The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday said President Bola Tinubu has approved a N10 billion Youth Development Fund to empower youths in FCT. Wike disclosed this at the inauguration of the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads in...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted a motion filed by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, seeking to amend his two separate suits filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the application after it was moved by Saraki’s...
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto State on Monday reaffirmed its stance on the dethronement of Alhaji Al-Mustapha Jokolo, the former Emir of Gwandu, saying he was not given a fair hearing by the Kebbi Government. In a unanimous judgment, read by Justice Ebiowei Tobi, the court held that...
The Federal Government says it has committed more than 75 million dollars to the development of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure, an initiative in promoting cleaner energy nationwide. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen, said this at the ongoing 18th OTl Africa Downstream...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Sen. Adamu Aliero, has said the African Development Bank has released $350 million to the Federal Government for construction of a rail line from Kano to Maradi. Aliero disclosed this during an oversight visit of the committee to the Nigeria Railway Corporation...
Bresson A S and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) have signed a N180 billion Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 30-megawatt power plant to serve customers in Magboro and Mowe communities in Ogun. Chairman of Bresson Nigeria Ltd., Mr Gbenga Hashim, at the event on Monday, expressed excitement about...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says correctional centres across the country will continue to be places of hope for all categories of inmates. Tunji-Ojo said this at a Performance Contract Signing Retreat, which had the theme “United Front for a Secure Nation and Future”, on Monday in...
The new minimum wage of N75,000 received by Kebbi workers has pushed them to embark on massive dry season farming to mitigate the losses recorded after flood ravaged parts of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the development followed the signing of N75,000 minimum wage...
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has stressed the importance of combating terrorism financing to effectively disrupt terrorist networks and tackle the menace of terrorism and violent extremism. National Coordinator of NCTC, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, made this statement while receiving Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Al-Moghedi, Secretary-General of the Islamic Counter Terrorism...
A Katsina State High Court has fixed Nov. 29 for ruling on whether it has jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed by the Dr Mustapha Inuwa-led faction of PDP on the party’s congresses conducted in the state. During the proceedings, the Plaintiff’s Counsel, Mr Mustapha Shitu-Mahuta, argued that it...
Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s lacklustre start to the season, the fallen Premier League giants announced Monday. United dropped to a lowly 14th in the table after suffering their fourth defeat in nine league games at West Ham on Sunday, with a club...
A viral video showing a member of the House of Representatives slapping a Bolt driver has sparked outrage on social media platforms. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh represents Aba North & South Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). A furious Ikwechegh...
The Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) has lined up activities to celebrate its Serving Overseer, Pastor Tunde Bakare, who clocks 70 years on Nov. 11. In a statement signed by Team Lead, Media and Publicity Sub-Committee for the event, Mr Kayode Ladeinde, on Monday, the church described Bakare as...
The PRIMROSE Movement, comprising founding members of PDP in Lagos State, has aligned with 2023 party’s governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran’s (Jandor) camp ,to revive party. The movement, led by Chief Dapo Sarumi, a former Information Minister, also aligned with the loyalists of the PDP Deputy National Secretary, Mr...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered a final forfeiture of a multi-million naira hotel, Sunflower Hotel Ltd, in Kaduna State, linked to Prof. Vincent Tenebe, a former Vice Chancellor (VC), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), to the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following...
The International Finance Cooperation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have signed an agreement to increase local currency financing. According to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, the agreement is to enable private businesses in Nigeria to...
The Presidency on Sunday said security agencies have not been able to arrest embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello because of the “complicated” nature of the case. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed this while featuring as a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande,...
A member of APC Transition Committee, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has said the recruitment of 4,000 teachers by Gov. Godwin Obaseki was deliberate to destabilize the incoming government of Sen. Monday Okpebholo. In a statement on Sunday in Benin, Afegbua said that the recruitment of 4,000 teachers by the outgoing...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt — The Nigerian Army has arrested 35 suspected oil thieves accused of operating illegal refineries and breaking into pipelines to siphon crude oil across four Niger Delta states. The spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, who disclosed this in...