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NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Suspended NIA DG appears before Osinbanjo panel

• Ex-Niger gov Babangida’s arraignment: NSCDC deploys 95 personnel in court
• Court orders temporary forfeiture of senators Nwaoboshi’s 12-storey building

 

Adeleke: Amosun rescues Aregbesola’s aide from mob

• Ex-Osun gov buried amid tears
• Govt declares 3-day mourning

 

PUNCH

Consultant sues govs, demands N53.6bn fee

One of the consultants in the payment of the Paris Club loan refun to the State has sued the 36 states governors in his bid to compel them to pay him $176 or the naira equivalent of N53.6bn (at official N305/dollars as) as his consultancy fee.

 

THE GUARDIAN

N720 billion revenue under threat as 51 oil license expire

About 51 Oil prospecting License OPL and oil Mining Lease (OML) of different oil blocks have expired between 2010 and March 2017 and this is therefore threatening about $2 billion (N720 billion) in signature bonuses.

 

THE NATION

NSA Knew about $43.4m, NIA boss Oke tells panel

• EFCC defers action on Ikoyi cash haul investigation

Members of the Presidential investigation committee probing the recovery of $43.4million at Osborne Towers in ikoyi, lagos sat yesterday for more than 11 hours.

 

DAIL SUN

Osinbanjo’s Panel grills NIA DG for 8hours

• Ambassador Oke tenders documents

The suspended Director-General of the national intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke, yesterday, appeared before the Presidential Investigation Panel headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo and he was grilled for eight hours.

 

VANGUARD

12 states owe salaries despite FG’s bailout

• Kogi highest debited with 15 months unpaid salaries
• FG owing workers N290bn Promotion arrears

Lagos-No fewer than 12 states are, still owing their workers a backlog of salaries and allowances.