Lagos State Govt Spends N20bn On Rice Mill       The lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Bisola Olusanya, has on Thursday said about N20 billion has been spent on Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu, which is at 85 per cent completion level. She also said 250,000 jobs...

Buhari Suspends NPA's Bala-Usman, Probe To Begin Monday       President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman, sources familiar with the development said on Thursday. It was learnt that a panel of enquiry had been constituted to look into...

Reps Summon NNPC, CBN, FIRS, EFCC, Probe Illicit Financial Flows       The House of Representatives has resolved to invite various departments and agencies of the Federal Government over illicit financial flows in Nigeria. At the plenary on Thursday, the House specifically mandated its committees on Finance; Anti-Corruption;...

Private Sector Recorded Growth In April – Report       The Purchasing Managers’ Index report conducted by Stanbic IBTC Bank for the month of April showed that the private sector recorded growth. According to the report, which was released on Thursday, April figure showed a PMI of 52.9. It...

CBN Vows To Resist Maize Importation     The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said the bank will oppose all attempts to continue importation of maize into the country. In a statement titled ‘Emefiele woos youths to embrace agriculture’, the CBN boss said, “The CBN would...

Is EFCC Proactive Against Politically Exposed Persons? by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim     It is no more news that a former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha was recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on alleged misappropriation of government assets. Yet, it whets...