President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, thanked the Central Bank Investigator, Mr Jim Obazee, for his services, officially closing the months-long investigation. “Subsequent to the conclusion of the assignment and the submission of a final comprehensive report, and with the winding up of all apparatuses used during the scope of the …
Read More »Ondo: APC raises N720m, to conduct direct primary
Following the Wednesday deadline for its sales of expression of interest and nomination forms, the ruling All Progressives Congress has raised N720m from 16 governorship aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket in Ondo State. The exercise, which started on March 27, ended on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The ruling party …
Read More »Presidential nod: Ondo APC gov aspirants besiege Abuja for Tinubu’s endorsement
Peter Dada writes that ahead of the April 20 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, aspirants have intensified visits to Abuja for a presidential endorsement that may not come before the primary As political parties in Ondo State prepare for the governorship primaries in the next few days, politicians …
Read More »Account for N5.9tn, $4.6bn loans, SERAP gives Sani, Wike, others ultimatum
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 35 state governors one-week ultimatum to provide the loan agreements and spending details of the loans “obtained by their states and the FCT.” SERAP’s requests …
Read More »Bauchi approves N2.5bn subsidy for intending pilgrims
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has agreed to pay 50% of the additional increment of the 2024 Hajj fare for the intending pilgrims from the state. This means the state government will pay a subsidy of ₦959,000 for each of the 1,652 intending pilgrims from the state totalling ₦2.5bn. This …
Read More »Govt may allow customers acquire meters from any manufacturer – Adelabu
In a bid to hasten up the metering programme of the Federal Government, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said customers may be allowed to buy their meters from any accredited manufacturer. Adelabu, who spoke during a recent visit to Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Limited, Ibafo, Ogun State, …
Read More »Anambra man jailed 10 years for defiling nine-year-old daughter
A middle-aged man, Kenneth Nwangu, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting in the High Court, Awka, Anambra State, for defiling his nine-year-old daughter and only child. The judgment was delivered in a three-count brought against the defendant by the state …
Read More »Palm Sunday: Pope skips sermon, prays for Moscow attack victims
Pope Francis on Sunday sent prayers to the victims of the concert hall attack in Moscow, calling the violence “inhuman acts” that offended God. “I assure my prayers for the victims of the cowardly terrorist attack carried out the other evening in Moscow,” said the 87-year-old pope, following a Palm Sunday …
Read More »FG suspends 25% penalty on improperly imported vehicles
The Nigeria Customs Service said it was directed by the Minister of Economy and Coordinating Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, to suspend the 25 per cent penalty on improperly imported vehicles. The service’s National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this in a statement on Friday. …
Read More »Japa: Council, nurses begin legal battle over new certification guidelines
Some Nurses in the country have sued the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, and the Minister of Health among others over the new certificate verification guidelines. The NMCN had on February 7, 2024, issued a circular revising the guidelines for requesting verification of certificates for nurses and midwives. The …
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