Government

The immediate past Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has said some Nigerians prefer ‘stomach infrastructure’ to good governance, insisting that people must be enlightened for them to know their role in providing good governance. […]

Controversial former spokesperson of the State Security Service (SSS), Marilyn Ogar, has been compulsorily retired from service following investigation into allegations of bribery and professional misconducts against her. Mrs. Ogar was alleged to have collected […]

Former Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, on Tuesday explained why he left the cabinet of former President Goodluck Jonathan.Ex-Minister of State for Finance, Remi Babalola Babalola, in a paper presented at the […]

  President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria  (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to ensure the outstanding tuition, stipends and allowances of all amnesty beneficiaries were paid without further delay. This is […]

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has revoked the allocation of over 25 plots of land by his predecessor, Babatunde Fashola, in his final days in office. TheCable understands that the expansive land at Lekki […]

Dear Friends and Family, Please join me in this campaign #lightupapapa…….see below Drive down Eko bridge, look to your right after Ijora….darkness; same thing as you approach Iganmu after Nigerian Breweries…..darkness. Apapa is just one […]

Section 3(2) of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Establishment Act 2007 creates the Chairman of the FIRS and specifically states that, “the Executive Chairman shall be a person experienced in taxation; to be appointed […]

THAT  the Katsina State government  has  not  learnt any lessons from its desperate financial straits which have earned it, like many states, the shameful status of a debtor-state, is sadly demonstrated by the fact that it is yet to get its priorities  right. It boggles the […]

The entire Global Village which is populated by over 7 billion peoples of various climes and colours has its inhabitants variously and diversely provided for by the Creator of all, God The Almighty. From the […]

The immediate past Chief Judge of Lagos State, Ayotunde Phillips, tells Ademola Olonilua and Tunde Ajaja, about her experience on the job and sundry issues What have you been doing since you retired over a […]

Former military head of state Lieutenant General Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd) and other members of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 general elections were rattled by the stubborn posture and utterance of President Muhammadu Buhari […]

Yinka Kolawole ,THIS DAY writes that the return of a not guilty verdict handed to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State and his deputy, Titi Laoye by the State House of Assembly on the petition […]

The newly appointed Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emmanuel Kachikwu, has asked friends and well-wishers to stop sponsoring congratulatory adverts in the media to celebrate his appointment. Mr. Kachikwu, […]

Kingsley Kuku, the former presidential adviser on Niger Delta amnesty, has released pictures of his knee operation in the US and denied claims that he is on the run. He also said he left N5.3 billion […]

A group representing the people of South East Nigeria, the Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of […]

BEHIND the bolted doors of Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison an old chalkboard hangs high above the wardens’ offices, keeping count of the inmates inside. It shows that just over 1,000 men live in the jail […]

  Title-crazy civil servants are scared of being sacked, The Nation learnt at the weekend. Officials, who violated the Public Service Rule banning titles until after retirement, may be retired in the coming civil service […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will not extend his corruption probe beyond the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the presidency has said. Mr. Buhari, who is currently on official visit to the United States, has consistently […]

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it’s a great pleasure to welcome President Buhari and his delegation here to the Oval Office for his first visit since the historic election that took place. Nigeria is obviously one of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday confirmed that he will not appoint ministers until September. Mr. Buhari, who made this known in an opinion article published in the Washington Post, also expressed strong commitment to tackling […]