The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says conviction figures from economic and financial crime prosecutions in 2023 are rising across various commands of the commission. Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, Executive Chairman of the commission, made the disclosure on Thursday in Benin during a one-day training on effective reporting of...
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, has invited Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect for a state-visit to Ukraine after his official inauguration on May 29. Mr Tunde Rahman, the media officer of the President-elect said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Rahman said that the invitation was part of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Association of Nigerian Students in Sudan has called on the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) for a possible evacuation from Sudan. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Gabriel Odu, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM on Thursday in...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said it would intensify efforts to ensure further diversification of investments in pension fund portfolio assets. The Director-General, PenCom, Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, stated this in the Commission’s 2022 fourth quarter report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos....
A WhatsApp Platform, Katsina City News, has raised donations totalling N5.1 million to assist the needy during the Ramadan fasting period. Danjuma Muhammad-Katsina, Founder of the platform, confirmed this development to the News Agency of Nigeria. Muhammad-Katsina, who spoke on Wednesday in Katsina, explained that members of the platform...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for approving the National Action Plan on human trafficking. NACTAL gave the commendation through a communique issued at the end of a 3-day workshop held in Keffi, Nasarawa...
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not confer any advantage on his ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) during the Feb. 25 Presidential election. Mohammed briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the...
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has emerged as the new President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo in replacement for Amb. George Obiozor who died last December after a brief illness. The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Enugu on Thursday....
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation on Wednesday directed the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika to halt planned demolition of the offices of aviation agencies in Lagos. The directive is contained in a letter to the minister and signed by Clerk, Senate Committee on Aviation, Mrs Franca...
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to pray for smooth transition of power to incoming governments across the nation. Abubakar made the call in a statement issued by the Secretary General, Jama’atu Nasir Islam (JNI), Dr Khalid Aliyu, in Kaduna. The Sultan, President-General of JNI also wished the outgoing...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Friday 21 and Monday 24 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Dr. Belgore congratulated Muslims for the...
Eighty traders at Onitsha Main Market, Anambra, on Wednesday, were declared winners of the Otunkwo Cooperative Society Federal Mortgage Bank Housing Estate phase 1 project. The raffle draw, which took place in front of the market White House, was conducted by officials of the Federal Mortgage Bank, represented by Mr...
In a series of apparently syndicated editorials, this country’s newspapers – the Daily Trust and ThisDay – have attempted to lay the blame of the dire security situation in Benue State entirely at the feet of the outgoing president. As for the man who has actually presided over Benue...
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee has threatened to summon the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and other top government officials over the alleged loss of $2.4 billion from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil. Malami and others, including the Minister of...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), has projected that at least 10.2 million poor and vulnerable Nigerian households (in rural and urban poor areas) will benefit from the $800 million (about N372 billion) facility to be secured by the Federal Government of...
The former Zamfara governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, on Wednesday distributed 338 cows to All Progressives Congress (APC) executives, supporters and various categories of less-privileged persons in the 14 local government areas of the state for the Eid-Fitri celebrations. The former State APC Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman, disclosed this to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against drunk driving during Sallah celebration as it deployed radar guns, breathalysers on major highways. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, gave the warning in a statement issued by the Corps spokesman, Mr Bisi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated a 18- man publicity committee for effective mobilization of citizens to conduct successful census coming up this year. Inaugurating the committee at the Government House, Maiduguri, on Wednesday, Governor Zulum said: “the objective of setting up committee...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslims to look out for the crescent of Shawwal 1444 AH from Thursday. The Sultan made the call in a statement on Wednesday signed by...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof Lawal Bilbis has condemned the recent attack on Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, who was carrying out his national assignment in Yola, Adamawa State. Prof. Bilbis who stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday, described...