

Saraki reveals why he changed Chairman Senate committee on police affairs

Posted: 13 Nov 2018 03:54 AM PST

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has revealed that the determination of the Senate to fast-track work on the passage of Nigeria Police Reform Bill informed the recent decision to change the...

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