Ministry

Abia community knocks ministry over monarch’s selection

5 months ago874 min

Unless the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, intervenes, there are indications that the Obohia-Ndoki, in Ukwa East Local Government Area of the state will know no peace because of the process of selecting a new traditional ruler for the community. During a protest on Wednesday at the premises of the Abia State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Umuahia, the community youths, carrying placards with different inscriptions, and chanting protest songs, accused the...

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High Court Directs Nigeria’s Information Ministry, Ex-Minister Lai Mohammed To Disclose Details Of Agreement Reached With Twitter After 2021 Ban

5 months ago1119 min

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former Minister of Information and Culture and the information ministry to disclose the details of the agreement between the Nigerian Government and X, formerly Twitter. This is to assess whether the agreement complies with the exercise of Nigerians’ human rights online. The judgment was delivered in May 2024 by Hon. Justice Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/L/CS/238/2022,...

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Nigeria’s EFCC Uncovers Fraud In Management Of Recovered Abacha Loot, COVID-19 Funds, World Bank Loan By Humanitarian Ministry

8 months ago1003 min

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) says it has uncovered other fraudulent dealings involving COVID-19 funds, the World Bank loan, and recovered funds looted by the late dictator, Sani Abacha. EFCC said the funds were released to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development by the Federal Government to execute its poverty alleviation mandate. The anti-graft agency said this in a statement released on Sunday, signed by its...