NOPRIN
13 Aug
The Coordinator of the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), Comrade Jude Ojiugo-Onochie, has accused the police crack team attached to the Delta State Police Command of allegedly taking "deliberate steps to kill" his case against two police officers in the state.
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The Small-scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has stressed the need for state governments to invest at least N15 billion annually in agriculture to boost their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The call follows an analysis conducted by ActionAid Nigeria, which reveals that a state's IGR can be significantly boosted if it invests N15 billion…
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Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos has adjourned until January 30, 2025, to determine whether it has jurisdiction to continue hearing the suit filed by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) against Afex Exchange Commodities Limited, over an alleged N17,808,452,467.17 debt. The Judge adjourned the matter after hearing arguments from Chief Ajibola Aribisala (SAN),…
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The Federal Government in collaboration with the Bank of Industry (BoI), has disbursed N40 billion to 810,945 Micro, Small and Medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in 774 Local Government Areas across the country. According to the bank, the disbursement is under the N50 billion Presidential Grants and Loans Scheme (PGLS) to meet the needs of one million…
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Troops on the frontline have neutralised no fewer than 135 terrorists and arrested 185 of them. The troops also arrested 61 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 129 kidnapped hostages. In the South-South operational theatre, troops reportedly denied oil thieves an estimated sum of Eight Hundred and Eighty-Nine Million Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand Twenty…
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French energy giant TotalEnergies is poised to invest an additional $750 million in Nigeria's gas sector. Mike Sangster, Senior Vice President for Africa at TotalEnergies, confirmed that the company plans to sanction a shallow-water dry gas project called Ima next year, which would further increase LNG supplies, according to Bloomberg. This investment, coupled with the…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, admitted the 109 foreign nationals allegedly involved in cybercrimes to bail in the sum of N1 billion. Justice Ekerete Akpan ordered that all 109 defendants must produce five sureties, each in the sum of N200 million for the five sureties. The sureties must, in addition, be residents…
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Kyiv on Friday said Russian authorities returned over 500 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, with most having died in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia and Ukraine have been exchanging bodies and prisoners of war since the first months of the conflict -- with casualties estimated to be high on both sides. "As a…
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick on Friday said teenage winger Lamine Yamal will return after three weeks out with injury for this weekend's game against Las Palmas in La Liga. The 17-year-old has been sidelined since early November with an ankle problem and Barcelona have picked up just one point from the two league games he…
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Pep Guardiola says he is braced for the challenge of turning around Manchester City's fortunes after the worst run of his managerial career ahead of a daunting trip to runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool. City are without a win in six games, with five consecutive defeats followed by a 3-3 Champions League draw against Feyenoord…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority of the Republic of Portugal (ANACOM), Prof. Sandra Maximiano have been appointed as co-chair for the global protection of submarine cable systems globally. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced this…