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The House of Representatives has summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over non-remittance of $19.25bn (approximately N3.24tn) revenue that accrued from sales of crude oil in 2014 Chairman of the House Committee …

Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it has spent N7.09 trillion as at the end of the third quarter of 2020 fiscal year, just as it unveiled plans to introduce additional 2.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) rate in 2021 fiscal year as part of efforts aimed at increasing revenue generation. …

Despite various calls by Nigerians both online and offline that the Organised Labour should react to the recent increment in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart have kept silent. The increment came barely after 72 hours …

In response to this thread, Trump has rescinded. He was obviously quoted out of context by the media. He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION!

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Samson Ayokunle, has advised the Federal Government to listen to the agitation of the youths of the country and make changes. The CAN President noted that the government should know that the youths were formidable and they should be adequately catered for …

The Ondo NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Grace Akpabio has asserted that the orientation course put in place by the NYSC is to put prospective corps members in correct perspective for selfless service and nation building. This was contained in a statement forwarded to our reporter by the Head, Public Relations Unit …

President finally admits defeat — then immediately continues spreading misinformation President Donald Trump has finally admitted to losing the election — while continuing to spread outright lies and misinformation about false allegations of mass voter fraud. After days of refusing to concede to President-elect Joe Biden, the president wrote in …

In 2021, under the Home-Grown School Feeding (NHGSFP), the federal government has penned N142.3 billion to feed 9.86 million children, deworm seven million children and recount the pupils. The proposed allocation for the NHGSFP accounts for 40.5 per cent of the total recurrent expenditure of the nation’s social investment programmes, …

Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and some stakeholders are currently having meeting to welcome Governor David Nweze Umahi and his co-decampees into the Party at Osborn La Palm, Newsextra24 has learnt. Recall that PUNCH had reported that Governor Umahi told the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, …

The Kwankwasiyya Foundation, founded by former governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has emerged ‘non-governmental organization (NGO) of the year’ in the 2020 Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards. The Award is endorsed by the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), an advisory body of the African …