Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State has filed defamation suits against a former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, erstwhile Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu and other activists, demanding an aggregate sum of N1.5billion as damages. The Kaduna State …

To establish centre for Digital Innovation By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government has approved digital identity for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs and also Centre for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This followed  a presentation of memos to the Federal Executive Council on a Draft National Policy on Digital Identity for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria and a …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Pension Bureau has commenced the payment verification for two batches  of  retirees and deceased people under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). A statement issued by Professor Salamatu Isah, the Executive Secretary of the Bureau on Thursday, said that the exercise began on Tuesday   and it will cover batches 7 …

Allege denial of fair hearing, abuse of judicial process By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja Fourteen out of the twenty alleged #EndSARS promoters that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, secured an order to freeze their bank accounts, on Thursday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to set-aside the order. In a motion they filed …

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on Thursday questioned the allocation of N10 million for the sensitisation of staff of the Federal Ministry of Aviation to Independent Corruption Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Act. The committee also raised objection to the allocation of N200 million for consultancy fee on the concession of …

By Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday rebuked the Bureau of Public Procurement over a ‘frivolous’ expenditure of N57million on local and international travels and N22 million spent on welfare packages for staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. While N52,073,305 was expended on local travel N5,697,055 was spent …

Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 1140 active cases of COVID-19 were being managed in Lagos communities under the state’s home-based care programme. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi on Thursday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update. The commissioner said that the …

Ben Akabueze By Sherifat Lawal The Director-General, Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, has stated that all unutilised funds by Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, will be returned to the treasury by December. Akabueze, who made this known on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Thursday, added that Nigerian system is designed in such a way that yearly budget …

Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N20,000 cash transfer to 1,000 rural women in Gombe State. The event was inaugurated by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, in Gombe on Thursday. According to Farouk, …

The Police Command in Niger said its operatives in collaboration with a local vigilance group have shot four suspected bandits in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Adamu Usman, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. Usman …

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on Thursday questioned the allocation of N10 million for sensitisation of staff of the Federal Ministry of Aviation to Independent Corruption Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Act. The committee also raised objection to the allocation of N200 million for consultancy fee on the concession of four …

By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano The Police in Kano have launched a manhunt arresting 60 handset thieves, recovering hundreds of handsets forcefully disposed from their rightful owners by the hoodlums. This was made known by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Habu A. Sani, on Thursday during a one-day synergy workshop for Handset marketers in the …

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi The Federal Government has been told not to repeat the mistake it made by arresting and prosecuting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, by arresting and prosecuting #EndSARS, protesters, and their alleged sponsors. Addressing newsmen on Thursday, in his office, an Onitsha based Small Scale Industrialist and …

The Coronavirus (COVID-19), has negatively impacted numerous Organizations abilities to effectively monitor and evaluate projects and programs. Some Organizations and Governmental bodies adapted quickly and effectively to the changing business environments. As project managers, and other stakeholders were able to work remotely on a centralized system, for adequate monitoring, and evaluation of their ongoing projects. …

By Wole Mosadomi – Minna Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state on Thursday presented N151.2 billion budget for the 2021 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Tagged “Budget of Priotise Reality” which is N151,240,621,776.00 is 2.71% lower than the original 2020 Budget of N155,459,814,701.00. The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, …

Governor Yahaya Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state says his administration has uncovered N1.48 billion from 586 undisclosed accounts, while 265 hidden accounts linked to the previous administration was also uncovered. Yahaya disclosed this in Gombe on Thursday while declaring open a one-day workshop on Treasury Single Account (TSA) tagged: “Cash Management Strategy”. The workshop …

Senegalese children resumed classes on Thursday after the government closed schools in March in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the West African nation. Some four million primary- and secondary-school pupils were meant to return to classrooms, but the turnout nationwide was unclear. UNICEF had said last month that only one in …

By Henry Umoru THE Federal Government on Thursday told the Senate that it was owing 3,504 Contractors across the country. Speaking when he appeared before the Joint National Committee on Housing to defence the 2021 Budget proposals of his Ministry, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said that these owed contractors by the Federal Government are handling various housing …

L-R, Dr. Igbuzor, DSP, Omo-Agege and Mark Orgu , the Author By Daniel Njienue The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has applauded the Author, Historiography of Orogun, Divergence in Perspective, Mark Columbus Orgu, for writing the history of Orogun Kingdom, noting that, the effort, time and energy put in it should be commended. …

The Vatican has been offering free coronavirus swab tests as part of its charity for the poor in Rome, it said in a statement on Thursday. Some 50 tests per day have been carried out in the past two weeks by the clinic Pope Francis’ charity office runs under the colonnade of St Peter’s Square. …