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The Senate through its Public Accounts Committee hasqueried the State House and 557 Ministries, Departments andAgencies over the failure to account for 969 billion nairaintangible assets in the 2019 budget.This revelation is contained in the 2019 Annual Report of theAuditor-General of the Federation being considered by theSenate Public Accounts Committee.Members of the panel, chaired by the vice-chairman of thecommi...

The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) hascondemned the killing of one Desmond, a final year student ofthe school, popularly known as Mayor.Mayor, a student of the Department of Public Administration,was shot at close range at 9pm on Monday.The Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN, Dr BenedictaEhanire, in a statement revealed that the management isworking closely with the police and internal security toapp...

Australia has said it would ban TikTok on governmentdevices, joining a growing list of Western nations crackingdown on the Chinese-owned app due to national securityfears.Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the decision followedadvice from the country’s intelligence agencies and wouldbegin as soon as practicable.Australia is the last member of the secretive Five Eyessecurity alliance to pursue a government TikT...

Rivers United head coach, Stanley Eguma is upbeat on thechances of his team lifting the CAF Confederation Cup thisseason.The Nigeria Premier Football League champions are amongthe eight quarter-finalists in this year’s competition.Eguma, while speaking with newsmen said he is determinedto see his side bring the trophy to Nigeria for the first time.Rivers United will know their quarter-final opponent on...

Chelsea Football Club have parted ways with Graham Potterafter some poor run of results in the Premier League.Recall that the Blues lost 2-0 to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridgein Saturday’s Premier League.The club in a statement also announced that Bruno Saltor willtake charge of the team as Interim Head Coach.In his time with the Chelsea, Potter has taken the club to thequarter final of the Champions League...

Promoters of Ponzi schemes now risk up to 10 yearsimprisonment following the passage of the Investments andSecurities Amendment Bill 2023 by the Senate.The bill is expected to aid the functioning of the capital marketand facilitate the ongoing economic diversification in thecountry.Among other provisions, the bill prohibits the operation ofPonzi/pyramid schemes and other illegal investment schemeswhile prescribing a...

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The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo has waded intothe dispute between the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria(MWUN) and shipping companies operating in Nigeria, overthe Collective Bargaining Agreement, and poor remunerationof workers.The Union had issued a 7-day strike notice to shippingcompanies in Nigeria, over alleged anti-labour practices,threatening to cripple the operations of the shippingcompanies at the expiratio...

Argentina has submitted a formal bid to host this year’sUnder-20 World Cup in place of Indonesia which was strippedof its rights to stage the tournament.FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who made this known, notedthat Argentina was the only country to submit a formal offer.The FIFA Bureau will decide whether to accept the proposalin two or three days with the tournament scheduled to start onMay 20.FI...