24 states get N43.4bn World Bank grant for transparency The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had disbursed N43.41bn ($120.6m) to 24 states under the performance-based grant component of the World Bank-Assisted States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability Programme-for-Results. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday. The SFTAS …

FG’s 740, 000 Jobs: I’ll Quit Buhari’s Govt If Politicians Hijack Process ― Keyamo Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has threatened to resign from the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration if the approved recruitment of 774, 000 people is hijacked by politicians. The Minister, issued the threat on Wednesday while inaugurating the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Extended …

Alex Otti might well be the most odious liar known to humanity My attention has been drawn to a statement credited to one Mr Alex Otti who claims to be “a citizen of Abia State” wherein he stated, among other things that, “This letter was masterminded by three people, the former CPEneh Okon, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, …