The Kogi State government has threatened to take legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Commissioner of Information and Communication in the state, Kingsley Fanwo, made the threat on Thursday while briefing reporters at the Kogi Liaison Office in Abuja. He accused the EFCC of a...
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The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open grazing of cattle in the state. The bill also lays down markers for the implementation of cattle ranching. According to Punch Newspaper, the House had, on Tuesday, conducted a public hearing on the bill, which was applauded...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday, swore in the Secretary to the state Government, Barrister Ibrahim Kashim and his Chief of Staff Government House, Dr. Aminu Gamawa recently appointed by Governor Bala Mohammed. The Principal Private Secretary to the governor, Pharmacist Samaila Burga and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said its troops have deactivated 33 illegal refining sites in the southern part of the country. The sites according to The DHQ, comprised 46 illegal refining units, 94 boiler ovens and nine reservoirs. The Acting Director, Defence Media...
Kylian Mbappe will play for Real Madrid “one day or another”, according to his France teammate and Los Blancos striker Karim Benzema. Media reports say La Liga giants Real Madrid offered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 200 million euros (237 million dollars) on deadline day. It was a whopping sum for...
Access Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N97.49 billion in six months as at June 30. This was stated in the bank’s interim financial statement signed by the Company Secretary, Mr Sunday Ekwochi, posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. on Thursday...
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally received the much-awaited final report of the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The report was received by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami on behalf of President Buhari. Handing over the report to...
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has expressed her support for the Aisha Buhari six-Nation female football tournament. A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations unit of the ministry, Mr Olujimi Oyetomi, on Thursday in Abuja, said the minister pledged to work closely with the...
On Wednesday, GMD of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari addressed the Joint Senate Committees on Finance, National Planning, Foreign & Local Debts, Banking, Insurance & Other Financial Institutions, Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Downstream Petroleum Sector, and Gas, on the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) & Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP).
Pop Central, a media company is set to excite reality show enthusiasts as it debuts “The Rush’’, a high energy, adrenaline pumping and physically intense reality show. This is contained in a statement issued by Yinka Obebe, Pop Central Television Chief Executive Officer, on Thursday, in Lagos. Obebe stated...
Mr Uche Secondus, National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said only National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party has powers to discipline him or any member of the National Working Committee (NEC). Secondus stated this in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Ike Abonyi, in Abuja while...
The Presidency has clarified that President Muhammadu Buhari did not sack two members of his cabinet because of their weak performance. President Buhari’s media adviser, Femi Adesina, made the clarification when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. “If you look at the President’s...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Amidst the fintech boom in Nigeria and increasingly tight regulations on the industry, African technology giant, SystemSpecs, has called for a balance between innovation and regulation to ensure a healthy financial technology ecosystem that will benefit all stakeholders. According to Ezinne Obikile, the Executive...
The National Industrial Court Abuja has barred the Federal Ministry of Agriculture from conducting interview to replace the Provost, Federal College of Veterinary and Medical Laboratory Technology, Vom, Jos, Dr Joseph Okwori. The interview session to get a replacement for the Provost had been scheduled for nine applicants on...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria will host the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Regional Conference in 2022. The minister disclosed this in Sal Island, Cape Verde, after a meeting with the Secretary-General of the UNWTO, Mr Zurab Pololikashvili. According to NAN reports, the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has said the troops of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have eliminated six terrorists and recovered cache of arms and ammunition in recent encounters in Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Legacy Awareness and Campaign Group, has assured Nigerians that recovered government looted funds were secure and are being efficiently and transparently put to use. Mr Tolu Ogunlesi, one of the leaders of the group, gave the assurance in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja....
Nigerian singer, Iyanya, has been appointed the Senior Special Assistant on Tourism and Entertainment to the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade. The singer made the announcement in a post via his Instagram account on Wednesday night. He also thanked the Governor for finding him worthy to handle such...