corruption
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The United Kingdom’s Home Office has asked some Nigerian nurses being probed for alleged examination fraud to leave the country. According to Nursing Times, the nurses, who are still awaiting the outcomes of their appeals, have had their visas revoked by the UK. The Home Office has reportedly sent them letters directing them to leave the country…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary of news from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives has retained Value Added Tax, VAT, at 7.5 per cent and rejected a staggered increase to 15 per cent by 2030 as proposed in the Tax Reform Bills being debated at the National Assembly. 2. Following the remarks…
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A retired Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander, Isma’il Tanko Wudilawa, has responded to claims by U.S. lawmaker, Scott Perry that United States Agency for International Development, USAID, is allegedly sponsoring acts of terrorism worldwide, including in Nigeria. Recall that US Congressman, Scott Perry had alleged that USAID was providing funding to terrorist organisations, including Boko…
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Elder statesman, Dr Chike Obidigbo, has stated that the trial of state governors by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after their four or eight-year tenure is unconstitutional. He regretted that the anti-graft agency seems to have become a willing tool in the hands of desperate politicians and malicious businessmen with an axe to…
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US President Donald Trump says he expects Elon Musk to find billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon during an audit that the billionaire will lead. “I’m going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education. … Then I’m going to go, go to the…
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A Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) director-general who was given a week’s jail for lying over the use of a diplomatic bag service saw his appeal against the sentence dismissed on Monday (Feb 10). Gilbert Oh Hin Kwan, 46, pleaded guilty last April to giving false information to a public servant after lying to his superior that…
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No matter how good a government we have, Nigeria is never going to become a productive nation as long as her citizens have these 13 vices* 1] Nigerians are too passionate about their religious faith *An overwhelming number of Nigerians are more interested in going to heaven than making their country a better place. Indeed,…
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Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, says Nigeria’s judiciary is the biggest threat to the nation’s democracy. Atiku made this statement on Monday in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria. MEZIESBLOG reports that the conference was organized by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, Centre LSD, the Centre for Democracy…
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Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of paying opposition leaders N50 million each to undermine Nigeria’s democratic process. Atiku disclosed this at a national conference on strengthening democracy, organized by various civic organizations in Abuja on Monday. He, however, cautioned that Nigeria’s democracy was at risk…
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Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government did not conceal any document relating to jailed former premier Najib Razak’s home detention, news agency Bernama reported. Najib, imprisoned for his role in the country’s biggest scandal, has been pursuing a legal bid to compel the government to confirm the existence of and execute an “addendum…
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The National Assembly, through its joint committee on Industry, Trade and Investment, has declared that Nigeria is fooling itself over border closure in view of cross border banditry taking place in states sharing borders with Niger and the Republic of Chad. Lamentation on closed but porous borders came to the fore during 2025 budget defence…
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Former Secretary to the Kano State government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has threatened to unveil details about Governor Abba Yusuf and his political mentor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Bichi said he had compromising documents, voice recordings, and videos that he would expose “when the time is right.” He spoke while addressing the public for the first time since…
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President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared that with the elections over, it was time to unite and build Nigeria, stressing that “no one of us has control of our mother tongue.” Tinubu has also made a firm commitment that his administration would complete the Eastern Rail line connecting Port Harcourt to Maiduguri while pledging to develop…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, as a ‘General Overseer’ who has turned the state into his personal estate. Wike said Odili made sure his wife and two daughters held high-level positions in the state. The minister was reacting to Odili’s remarks that…
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A judge on Monday ruled that Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal should stand, rejecting the president-elect’s argument that it should be dismissed because of the US supreme court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity, a court filing showed. Manhattan judge Juan Merchan’s decision eliminates one potential off-ramp from the…
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President Bola Tinubu has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled 2025 national budget presentation to both houses of the National Assembly. The N47.9 trillion 2025 Budget was earlier scheduled to be presented to the legislators, but reports within the National Assembly as obtained by DAILY POST correspondent indicated that the presentation has been shifted to Wednesday, 18th December…
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