Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says that N40 billion was not missing from the commission’s account neither has it been misappropriated.
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Civil society group accuses Wike of frustrating NDDC probe
…asks Nunieh to submit self for investigation A civil society organisation, Civil Society Advocacy Group for Accountability and Probity, has accused the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, of frustrating efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to sanitise the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). At a press conference jointly addressed by Solomon Adodo, convener, and Igwe Ude-umanta, […]
Court orders EFCC to release 2 houses seized from Saraki
The EFCC argued that the houses were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities allegedly perpetrated by Saraki while he was Kwara State Governor.
I won’t accept disrespect to law makers- Buhari
….Reads riots acts to Ministers, heads of MDAs President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday warned members of his cabinet, heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the federal government over disrespect to the legislature. The President, in a statement by the Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, warned that disrespect to the institution by any member of the […]
Nigeria looks to sun in fight against Covid-19
One morning in early June a young man was carried in to the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Lagos with a gunshot wound to his right lower leg. The wound had become severely infected and the patient was unlikely to survive without emergency surgery. There was another complication. His high fever and laboured breathing suggested signs […]
‘UK won’t give you hazard allowance’, Health minister advises doctors planning to leave Nigeria
The minister says he was surprised that some doctors wanted to leave Nigeria without visas.
Court restrains police from arresting former NDDC MD
The Judge also barred the NDDC or any other body from arresting Nunieh.
CEO of Gokada, Fahim Saleh found dead and dismembered in his New York City apartment
Fahim Saleh is best known in Nigeria for his work as the CEO of Gokada.
Ex-NIMASA boss bags seven years for N1.7b fraud
Justice I.N. Buba of Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 convicted and sentenced Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, a former executive director, Maritime Safety and Shipping Development, in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA to seven years jail term for N1.7billion fraud. According to a statement issued on Wednesday […]
Alleged fraud: Magu released from custody, to face Malami in full-scale ‘war’
After over one week of being in detention over allegations of corruption levelled against him by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was released from police custody Wednesday evening. One of Magu’s lawyers, Tosin Ojaomo, who had filed a bail […]
President Buhari mourns Nigeria’s 1st female fighter pilot, Tolulope Arotile
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, and condoled with her family on the loss of such a promising officer.
India’s Glenmark Pharma cuts price of COVID-19 drug by 27% to N380 per tablet
India’s leading drug manufacturer, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Monday said it has cut price of its antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, by 27 per cent to Rs 75 or about N380 per tablet. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals had launched FabiFlu last month at a price […]
CBN tells dealers to stop importation of maize/corn
The directive kicks into effect on Wednesday, July 15, according to a CBN circular.
Mobil, MTNN, Zenith, GTB, other stocks cause market’s negative start
NSE ASI down 0.44%, dips 1.14% month-to-date Nigeria’s stock market opened this week trading (Monday July 13) on a negative note, corroborating BusinessDay’s earlier report that the market will remain pressured this week. The continued spread of the Coronavirus and its negative impact on major global and domestic indicators remain a source of worry to […]
