Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of $1.5 billion World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states and Abuja for poverty reduction and…
Amid the prevailing high cost-of-living crisis in the country, the National Assembly and four other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government have received a combined sum of N109bn as statutory allocations in the first few days of August 2024, an investigation by Saturday PUNCH has shown. Recall that the National Assembly raised its…
The one million-man march planned by leaders of the #EndBadGovernance protest flopped on Saturday across the country due to low turnout. In different parts of Nigeria, protesters shunned their usual meeting points, which had been occupied by security agents. Organisers of the protest had said the march would signal the end of the 10-day protest…
The Nigerian government has disassociated itself from a purported debate purportedly being planned by an organisation – Creative Africa Initiative on Same-sex marriage. The Ministry of Education said in a statement by its spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, that the organisation had issued forged letters using the ministry’s letterheads, proposing a debate on the topic: “Same-Sex Marriage…
The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to the outrage of many Nigerians over the display of ‘ransom money’ by some bandits on social media. In the past week, Nigerians have been infuriated with the blatant display of cash by some bandits who took to social media to pose with some of the money obviously proceeds…
BREAKING: Governorship Candidate, Kumuyi, Others Arrësted Over #Endbadgovernance Protest The Nigerian Police Force have arrested the 2024 African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Kunle Wizeman Ajayi. He was arrested alongside Patrick Owolabi, Kolawole Kumuyi, who are members of the Take It Back (TIB) Movement. Others arrested include Oluwatobi Akinkuotu, Olalekan Oladehinde. The…
The World Bank Group Finances has disclosed that the Nigerian government is still repaying $10.6billion in loans taken by former presidents. The loans totalling 69 were obtained during the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan. The Debt Management Office (DMO) had in June 2024 reported that as…
The #EndBadGovernance protest has taken a new turn as demonstrators initiated a one-million-man protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, on Saturday. The protest, which addresses the escalating cost of living, and poor government policies, commenced on August 1 and is anticipated to conclude today, August 10. The organizers had pledged to conduct a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a two-term former member of the House of Representatives and younger brother to the late former Chief of Defence Staff, Wole Duro Diya is dead. This Nigeria news platform gathered that Wole Duro Diya died in the early hours of Friday. Diya was a two-term representative of Somolu Federal Constituency in…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the federal government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation…
