There was a mild drama at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, after Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), was convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Okon Abang, the presiding judge in...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has described the move by the Federal Government to deduct the sum of $418 million of the Paris Club refund from the state resources as unlawful and contrary to public policy and morality. This is contained in a statement...
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that the ministry has recorded appreciable milestone in the recovery of looted assets in the country. Malami said this during the budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Justice on Monday in Abuja. He stated that the Ministry...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N4,726,127,134.71 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of September 2021. The figure shows an increase of revenue from...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Patriots Summit (NPS), has announced plans to mobilise no fewer than one million patriotic Nigerian youths to foster cohesion and birth a new page for the country through discussion. NPS team leader, Ambassador Phil Robert, who made this known at the unveiling...
The Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has said that 6,054 Youths have so far benefited from the Nigerian Youths Investment Fund, receiving between N250,000 to N3 million each. The minister said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Youth Development on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), and sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had proven the essential ingredients of all the 12 counts...
The Adamawa State Judiciary had recorded no fewer than 100,000 criminal, civil and appeals cases and generated six million Naira in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), says Acting Chief Judge, Justice, Nathan Musa. Musa disclosed this at the 2021/2022 Legal Year ceremony on Monday, in Yola. He said that the...
Motorists in Kano State are experiencing fuel scarcity, as long queues have resurfaced at filling stations in the State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. An investigation conducted by NAN Correspondents indicated that majority of the filling stations visited within the metropolitan area were under lock and keys....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has urged the public not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol. The Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad, who stated this in a statement on Monday,...
Lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Paul Emeziem. He was impeached on Monday during a plenary session at the State House of Assembly in Owerri, the Imo State capital by 19 lawmakers. The 19 lawmakers out of the total 27 lawmakers signed a...
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will not rest until it clamped down on all illegal DPK (Kerosene) operators in the midstream and downstream sector of the oil industry. Mrs Roselyn Wilkie, Zonal Operations Controller, NMDPRA, Abuja, disclosed this in an interview with the...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi has said no fewer than six people have lost their lives in a lone road crash that occurred on Sunday. The FRSC Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullah, told newsmen on Monday that 15 others were seriously injured as...
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Observers, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the issues surrounding the usage of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation system (BVAs) for future elections. The Convener of the group, Mrs Ene Obi, told newsmen in Awka on Monday that the call...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria’s decision to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation has started with the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki chairing the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the unbundling of the corporation. Addressing the members drawn from private and public sectors, Senator...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has vowed to continue its practice of remitting the operating surpluses, maintaining that it is constitutional. The board disclosed this Monday in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs, Dr Fabian Benjamin. “In line with extant...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Fire Service has saved a 60-room building, consisting of 40 living rooms and 20 shops, from being razed by fire. This is according to a statement issued by Mr Hassan Adekunle, Head of Department, Media and Publicity of the Service in...
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the Federal Government to deploy software such as the union’s e-tracking platform to help tackle insecurity in the country. The Deputy General Secretary of NURTW, Mr Anthony Asogwa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, that...
Sen Ali Ndume has called on President Mohammadu Buhari, to urgently sign or issue an Unexplained Wealth Order, as a way to strengthen the fight against corruption. Ndume made the call on Saturday, in Ibadan while delivering the 2021 Distinguish Leadership Lecture Series, organised by the University of Ibadan....
Supporters and well-wishers on Sunday night, gathered at the home of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)’s candidate, Prof.Chukwuma Soludo in Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area, as they await election result. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results of 19 out of the 21 Local Government Areas in...