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The presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is not to be blamed for the spate of killings in Benue state. Two weeks ago, not less than 30 persons including a pregnant woman were reported dead after gunmen attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Guma LGA of the state. The killing came […]

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says it shared N714.629 billion among the three tiers of government in March 2023. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the committee’s meeting for April 2023 in Abuja on Wednesday. The disbursement shows a decrease of N8.048 billion compared to February’s […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not need the interference of the federal government to deal with any of its erring staff.  The minister’s comment is coming on the heels of the “unwholesome behaviour” of Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa resident electoral commissioner (REC). […]

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the sum of N1.535 trillion for the construction and rehabilitation of eleven roads across the country. The construction would be enabled under the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) tax credit scheme. Speaking on Wednesday after the council meeting, Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works […]

A house of representatives committee has summoned Abubakar Malami, minister of justice; and Zaina Ahmed, the minister of finance, over an alleged payment of $200 million to two companies for “consultancy service”. Mark Gbillah, chairman of the committee investigating the alleged loss of $2.4 billion in revenue from the illegal sale of 48 […]

The federal government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims in the country to celebrate the end of Ramadan fasting.  The announcement was contained in a statement by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary in the ministry of interior. Belgore said Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, made the announcement on […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to Ahmadu Fintiri, governor-elect of Adamawa state. Fintiri and the deputy governor-elect, Kaletapwa Farauta, received their certificates of return on Wednesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. On Tuesday, the electoral umpire declared Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa […]

The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons and the rescue of four others at a collapsed wall in Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. NAN reports that Abbas Idriss, FEMA director general, said a part of the building caved in and fell on artisans working on the […]

A World Bank/National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) study using recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) guidelines for computing labour force statistics is set to reveal a sharp drop in Nigeria’s unemployment rate, TheCable understands. As at the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, the NBS said the country’s unemployment rate stood at 33.3 percent. […]