Public Accounts Committee
10 Sep
The House of Representatives has ordered the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to remit N3.602 billion to the Federal Government Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). Rep. Bamidele Salam, the Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, who gave the order during an investigative hearing in Abuja, said that the remittance demanded by the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). Salam…
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Saturday, handed over 58 people rescued by the security agencies in joint operations to the Kaduna State Government. Ribadu handed over the victims to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, who will hand them over to the government. Gen. Musa who presented the…
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Gianluigi Donnarumma said Saturday that he was grateful Italy would not have to face his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe in their final Nations League group match with France. Mbappe was surprisingly dropped for France's fixtures in November after an underwhelming start to life at Real Madrid this season, with Les Bleus coach Didier…
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Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has approved the disbursement of N8 billion for several infrastructural projects at the newly established Kogi State University, Kabba (KOSUK). Mr Wemi Jones, the state’s Commissioner for Education, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lokoja. Jones said the approved fund would…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 94.13 per cent of the results from the Ondo State Governorship election to its result viewing portal. Out of the 3,933 polling units, 3,702 have their results uploaded and made available online as of 7:56 pm on Saturday, the day of the election. Earlier, the Resident Electoral…
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The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has reopened the barricaded slip road connecting Goodluck Jonathan Expressway with Ring Road II at Galadimawa Interchange. The acting Director-General of the Department, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, explained that the slip road was barricaded on June 25 to mitigate flooding during the rainy season. Mohammed stated that the…
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Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect --
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The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have nabbed six suspected kidnappers, one cattle rustler and five vandals. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna, said one locally made firearm and charms were recovered. Hassan said on Nov. 12, Operation Fushin Kada…
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A joint operation led by the 1 Division of the Nigerian Army has rescued 58 kidnapped victims from Gayam, Sabon Layi, and Kwaga villages in the Dan Musa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The rescue operation was carried out on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at about 3:00 pm. The rescued individuals, including 35 males…
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As the polls draw to a close, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Ondo State Gubernatorial Elections, DIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi, has conducted a series of inspections of polling units and collation centres to ensure the integrity and transparency of the electoral process. According to police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, these inspections…