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Senate uncover Gbajabiamila’s N7bn fraud
The Director-General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Lanre Gbajabiamila, the Board chairman, and its directors, have been accused of monumental fraud, abuse of office, massive corruption, and unlawful diversion of public funds. Senate Committee on Finance on Monday said that it has uncovered alleged monumental fraud of over N75billion in the National Lottery […]
HeadlinesBuhari Balance Appointments, Facilitate Dialogue, Confront Killers – Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to take action against those notorious for killing Nigerians. Obi said this on Thursday in a statement on his official Twitter handle where he lamented various national issues in Nigeria, saying they ought not to be bothering the country today. “For many years, […]
HeadlinesFG Plans To Slash Workers Salary; Executive, Legislative Arms To Retain Jumbo Packages
There are strong indications that the federal government may cut workers’ salaries as part of efforts to reduce the high cost of governance. The hint was dropped yesterday by the minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed, when she the government was working towards reducing the high cost of governance. She spoke at a policy dialogue on […]
HeadlinesCorrupt Nation: We Reject Transparency Int’l Rating
The government has described the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index, which downgraded Nigeria in the rating for 2020, as inaccurate and not a true reflection of the strides made in its fight against corruption. The agency revealed that the country dropped three places, scoring lower in a number of areas since 2019. The government said the […]