Nigeria
15 Dec
The House of Representatives member for Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency, Moshood Oshun, on Friday, distributed food packs to 5000 residents in his constituency. The beneficiaries were vulnerable households in Lagos mainland drawn from community development associations, artisans and schools. Each of the food packs that beneficiaries got were rice, garri, spaghetti, noodles, sugar and salt.…
15 Dec
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) killed three terrorists and rescued six kidnapped victims at Bauni village in Sokoto. The Nigeria Army in a statement said the offensive clearance operation took place on the 14th December, 2023 with the troops engaging the terrorists to a gun duel that lasted…
15 Dec
Leading technology accelerator, ALX continues to dazzle in the digital technology space after bagging the Social Innovation Award at the 5th edition of the just-concluded Art of Technology Awards held at the Landmark Events Centre in Lagos. The ceremony was part of a two-day event organised by the Lagos State government to recognise individuals, organizations,…
15 Dec
The 2023 Action Democratic Party (ADP) House of Representatives candidate for Nasarawa Constituency, Kano State, Musa Mohammed Ali, on Friday, accused the party’s Chairman and Secretary, Yabaji Sani, and Victor Fingesi, of forging and presenting his death certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for his replacement. He gave Sani and Fingesi three days,…
15 Dec
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has offered automatic employment to a corps member serving in the state for donating 101 wheelchairs to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs).
15 Dec
The All Progressive Congress APC National Defence Coalition, has commended the State Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle Maradun for partnering with the United States (US) in the fight against insecurity in the country. Matawalle paid a special visit to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday. The coalition leader, Comrade Abdullahi Anas Kaura, in…
15 Dec
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and his Defence counterpart, Abubakar Badaru, on Friday, put the finishing touches on plans to secure the mining environment in the country. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake, Badaru, noted that the parley is in furtherance of collaboration…
15 Dec
Sir James Iorpuu, Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that there are 14 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state.
15 Dec
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned a library project amounting to N1,025,000,000 at the Sa'adu Zungur University formerly Bauchi State University's main campus, Gadau in Itas/Gadau local government. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony Friday, the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono, said that the University has been a beneficiary of TETFund…
15 Dec
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and his Defence counterpart, Abubakar Badaru, on Friday, put finishing touches on plans to secure the mining environment in the country.
15 Dec
Former Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called for calm and implored Ndigbo not to despair over what he called "the unfortunate outcome at the Supreme Court" concerning the non-release of Nnamdi Kanu. He expressed the belief that "this current federal government will do something very fast to release Nnamdi Kanu, if…
15 Dec
The Federal Government has revealed plans to invest the sum of $13.5 billion in Nigeria's energy sector within a year. This was disclosed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Special Adviser on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, who said the FG aims for $55.2 billion in opportunities by the year 2030. Verheijen also emphasized that the President…
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The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with management of the school following a disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on the social media earlier on Tuesday. "The committee's…
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The pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to support the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal road project being executed by the Federal Government. Obi, who was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, had on Monday said the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway…
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....as secondary market turnover in FMDQ hits ₦48.9tr Total value of transactions executed by domestic investors outperformed foreign investors patronage by circa 64 per cent as at March 2024. According to the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment Report of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), total domestic transactions accounted for about 89 per cent…
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FOLLOWING the success of its 'Back to School project' at St. Michael's African School, Ipari-Nla, Ogun State, in February, the Angel Foundation has successfully completed another transformative project at the school, which was commissioned on Monday. It renovated and modernised the school's toilet facilities, enhanced hygiene standards for students and teachers alike, as well as…
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Former Central Bank of Nigeria's governor Godwin Emefiele approved the printing of N684.5 million naira with N18.9 billion, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has said. EFCC made the claim in a new four-count charge filed against Emefiele at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. The anti-graft agency's prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN)…
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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has promised that the commission will now meet on a quarterly basis with stakeholders of the commission to enhance the formulation and sustenance of the Commission's overall strategies for the development of the region. Ogbuku made the promise during an interactive forum…
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The Kogi State House of Assembly, during plenary on Tuesday, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remove the ‘wanted’ tag that it placed on Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of the state. EFCC declared Bello alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering…
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The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Tuesday suspended Mfonobong David Udoudom, a lecturer in the General Studies division, who was caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student. The university said that the indefinite suspension is with immediate effect pending the outcome of a disciplinary panel constituted to investigate the incident. UNN spokesperson,…
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The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has accused the former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, of withdrawing $720,000 from state's account to pay for his child’s school fees in advance. Olukoyede disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday, April 23. "A certain governor, because he knows he is…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over 300 accounts over suspicious forex flows. The EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who stated this on Tuesday said the agency discovered a new financial scheme that poses a significant threat to the stability of the foreign exchange market. According to Olukoyede, the scheme, known as the…