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By Daniel Adugbo IT is the second time in two years that Mr. Adewumi Alabi, a federal civil servant in Abuja, would cough out over N200,000 to replace the damaged engine of his Acura MDX 2008 model car. The Acura is his second car in the…
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By Simon Kolawole ON Friday, a little-known civil society group, Zamfara Unity Forum, issued a press statement raising the alarm that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was trying to interfere in the 2019 governorship…
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By Omolade Adunbi Nigeria's former finance minister wrote a book about her time in government. It is a thinly veiled attempt to clean up her image. NGOZI Okonjo-Iweala served as Nigeria’s finance minister twice since its return…
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FORMER Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, says he did not regret taking part in the July 1966 coup d'etat, which was in revenge of an earlier coup in January 1966. Babangida said this during a no-holds-barred interview with The…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari says he declined to sign the Electoral (Amendment) Bill because doing so few months to the 2019 general election could cause "uncertainty and confusion". Ita Enang, Buhari's aide on National Assembly matters…
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TOPE Fasua, founder and 2019 presidential candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), has reacted to a fact-check published by The ICIR, referring to it as "nasty reporting" and "nonsense", and asking that the report be…
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THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2019 budget proposal after a special meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. Minister of Budget and Planning, Udoma Udoma, said this while addressing journalists shortly…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has "taken a decision" with regards to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill and has returned the document to the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Ita…
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THE management of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has pulled down from its official site, the 2018 National Personnel Audit result that was full of discrepancies, The ICIR can report. This came five months after the ICIR…
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged OPEC members not to reduce production at their upcoming meeting, saying global oil prices should remain low. Trump’s comment came as members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
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