Новости за 14.03.2024

The Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor, Alli Bello, and one Daudu Suleiman were on Thursday re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly misappropriating N84bnn. The anti-graft agency had on December 15, 2022, arraigned Bello who is also a nephew of former Kogi State

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dakorinama George as the Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency. George’s appointment was announced in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled, ‘President Tinubu appoints Director-General of Border Communities Development Agency.’ George, a former commissioner

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded an immediate and thorough investigation into the N3.7trn 2024 Budget padding allegation, insisting that denials are unacceptable. The senator from Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, has been handed a three-month suspension by the Senate. This action came after his remarks made during an

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in an appeal on the final forfeiture of the sum of N1.2bn, brought before it by Melrose General Services Limited, until June 7, 2024. The appellant is challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal in May 2019, ordering the forfeiture of the sum, being proceeds of

The United States Consul General in Lagos, Mr Will Stevens, has said the collaboration of Africa and America’s solutions will solve global challenges. Speaking on Thursday in Lagos at the unveiling of a report titled, ‘Future Work Africa: Designing Africa’s future of work,’ he explained that the challenges in Africa were also the same as

Qatar will host the next five editions of the boys’ Under-17 World Cup from 2025 to 2029, while the girls’ tournament is set to be played in Morocco, FIFA announced on Thursday World football’s governing body said in December that both youth tournaments would be held annually starting next year, with the boys’ event expanding

President Bola Tinubu has said the Federal Inland Revenue Service will review a request to reduce the withholding tax for telecommunications companies operating in the country. Tinubu hinted this in response to a request from a delegation of the American Tower Corporation (Nigeria), who paid him a courtesy visit at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja,

Forty-eight hours after the resignation of suspended Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP Bauchi Central) as Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (APC Katsina Central), emerged as the new Chairman. Yar’Adua’s emergence as the new Chairman of the NSF was a sequel to unanimous endorsement to that effect by senators across the three geo-political

The new chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Tajudeen Baruwa, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to prevail on his predecessor, Najeem Yasin, to pack out of the national secretariat in line with the order of the court. Baruwa made the appeal at a

The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Inuwa Yahaya, has said governors from the region are concerned over the spate of insecurity in the North. This is as he said the northern governors demanded a change in the approach to tackling insecurity in the region. Yahaya, who is the governor of Gombe State, disclosed this

⁣President Bola Tinubu is hosting state governors for a Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) at the Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. ⁣ ⁣ The governors are the President’s first set of Iftar guests, and he is expected to host more of such gathering with senior government officials in the course of the

A 22-year-old lady, Fasia Ajoke, was on Thursday sentenced to seven months and three weeks in prison by the Special Offences Court at Bolade-Oshodi for assaulting a Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps female officer while on duty. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote has reaffirmed the agency’s dedication to addressing challenges hindering the establishment of a comprehensive and widely accepted national identification system. She said this is despite the varying challenges faced by the commission ranging from infrastructure constraints to logistical challenges

A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced three persons, including two women, to 12 years imprisonment for conspiracy, abduction, and trafficking of a 22-month-old child. The convicts are Victoria John-Barile, Jennifer Osuji, and Ugochukwu Okere. The court, however, discharged and acquitted Emmanuel Onyebuchi on three counts of conspiracy, abduction, and trafficking

The Senate has passed for a second reading a total of N1.1tn  Federal Capital Territory 2024 Appropriation Bill. A breakdown analysis of the N1.1tn budget indicated that N280bn was earmarked for overhead, N726bn for capital projects, and N140bn for personnel, bringing the total budget to N1.147tn. Leading the debate on Thursday, the sponsor of the

The Federal Government has revealed that it has proposed a $1bn investment for the rehabilitation of the nation’s ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, revealed this in a statement while addressing the House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation on Thursday in Abuja. He noted that the government has not fully reaped

Some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums have invaded the office of the Anambra State Vigilante in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums, in their large numbers, were said to have stormed the premises around 7am on Thursday, setting ablaze a yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man who was in a vehicle belonging to the AVG operatives.

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has ordered the arrest of policemen seen in a viral video assaulting nursing mother, Mrs Ogechi Eze. A video that went viral had a woman and her children allegedly being assaulted by policemen from the Tiger Base of the state police command. The command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye,

President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences. “Consequently, the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy in Enugu will now be known as the Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu, and will be domiciled under the

The 81 Division Nigerian Army has apprehended nine individuals who were masquerading as soldiers and engaging in criminal activities in Lagos State. The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The suspects were said to be involved in various offenses, including performing illegal duties, providing

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has lamented the lack of tracking equipment for security agencies, particularly FCT commands of the police and the Department of State Services. The minister disclosed this during a chat with some journalists aired on TVC News on Thursday. Wike, who was addressing the security situation in

Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old father for allegedly raping his nine-year-old daughter. The incident was said to have taken place in Kabak, Mubi South Local Government Area of the state on Monday, March 11. This was made known in a statement shared on the command’s X account on Thursday.

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. James Omietimi as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for an initial term of four years. He also reappointed Prof Sa’ad Ahmed as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for a second term of four years. The President’s

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to take advantage of the Public Private Partnership to address challenges in the nation’s healthcare delivery system. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion titled, “Need to utilise Public Private Partnership to bridge the gap in healthcare system in Nigeria,” moved

The Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, on Thursday, canvassed constitutional amendment in favour of women to have 40 per cent representation in elective positions to engender development. Babalola, while canvassing space higher than the Beijing declaration of 35 per cent affirmation, said the women folks had proven to be