The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has advised groups and individuals seeking to foment trouble to steer clear of Nigeria in their own interest. He gave the warning on Friday in Port Harcourt, at the flag-off ceremony of this year’s Chief of Naval Staff Annual...
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday received Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Yahaya Bello of Kogi and Governor-elect Ahmed Ododo of Kogi that visited him over their Nov. 11 electoral victory. Uzodinma, who briefed State House Correspondents after the meeting said that the visit was to intimate the president...
The Ekiti Govt. says it has increased its monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from N650,000,000 to over one Billion Naira without increasing tax. The State Chairman, Internal Revenue Services (EKIRS), Mr Olaniran Olatona, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. Olatona said that before his...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said the office of Attorney-General of the Federation had requested the review of the case against former Lagos Attorney-General, Olasupo Shasore, charged with 200 million dollars bribe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC counsel, Mr...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)p0, has cautioned passengers against embarking on night journeys during festivities due to its negative consequences. Mr Ibrahim Maiyaki-Bazama, FRSC Sector Commander in Katsina State, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Katsina. “People...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has said his administration is committed to championing genuine reconciliation with the people from the southern part of the state. Sani made this statement in a message to the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association Pastor’s Congress at the Throneroom Trust Ministry in Kafanchan....
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration inherited a dead economy from its predecessors. Soludo made this assertion on Thursday while commenting on policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “This economy...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has directed the freezing of all state and local government accounts with immediate effect. The state Commissioner for Finance, Asiru Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lokoja. Mr. Idris said no imprest...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, directed the construction of about 4km road network at Federal Polytechnic, Monguno. The Governor ordered the allocation of a building owned by Borno State Government for use as a hostel by the polytechnic. Zulum directed...
A report by Cadre Harmonise (CH) has alerted that about 26.5 million people in 26 states of Nigeria will face food crisis between June and August 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the research result is contained in the November Analysis Result Presentation organised by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Proprietor/CEO of OT Spot, a popular eatery centre at Abacha in Karu Local Government of Nasarawa state, Obam Thomas, has called on the state government to rescue the industry from prevalent multiple taxations and outrageous bills in the state. He made...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned consumers against possible increase in fake online stores to scam them during the ‘Black Friday’ sales. A statement by Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Thursday in Abuja, said the FCCPC received credible intelligence...
Nigeria has attained 78 per cent of the 80 per cent national target for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination set for the 12 pilot states where the vaccine was rolled out. Dr Joseph Urang, the Immunisation Officer, Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board, disclosed this on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Civil Society Organization (CSO) known as Trustees of Trust Field Empowerment Initiative has demanded for an enquiry into an alleged abuse of office against the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, bothering on financial impropriety,...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has recommended the privatisation of oil refineries in the country to enable them function optimally. Abbas gave the recommendation on Thursday, while receiving the management of NNPCL led by the Group Managing Director, (GMD) Mr Mele Kyari in Abuja. He...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ambassador Desmond Akawor as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the appointment was...
The Uk’Omu Igala Organization, one of the foremost socio-cultural groups in Kogi East Senatorial District, has tagged as fraudulent, the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Usman Ododo as winner....
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said sexual harassment is corrupt practices that attracts imprisonment term not less than seven years. The Secretary to the commission, Mr Clifford Oparaodu, gave the warning in Abuja at a One Day Sensitization Workshop on Sexual Harassment...