BY GODWIN OBI The amount budgeted for personnel costs, including salaries and allowances to state civil servants, has increased from N2.036tn spent in 2024 to N3.87tn in the approved 2025 budget. Although the 36 sub-national allocated a total sum of N2.8tn as salaries costs, it only paid out a totalContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two suspected drug kingpins at Port Harcourt International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, who excreted a total of 125 wraps of heroin. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday, revealing thatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, India, has arrested a Nigerian national, Patrick Ngomere, for allegedly hacking the email account of the Family Care Pvt. Limited, a pharmaceutical company, and fraudulently syphoning off Rs 11.73 lakh. The suspect, also accused of residing in India without a validContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria spends not less than N1.57tn on crude oil production monthly, translating to about N18tn annually, a development which industry operators described as too high, The PUNCH reports. Data collected from different sources, including the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, indicated that the minimum any oil producerContinue Reading