Metro
11 May 2023
...as hoodlums invade community, beat Village Head Ogun State Government has reassured that it would not tolerate the activities of land grabbers in the state, vowing to deal with anyone found culpable with the full wrath of law. The State Commissioner For Information and Strategy, Alhaji Waheed Odusile, disclosed this in Abeokuta on Thursday, saying…
11 May 2023
Kogi Government has approved 65 years as the retirement age for teachers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was sequel to the passage of Retirement Age of Teachers in Kogi State and for Related Matters Bill, 2022 on Thursday by the House of Assembly. Speaker of the House,…
11 May 2023
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has ordered the Anambra State Government to release it's officials accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) of misappropriation of public funds. The court also dismissed a suit filed by the Anambra State Government challenging the EFCC's power to investigate its finances, describing it…
11 May 2023
The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) has said that it is ready to carry out distribution of 4.4million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to prevent the deadly mosquitoes contributing to the mortality rate in the country. In 2022, Nigeria was said to have accounted for 22 percent of cases…
11 May 2023
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has dismissed a suit filed by the state government challenging the power of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate its finances. The state government asked the court to determine whether under the Federal System of Government, with the constitutional doctrine of Separation of…
11 May 2023
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Precious Ojo, aka obago, a suspected internet fraudster in Oghara, Delta State. The 26-year-old was arrested following a petition received from a United States of America citizen, on his fraudulent activities. The petitioner had alleged that the suspect impersonated…
11 May 2023
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi has clamoured for application of Sharia Law to prosecute traffic offenders to stem road crashes in the country. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Bauchi. According to him, the extant…
11 May 2023
The Bauchi state Commissioner for Housing and Environment, Mr Hamisu Shira, says the ministry has secured a loan of N3.4 billion for the provision of infrastructure to the 1,882 housing units in the state. Shira, who stated this while briefing newsmen on Thursday on the outcome of the State Executive Council (SEC) Meeting, said the…
11 May 2023
Dr Dolapo Fasawe, the General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), says noise pollution constitutes 81.8 per cent of environmental complaints received yearly by the agency. Fasawe said this in a statement on the eight edition of the ”Noiseless Lagos” campaign. She said that noise pollution had become a recurring decimal in the state’s…
11 May 2023
An NGO, Youth Initiative Against Violence and Human Rights Abuse (YIAVHA), has cautioned the Plateau goverment against selling properties belonging to the state. Mr Jacob Pwakim, the Executive Director of the organisation, gave the warning at a news conference in Jos. Pwakim alleged plans by the government to sell buildings, vehicles and other landed government…
11 May 2023
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), says it will close the slip road to traffic by the Galadimawa Interchange/Roundabout on Thursday, May 11. The Director, Forecasting Response Mitigation of FEMA, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, made this known in statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Wenegieme said that with the onset of the rains, it has become expedient…
11 May 2023
Mr Monday Ogbodum, Chairman of Cross River chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), disclosed that no civil servant in the state was promoted by the Prof. Ben Ayade-led administration in the last seven years. Ogbodum spoke with newsmen on Thursday in Calabar on wide range of issues as it affected welfare of workers under…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello wanted. The EFCC is prosecuting Bello over an allege money laundering of N80.2billion. The former governor was absent in court earlier today when the EFCC arraigned him. Bello’s arraignment is coming on the heels of a warrant of arrest…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation's children. The approved policies are captured as DOTS, an acronym representing: Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training & Development, and Skill Development & Acquisition. According…
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Some Directors of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation who were recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the federal government to an industrial court. They said their appointments were statutory and should be allowed to finish their tenure The complainants in separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara prayed to be reinstated or…
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Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano which sought to quash the N4billion money laundering charges brought against him by the federal government. The Judge in a ruling delivered on Thursday faulted and rejected all grounds upon which…