Worried by the dwindling revenues of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari approved only N70million for this year’s Independence celebrations. Addressing journalists on Tuesday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of […]
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Soludo, Fayemi visit Buhari’s CoS ahead of ministerial appointments
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo, and former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, were yesterday sighted at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, filling visitors’ forms on their way to the office of Alhaji Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Vanguard […]
Saraki succumbs, says I am not guilty
The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has compelled the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, to mount the dock to answer to corruption charges preferred against him by the federal government. The Vanguard reported that Saraki who initially refused to enter inside the accused box to enter his plea to the […]
UK government to take forward new insurance ‘prompt payment’ requirement
Insurers would be under a legal requirement to settle claims within a “reasonable time” if new laws introduced to the UK parliament are passed in their current form. Out-Law.Com reported that the new requirement is included in the Enterprise Bill, which is currently before the UK parliament. Although it would […]
Kari to insurers practice what you preach
Leave a comment Chuks Udo Okonta The Commissioner for Insurance Mohammed Kari has urged insurance operators to reflect professionalism in their words and deeds by upholding the tenets, ethics and principles of their profession. His disclosed this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital, stressing that operators should imbibe the spirit […]
Saraki refuses to be docked
The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja,commenced on a dramatic note this morning, with the accused person, refusing to mount the dock. Vanguard reported that the trial tribunal, headed by Justice Danladi Umar, called up Saraki’s case […]
I’m very grateful for the support of Nigerians – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has built quite a remarkable global reputation over the last three decades, and is unarguably one of the most influential and powerful personalities in the world. The last time I met her was in July, a month after the new administration assumed power. She cheerfully said she […]
Ben Carson ‘should quit 2016 race’ over Islam remarks
Calls are growing for Republican Ben Carson to quit the 2016 race after he said a Muslim should not be president. BBC reported that Muslim-American groups, among others, have said these views make him unqualified to run himself. Mr Carson, a Christian, made the comments on Sunday, adding that Islam […]
Olu Falae kidnapped in Ondo
A former secretary to the government of the federation, Chief Olu Falae, has been kidnapped in his farm in Ondo State. This was reported by Channels Television.
ARIAN inaugurates Imo chapter
The Association of Registered Insurance Agents of Nigeria (ARIAN) has inaugurated a new chapter in Owerri, the Imo State capital, its President, Gbadebo Olameru has said. According to him, the new chapter will enable the national secretariat to conduct the needed assessment to address some of its strategies towards the […]
