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Senate Pushes for Diaspora Voting in 2019

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is pushing for Diaspora voting in the coming general elections in 2019, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Monsurat Sunmonu has said. Sunmonu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that giving franchise to Nigerians...

Baggage Delay: NCAA Fines Arik Air N6m

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a N6million fine to Arik Air Limited for contravening the provisions of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs). The NCAA also ordered the airline to pay its passengers ,whose baggage were delayed on the London to Lagos...

We Don’t Have Forex to Import Aviation Fuel — Marketers

The scarcity of aviation fuel in Nigeria may be far from being over as oil marketers have said they do not have enough foreign exchange to import the product. The Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Obafemi Olawore, in an exclusive interview...

Buhari Directs Governors to Pay Salaries from Debt Refund of N552bn

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governors to pay as outstanding workers’ entitlements, at least 25 percent of the refunds made to them from excess deductions for external debt service. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,...

$30bn Loan Rejection Won’t Affect 2017 Budget – Presidency

The Presidency has said the rejection of the proposed $29.96bn external borrowing plan of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration by the Senate would not affect the implementation of the 2017 budget. The Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, said...

Expose Corruption, Receive 5% of loot- FG Urges Whistle-blower

The Federal Government has approved payment of not more than five per cent of the recovered loot to any successful whistle blower, who exposes corruption by providing relevant information leading to the recovery of the funds. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, made this...