BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The Osun State Government has dismissed as outright falsehood, the insinuation by a group that it plans to divert the SURE-P refund recently released to local governments. Spokesman for Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, said in a statement on Thursday that, “we note that jobless officials of the past administration were […]
For the second time in two days, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has failed to produce witness statements and other documents linking the former Governor Ibrahim Shema, to the allegation of N5.7billion SURE-P fund in court as requested by the defence Counsel during the resumed trial of the defendant. At the last adjourned […]
A prosecution witness Mr. Nasiru Salisu Ingawa in the ongoing trial of the former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday told the court how former Governor Ibrahim Shema used money meant for Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program, SURE-P to fund his politics. The witness told […]
There was uproar in the upper chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday as senators held divergent views along parties line on Federal Government’s implementation of the Special Intervention Programme (SIP) fund. The Senate consequently resolved to set up a non-partisan ad-hoc Committee to look into avtivities of the SIP as being implemented by President […]
Former Permanent Secretary, Mr. Clement Illoh, on Wednesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he did not steal N14.1 million from the defunct Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Illoh of the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, on Oct. 16, 2017 on a three-count charge bordering […]
Dare Olipede, the Permanent Secretary of the Local Government Pension Board in Ondo state has denied being involved in the misappropriation of the N60 Million Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program [SURE-P] fund accruable to some local government areas in the state. Mr. Olipede who spoke at the weekend while addressing journalists said the funds were […]
The House of Representatives adhoc committee on Failed Rail Contracts has summoned the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) boss, Mrs. Farida Waziri and the former Chairman of SURE-P, Lt. Gen. Martins Agwai (rtd), including 22 others to explain their roles over alleged N1trilion failed rail contracts between 2010-2014. In […]
The Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has constituted a 27-member transition committee to usher in new administration in May 29, following the outcome of the just concluded elections. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Israel Ebije, the committee is to be chaired by the Secretary […]
The Niger Delta Renaissance (NDR), a youth group, has dissociated itself from the purported endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). “We, emphatically, state that the misguided statement issued by MEND, in support of Buhari, contradicts the […]
The Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) has held three days orientation and employability training for interns and participating firms under the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). According to the ministry, the training was part of efforts to reduce the current alarming rate of graduates’ unemployment in the country, […]
The Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) has held three days orientation and employability training for interns and participating firms under the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). According to the ministry, the training was part of efforts to reduce the current alarming rate of graduates’ unemployment in the country, […]
Ahead of the March 28, 2015 presidential election, the National Association of Sabbatarian Youths numbering about 1.8 million have adopted President Goodluck Jonathan. The adoption of President Jonathan was informed by their belief that his programmes would favour the Nigerian youths, going by what his administration has done so far, according to the executive members […]