Tag: Nigerian Government
$9.7b claim: Nigeria files fraud charge against P&ID in London
Lawyers for the Nigerian government have filed "new and substantive" allegations of fraud with a British court, carrying on the…
UK Court dismisses JPMorgan’s appeal against Nigeria’s $875m claim
An $875 million Nigerian government lawsuit against U.S. bank JPMorgan is clear to move forward after a London-based appeals court…
Maharaj Ji wants FG to establish LG, state police
A cleric, Satguru Maharaj Ji has appealed to the federal government to establish local and state government police in the…
$9.6bn Judgment Debt: FG details fraudulent deals of P&ID
The Federal Government has given details of fraudulent circumstances surrounding the Gas Supply Processing Agreement (GSPA) with Process and Industrial…
Why Nigerian govt is after me for attending WEF – Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili on Saturday said the Nigerian government did not go after her just because she…
Veteran actress, ‘Iya Rainbow’ heads to beach to pray for Nigeria
Veteran Nigerian actress, Idowu Philips, popularly known as Iya Rainbow has taken the affairs of Nigeria to the presence of…
$9.6b judgment: How P&ID snubbed Buhari’s $600m offer
A fact-sheet now in circulation has debunked accusations by Messrs Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) that Nigerian officials were indifferent…
Reuters: Nigeria’s assets at risk worldwide in $9billion P&ID case
A British judge has said he will in September grant a firm called Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the…
Nigerian Govt opens up on El-Zakzaky’s repatriation from India
The Nigerian Government on Friday opened up on the circumstances leading to the “repatriation” of the leader of the proscribed…
El-Zakzaky wants to check into 5-star hotel, FG hints India may send him back
The Nigerian government has responded to the blackmail of Sheikh El-Zakzaky, who is in India for medical treatment, saying that…
$9billion Judgment Debt: UK court decides Nigeria’s fate today
A firm incorporated in the British Virgin Islands will ask a British court on Friday for the right to seize…
We did everything possible to save Red Cross worker – Nigerian Govt
The Nigerian Government has said it was shocked and saddened at the killing of another aid worker, Hauwa Mohammed Liman…
Nigeria blasts HSBC over bleak Buhari prophecy
The Nigerian government has slammed a caveat on the prophecy by the global banking giant HSBC which predicted that the…
Nigerian Govt. advised to fund education,health to boost World Happiest Countries rank
A Don, Sam Goddorms, has advised the Federal Government to earmark more funds for health, education and vigorously pursue its…
Migrants burial: ‘Violation of agreements shared by both countries’
The Nigerian Government says it has written to the Italian Embassy asking it why the 26 migrants recovered from the…
Eid-el-Kabir: Nigerian govt declares Friday, Monday public holiday
The Nigerian government has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir…
Falana warns Nigerian govt on Lagos waterways
Activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged the Nigerian government to respect the decision of the Court of Appeal,…
Nigeria government begs Dangote to complete refinery before 2019
The Federal Government has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end…
Nigerian govt orders immediate separation of CRK, IRK in new curriculum
The Nigerian government has bowed to pressure and directed the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to separate the…
Nigerian government approves national gas policy
Nigeria's government has approved a national gas policy that aims to reduce the country's dependence on crude oil by increasing…
20 CSOs sue Nigeria govt over concessioning of Port Harcourt Refinery
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL and 19 other Civil Society Organizations have made good their pledge to…
SERAP drags Nigerian govt, Queen’s College to UN over students’ death
SERAP has petitioned four UN special rapporteurs urging them to urgently request the Nigerian government and the authorities at Queen’s…
Govt won’t tolerate threat to Igbos, Osibanjo warns
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday warned that the Federal Government will take very seriously and prosecute any attempt…
Nigerian government releases N3.77 billion to feed school pupils in 9 states
The Nigerian government says on Sunday that it has so far released N3. 77 billion for the feeding of…
Babatunde-Jose: Nigerian government must provide equitable justice system
Alhaji Ibrahim Babatunde-Jose, a journalist and former Vice President of Anwair-ul-Islam Movement of Nigeria has called on the Nigerian government…
Pre-paid Meters: SERAP sues Nigerian government, Fashola
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government and the Minister of Power, Works and Housing…
Nigerian government names University of Ekiti after Adebayo
The Nigerian government has renamed the Federal University in Oye Ekiti the Adeyinka Adebayo Federal University in honour of former…
Why the Nigerian Government Is Losing Corruption Cases
By Femi Falana Introduction As a result of the loss of corruption cases last week, many civil society organisations (CSOs)…
Disregard Dabiri-Erewa’s US travel warning – Nigerian Govt
The Nigeria's government has told Nigerians with valid travel documents and plans to visit the United States to do so…
Herdsmen menace: AI urges Buhari protect Nigerians prone to attacks
Amnesty International has called on the Buhari Government to take adequate steps towards the protection of lives and property in…