In order for the Nigerian Armed Forces to properly perform their job of protecting the lives and property of residents both inside and outside of the country, President Bola Tinubu has emphasised his everlasting commitment to seeing to it that they are well-equipped. Speaking on Friday at the Command and Staff College’s Senior Course 45 graduation event in Jaji, President Tinubu emphasised how crucial it is to handle the delicate nature of the current security...
Representative Marcus Onobun almost missed death in an accident while travelling to Abuja. Onobun, who was the most recent Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, suffered injuries in the accident, according to Tony Aziegbemi, the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, who confirmed this to our correspondent on Friday. Onobun was hospitalised at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he is receiving treatment. When Aziegbemi visited Onobun in the hospital on...
The Federal Government’s intentions to borrow $800 million to pay for palliative care in the form of cash transfers to some poor and vulnerable Nigerians have been roundly denounced by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, released a statement on Tuesday outlining the Congress’ position. Ajero referred to the plan to give N8,000 to each of the 12 million poorest households in Nigeria for a period of six months as...
LUAC alleged that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) under the leadership of Arch. Sonny Echono as Executive Secretary has become a conduit pipe for high level contract fraud, procurement racketeering and other forms of corrupt practices.* A group named Lawyers United Against Corruption (LUAC) has issued a five-day ultimatum to the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Arch. Sonny Echono to resign over his alleged complicity in massive corruption, contract fraud, procurement racketeering...
The daily transaction cap for contactless payments has been set at N50,000 by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to a circular released by the apex bank on Tuesday and signed by Musa Jimoh, director of the department in charge of managing the payments system, “verification and authorisation would be required for transactions above the limits” due to the risks associated with contactless payments. The bank “hereby defines transaction limits below which verification and...
David Umahi, the immediate past governor of Ebonyi State and the Senator representing Ebonyi South Zone, is accused of fabricating the BVAS report of the Independent National Electoral Commission. More than 30 civil society organisations and human rights groups have asked for Umahi’s arrest and prosecution for the alleged forgery. Umahi was just elected to his current position. As they emerged from their news conference on Friday in Abuja, civil society organisations (CSOs) bemoaned the...
Operating at the Seme Border, goods forwarders have written to the federal government to demand that the border be opened for the importation of vehicles. In Seme, at a meeting between representatives of Nigeria and Benin organised by the Economic Community of West African States, Ibrahim Musa, Director of Road Transport, Federal Ministry of Transportation, revealed this. During the former minister of state for transportation’s most recent trip to the border, he was contacted by...
According to the governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Nigeria spends around N500 million a year on the importation of dairy products; as a result, there is a need to emphasize on agriculture and production to spur economic growth and development. In Benin City, Edo State, the governor made this statement as he welcomed a delegation from Heifer International to the government residence. He said that in order to strengthen the economy of the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced that traffic will be diverted off of the expressway at New Garage and into the state of Lagos. The diversion, according to the traffic agency, was part of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway’s ongoing rehabilitation. This was stated in a statement made public on Sunday by Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC Corps Public Education Officer. “Traffic from Isheri Olowora passing through River Valley Estate to link the expressway inward Lagos has...
President Tinubu and former President Buhari’s inevitable clash has come closer than either of them realises as a result of the suspension and subsequent arrest of the CBN governor. Buhari will soon realise that he had murdered sleep. He had hoped to enjoy a quiet retirement in Daura or the Niger Republic. The CBN investigation ordered by Tinubu will reveal to what extent Buhari and his cabal, including Ministers and Advisers, privatised the bank, barring...
