A Prosecution Witness, Mr Orwusoro Maduka, countered former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige’s defence regarding a Presidential Directive on procurement to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Maduka, is a former director of procurement in the Ministry of Labour and Employment from 2019 to 2023, testified as the Economic and Financial…
The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, has identified education as a key to defeating terrorism and violent extremism in the country. This is contained in a statement by Leah Katung-Babatunde, his Special Assistant on Media, on Monday in Abuja Musa said this on Sunday in Kaduna, during the inauguration of the Kaduna Christian Academy…
The Plateau Advocates for Peaceful Co-existence, has warned a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, against demarketing the state and discouraging visitors, investors and residents from carrying out lawful social and economic activities. The warning is contained in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Bulus Ayuba, made available to the News Agency of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, weeks after he was convicted and sentenced in absentia over alleged financial crimes involving power sector funds. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede announced the arrest on Tuesday during a media briefing in Abuja, revealing that Mamman was apprehended in Kaduna at…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the fugitive, convicted former minister of Power, Saleh Mamman. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said Mamman was arrested somewhere in Rigasa, Kaduna on Tuesday morning around 3am Mamman, who has been on the run, was sentenced in absentia to 75 years.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Wednesday, sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years’ imprisonment. He was said to have been linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects. The court ordered that the sentences attracted by each of the 12 counts run consecutively, not concurrently. A concurrent term…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, said that the ongoing tax reforms were designed to build a global competitive, equitable and fiscally sustainable economy. Oyedele made the statement during the 28 annual tax conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), in Abuja on Tuesday. Theme:…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called for a unified database system among members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to ensure safe border/ migration system. Tunji-Ojo made the call during a meeting with ministers in charge of Immigration and Border Management within ECOWAS member states on Wednesday in Abidjan,…
Economic experts have offered mixed assessments of the tenure of the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, while outlining priorities for the new minister, Taiwo Oyedele. The experts spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. NAN reports that Oyedele was recently elevated to the…
Mr Muhammed Dangyadi, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has urged new NUPENG president, Salimon Akanni Oladiti, to sustain achievements of predecessor, Williams Akporeha. Dangyadi gave the charge on Sunday in a goodwill message at the union’s sixth Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos. Represented by TUSIR Director, Mr Falonipe Amos, Director, Trade Union Services and…
