Friendship
30 Jul
Every year on July 30th, the world celebrates the joy and support that comes with having friends. It is a day designated by the United Nations (U.N.) to honour the importance of friendships in our lives and to celebrate the special bonds we’ve built with our friends. The friends we keep are the family we…
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to summon the Minister of State (Petroleum) Heineken Lokpobiri and the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for an emergency meeting which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was about the recent hike in the pump…
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The Ondo State Government has disclosed that out of the 30 tractors purchased by the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for farming activities, only one is left after the machines were sold to individuals outside the states at subsidised rates. According to the Commissioner for Agriculture, Olayato Aribo, many of the private individuals who bought the…
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The Federal Government, on Thursday, directed the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) to increase its technical support to local government councils, aiming to enhance fiscal transparency, accountability, and effective resource management. It also said that it is part of efforts to strengthen fiscal discipline and ensure good governance at the local level. The Secretary to the…
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The Initiative for Credible and Transparency in Governance (ICTG) has thrown its weight behind the recent tour by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to some agencies of the Federal Government. The organisation said the move by the Presidency is a proactive step to ensure optimal performance in agencies directly under its…
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The Federal Government has flagged off the sales of 30,000 metric tonnes of rice at a subsidized rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag of milled rice across the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari during the flag of the sales on Thursday at the headquarters of the Ministry said the…
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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede has charged the Managing Director of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Mr. Mohammed Alkali, to be above board in his leadership of the organisation, knowing that all public officers will give account of their stewardship. Olukoyede gave Alkali the charge when he led the management…
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The leadership of the Civil Society Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has emphasized the need to ensure information accessibility for all stakeholders within the defense and security sectors. CISLAC said information sharing is essential to achieving budgetary transparency and fostering accountability within these critical sectors. The organization stated this yesterday at a one-day workshop on improving external…
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Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has reacted to an order of the Court restraining the umpire from imposing N10 million and N5 million charges on the nomination for positions of Chairman and Councilor respectively. In an exparte order granted by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) division, Abuja,…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has mandated Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) to appoint a compliance officer to ensure adequate reporting of currency transactions of N5,000,000 and above from individuals and N10,000,000 and above from corporate bodies, respectively. The anti-graft agency also insisted that DNFBPs must comply with the Anti-Money Laundering /…
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The Oyo State Government on Thursday demolished all structures harboring illegal marketers of diesel oil on the Ibadan-Lagos expressway. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, who led his ministry’s officials during the exercise, later warned those involved in the act to desist from it. Mogbonjubola condemned the persistent sale of adulterated…