New regime introduced to by-pass governors in the dispersal of local government funds

PLANS are being drawn up by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to take the payment and control of local government finances away from state governors and pay the third tier of government directly.

 

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Mikel looks to move to Premier league side after Boro fail to clinch play-off spot

SUPER Eagles skipper Mikel Obi is planning to leave English Championship side Middlesboro over the summer and seek another club after the team failed the make the play-offs that would have enabled it compete in the Premier League next season.

 

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Tonto Dike calls Actors Guild of Nigeria boss a fool for daring to sanction her over her outbursts

CONTROVERSIAL Nollywood actress Tonto Dike, has reacted to a warning issued to her by the Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN)  board of trustees over her face-off with ex-husband Olakunle Churchill daring them to take any action against her.

 

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Shea nuts just prove that all this gas flaring has fried our brains and we can no longer think straight 

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) As the price of crude oil keeps performing an Atilogwu dance, jumping up and down based on Donald Trump’s mood swings, I believe it is crystal clear to everyone that basing your fortunes on one product is a recipe for disaster. Nigeria will forever remain under-developed as long as petroleum product exports continue to account for 90% of government revenue 

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Nigeria accounts for 25% of all cases of malaria worldwide according to latest health report

NIGERIA currently accounts for about 25% of all malaria cases worldwide according a recent report published by the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/Aids Tuberculosis Leprosy and Malaria (Bacatma).

 

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Buhari to host UN General Assembly president Maria Espinosa in Abuja tomorrow

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will host the president of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Maria Espinosa tomorrow when she pays a one-day official visit to Nigeria as part of an eight-day African tour.

 

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Abike Dabiri-Erewa calls on Nigerians abroad to pressurise new National Assembly on diaspora voting

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's special assistant on foreign and diaspora affairs Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has renewed her call for diasporans to be granted the right to vote in Nigerian elections given their contribution to the country's economy.

 

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APC adopts Plateau's Hon Idris Wase as its candidate for House of Reps deputy speaker

ALL Progressives Congress (AP) leaders have adopted Plateau State lawmaker Hon Idris Wase as their candidate for the position of House of Representatives deputy speaker in the forthcoming ninth National Assembly due to elect its now officials on June 10.

 

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EFCC begins fresh investigations into Saraki's dealings when he was Kwara State governor

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have opened fresh corruption investigations against senate president Senator Bukola Saraki with a view to bringing charges against him when he leaves office on June 10.

 

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How about adopting a Korean style national policy of only consuming what we produce

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) In South Korea, they have a national slogan - “Anything we do not make, we do not need.” Basically, what this means is they have agreed as a people to cut their coats according to the size of their national cloth

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