30% fall Nigeria has seen its 2019 agricultural export volumes fall by 30.23 percent despite the Federal Government’s diversification efforts. The value of the country’s agricultural export decreased by N32billion from N302billion exported in 2018 to N270billion in 2019, indicating a 10.6percent decline, data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows. [BUSINESS DAY] $4m consultancy fee The […]
Read MoreOne of the most influential media body’s in Nigeria, the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has announced the date for its fourth Annual New Media Conference. In a statement to the media on Monday, March 9, 2020, the president of the organisation, Mr. Austyn Ogannah, revealed that the theme for this year’s event is […]
Read MoreTrial has commenced at the Federal High Court, Abuja against former House of Representatives’ Committee Chairman on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Nicholas Mutu Ebomo and others for alleged abuse of office. Three prosecution witnesses have testified so far, and there seems to be nothing incriminating following their testimonies and cross-examination. Hon. Mutu & others […]
Read More$22.7b loan Except they are reconsidered, the entire South-East geopolitical zone, as well as Edo State, may not benefit from the controversial $22.7b loan approved by the Senate last Thursday. It was gathered that the exclusion of the south-east and Edo State, is a fallout of what has been described as the dirty politics that […]
Read MoreSecret Reporters It is no longer news that the recommendation of Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive CJ by the NJC and her subsequent appointment by the Governor on the 8th day of January 2020 was brought to a lawful close on the 2nd of March 2020 when the Cross River state House of Assembly in […]
Read MoreRe: False Allegations Against The Bauchi State Govt On The N3.6 Billion Contract For The Supply Of Vehicles We write with reference to the Premium Times story, of 22nd February 2020, by the above title. The story, in its entirety is, to put it mildly, a very serious distraction from the ethical governance environment that […]
Read MorePRESS STATEMENT 4th March 2020 The Senate must reject the Anti-Social Media Bill, as it is unconstitutional and inconsistent with Nigeria’s international obligations Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, Fellow citizens, We are gathered here today to report the summary of the people’s and civil society’s analyses of the Protection from Internet Falsehood and […]
Read MoreSecret Reporters As Delta State legislators undergo legislative training in Isokoland, SecretReporters has gathered that it may be the last training that will be organized by the Speaker, Sheriff Oborowheri, unless the State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa quickly wade in. Insider plots available to this medium reveals that seventeen lawmakers have decided to move for impeachment […]
Read MoreN35 billion arms The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is investigating a case of diversion of public funds totaling N35bn at the Ministry of Defence. The money was reportedly meant for the procurement of items and equipment for the military in peacekeeping missions. [PUNCH] N14.4bn Trade facility Coronation Merchant Bank said it partnered with International Finance […]
Read MoreSecret Reporters Considered a star politician by the northern oligarchs such that the then President Late Umaru Yar’Adua, gave his third daughter Nafisa, to him as his fourth wife in October 2007, Isa Yuguda’s corruption track record has grown steadily to an endemic level with assorted nauseating manifestations in his State. Anti-corruption agencies who barraged […]
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