The Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole has discarded rumours and panics created by some individuals that the people of Bama, Dikwa and Monguno in Borno State should vacate their respective communities. In a press statement issued by the theatre’s Deputy…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Lagos to “stop the Senate President Bukola Saraki from paying former Plateau State governor, Senator Joshua Dariye N14.2 million monthly allowances while he serves out…
Seek transparency in procurement of military equipment Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have said that the huge amount of money being voted by governments as security votes should be banned, saying they are hidden behind a veil of secrecy that serves…
AS part of measures to combat fake news and misinformation in Nigeria, First Draft News in collaboration with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has launched a website platform called ‘CrossCheck Nigeria’ to tackle the menace. The website is aimed at verifying news,…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his “good offices and leadership position to urgently set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the spending of defence and…
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), which is a coalition of over 150 anti-corruption organisations and individuals, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to urgently investigate an alleged over N100billion fraud, tax evasion and money laundering against…
On Tuesday, as the Nigerian government commenced payment of the pension of retired employees of the defunct Nigerian Airways, members of the House of Representatives passed a resolution to investigate those indicted for looting the resources of the fallen national…
President Muhammadu Buhari has banned 50 prominent Nigerians suspected of corruption from travelling abroad. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the development is part of steps being taken to enforce the executive order 6 recently signed by the president. He said…
The current context within which the workings of the NNPC should be debated and interrogated is how it can assume and maintain the status of a commercially viable entity, as its consecutive losses are not feasible in a shareholder environment,…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today announced the induction of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame, saying the institution has consistently failed to comply with its duties and obligations under the FOI…
