Why NSA Sambo Dasuki paid me N670 million – Nduka Obaigbena

Sambo Dasuki, paid him N670 million as compensation for attacks on his newspaper’s offices in Abuja and Kaduna in 2012.

The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Thisday newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena, has said the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, paid him N670 million as compensation for attacks on his newspaper’s offices in Abuja and Kaduna in 2012.

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Finance Minister Adeosun issues tough Fiscal policy to defaulters

Finance Minister Adeosun issues tough fiscal guidelines to agencies, vows sanctions to defaulters

Nigeria’s finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has issued a new set of guidelines to compel federal government offices remit monies they generate, accompanying the stringent rules with the threat of sanctions to defaulters.

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Buhari to corrupt officials returning stolen funds — Why we are yet to disclose details

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday explained why his administration was yet to release names of corrupt former officials of the past administration who voluntarily surrendered their loot.

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How Nigerian lawmakers ‘pocketed’ N8 Billion

INVESTIGATION: How Ekweremadu, other Nigerian lawmakers ‘pocketed’ N8 Billion in failed constitution amendment

Nigerian federal lawmakers, led by incumbent Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, and former Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, withdrew a princely N7.75 billion of public funds in four years to purportedly review sections of the 1999 Constitution, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.

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Job Vacancy At Berrymart Integrated Services Ltd

Employer: Berrymart Integrated Services Ltd

The Company
Berrymart Integrated Services Limited - An FMCG company located in Surulere, Lagos State, currently seek to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales Executive
Locations: Lagos

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Breaking News: Boko Haram Attacks Cameroon

The supposed Boko Haram members have killed at least 8 people while injured in a suicide bombing on December 11 in Cameroon’s Far North region.

The attack was carried out in Kolofata, which has been attacked in the past.

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Biafra: Kano Governor Assures Igbos Of Safety

The Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that the Igbos in Kano should not be afraid about any reprisal attack in the aftermath of growing Biafra agitation.

A Biafra protest that took place in Onitsha, Anambra resulted in the death of two police officers and some protesters. It was also reported that a central mosque in the town was set on fire while a northern suya seller was also hit by a stray bullet.

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FINALLY! Reps Investigates Railway Projects

The House of Representatives on Thursday, December 10, quizzed three past chairmen of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) over railway contracts which have been awarded and executed between the year 2010 and 2014.

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Zahra Buhari Receives Award

The beautiful daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari Zahra has on December 10, Thursday received an award from National Oracle Magazine as the Charity Ambassador of the year 2015.

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Oil And Gas Company Jobs in Lagos for Sales Representatives... Apply Now!

Employer: Michael Stevens Consulting

Oil and Gas Company Jobs in Lagos for Sales Representatives

 

The Company

Michael Stevens Consulting - Our Client, a leading player in the Oil and Gas Industry, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales Representative

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Breaking News: Naira Slides To 257 Against Dollar

Naira Slides To 257 Against Dollar...

The naira fell to 257 against the dollar at the parallel market on Thursday. The local currency had traded against the greenback at between 251 and 252 on Wednesday.

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Reps pass 130 bills for first Reading in one day

A total of 130 bills passed first reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday, a development the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, described as “unprecedented.”

The Clerk, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori, almost got tired reading out the titles of the bill to cross first reading.

Findings by The PUNCH showed that the House took the step amid rising criticisms that most lawmakers were lazy and had no bills to their names.

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Breaking News: CBN plans soft loans for one million graduates

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday announced that a low-interest loan scheme for one million young graduates would commence next year.

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Just In: Osun Pupils Chase Teachers With Guns

Some pupils suspected to be cultists on Wednesday invaded the premises of the Anglican High School and Adenle Middle School in Osogbo, Osun State, chasing their teachers with guns.

The invasion forced other pupils and members of the staff to flee from the premises.

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FG To File Fresh Charges Against Raymond Dokpesi

The Chairman of DAAR Communication, Raymond Dokpesi, might be in a deeper trouble than anticipated as the counsel to the Federal Government, Rotimi Jacobs, has hinted that fresh charges will be filed against the accused.

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Senator Akpabio's Election Upheld By Appeal Court

The election of the former governor of Akwa Ibom state and the Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has been upheld by the Federal Court of Appeal contrary to earlier reports that it was nullified.

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Job Opening @... Danish Refugee Council... APPLY NOW!

Employing Company: Danish Refugee Council

Our Client
The Danish Refugee Council / Danish Demining Group (DRC/DDG) has been operational in West Africa since 1998. Our aim is to contribute to the peace and stabilization,

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Job Vacancy - Stanbic IBTC Bank 2015 Graduate Trainee Program

Employer: Stanbic IBTC Bank

The Company
Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for 150 years,

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Senate, Reps Battle Over Frivolous Petitions Bill

The Senate and the House of Representatives are set for an epic battle over perceptions that the Frivolous Petitions Bill introduced in the Senate could erode the change mantra that brought the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to power in the last elections.

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BIAFRA: No Nnamdi Kanu, No Dialogue With FG - MASSOB, IPOB

The ceasefire declared by the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to give room for a dialogue with the Federal Government appears headed for the rocks.

The groups are peeved by reports that former governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Senator Goodswill Akpabio led a delegation accompanied by some northern elites on behalf of MASSOB to Federal Government to broker a truce.

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ALLEGED $2bn Arms Deal PROBE: EFCC To Summon Okonjo-Iweala

Indications emerged last night that the Federal Government would extend its dragnet towards apprehending and prosecuting more individuals and groups which allegedly helped themselves with huge funds meant for the acquisition of arms for the armed forces, leaving the soldiers to fight with bare hands.

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Bayelsa Poll: Call Your Aides To Order, Candidates Tell Buhari

Against the backdrop of the cancelled governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, 11 governorship candidates in the poll have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to check the undue interference of his aides in the exercise by calling them to order.

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