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December 2, 2015 No Responses

Senate approves N574.5b supplementary budget

The Senate on Tuesday passed N574,532,726,857 billion as the 2015 supplementary budget. Under the arrangement, it is N108,895,800,000 billion higher than the N465,636,926,857 billion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for appro...

November 24, 2015 No Responses

Audu died a courageous politician, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the news of the death of Abubakar Audu, the All Progressives Congress candidate in the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election. The President, who is attending the Third Gas Exporting Countries Forum ...

November 13, 2015 No Responses

Panel accuses NNPC of frustrating crude deals probe

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee set up by the parliament to investigate the alleged shady deals in the Refined Products Exchange Agreements (crude oil swap) has alleged that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) conspired to delib...

November 13, 2015 No Responses

Customs seeks support for reforms

The Public Relations Officer, Tin-Can Island Customs Command, Chris Osunkwo, has commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali’s bold initiatives towards reforming the service and increasing revenue. Osunkwo gave the comme...

November 11, 2015 No Responses

Buhari appoints new permanent secretaries

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The appointment is coming after the retirement of some Permanent Secretaries by the government on Tuesday. According to the Federal Government,...

October 20, 2015 No Responses

Buhari visit Cross Rivers today

PRESIDENT Muhammed Buhari is to visit Cross Rivers State today to kick off the construction of 260 kilometre six-lane super highway in Calabar, the state capital. Already, the State governor, Ben Ayade, has restated government’s readiness to host the Preside...

September 11, 2015 No Responses

New customs CG pledges to enhance capacity, generate more revenue

THE new Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has pledged to undertake reforms and re-structuring as part of measures to enhance capacity and generate more revenue. The Comptroller-General stated this in Abu...

September 4, 2015 No Responses

Lawyer drags new Customs CG to court

A lawyer based in Enugu, Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo has filed a suit at the Federal High Court Umuahia, Abia state challenging the constitutionality of the appointment of Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service by.....

September 4, 2015 No Responses

Lawyer drags Buhari to Court over appointment of Ali as Customs boss

A lawyer based in Enugu, Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo has filed a suit at the Federal High Court Umuahia, Abia state challenging the constitutionality of the appointment of Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service by.....

September 4, 2015 No Responses

FG reveals Buhari, Osinbajo assets

The Federal Government has disclosed details of the assets of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as declared to the Code of Conduct Bureau. A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba...

August 28, 2015 No Responses

Police appoints first female spokesperson

NIGERIA POLICE GETS FIRST FEMALE FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER *As IGP Appoints New Principal Staff Officer In his determination to advance change over stasis, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc, NPM has appointed Acting ACP Olabisi...

August 27, 2015 No Responses

Buhari appoints SSG, Customs boss, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments: Engr. Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the Government of the Federation Alhaji Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President Col. Ha...