Some illegal structures in Jos, the state capital of Plateau state erected without approval from the regulatory authorities have been shut down. At least 17 people were arrested at a construction site located at the old Legislative Quarters along Bauchi Ring Road in Jos when task force officials led by the Commissioners for Information, Housing and Urban Development, Musa Ashoms and Joshua Ubandoma as well as the General Manager, Jos Metropolitan Development Board, Hart Bankat,...

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake has urged mineral- rich African countries to use the mineral reserves of their countries as equity in joint ventures instead of taking loans that worsen the plight of their people. Speaking at a Ministerial Roundtable on Powering Africa in Washington DC recently, Alake deplored unwholesome pressure on African governments by loan marketers despite global concerns over the declining capacity of many countries to settle their debts....

Senator Abdul Ningi in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service has insisted that projects worth N3.7 trillion in the 2024 Appropriation Act are not traceable. Senator Abdul Ningi, who is the Chairman of Northern Senators’ Forum, alleged that the National Assembly debated and passed N25 trillion as 2024 budget and not the N28.7 trillion that is being implemented by the federal government. Ningi also reiterated his stand while speaking with journalists at the senate...

Following allegations by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central), that the 2024 national budget was padded to the tune of N3 trillion, Senators from the 19 states in the North have disassociated themselves from claims. Recall that Ningi had made the allegation on Saturday during a BBC Hausa Service interview, alleged that the budget passed by the National Assembly for the 2024 fiscal year was N25 trillion while the one being implemented by the Presidency...

A former minister of aviation in Nigeria, Femi Fani-Kayode blames “international criminal cartels, foreign governments and intelligence agencies” for the terror attacks being witnessed in Nigeria that have seen thousands including school children forcefully taken from their homes to deep forests. Fani-Kayode said on Sunday that the West is the “hidden hand” behind Nigeria’s numerous travails, accusing it of a long-term conspiracy to “literally end our nation” because they feel threatened that Nigeria’s growth would...