BY VICTOR DURUAMAKU – OWERRI The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against borrowing another N11 trillion in foreign loans to finance the 2023 budget, claiming that this new borrowing will plunge the country into financial slavery. The coalition expressed dismay, pointing out that funds borrowed previously had not been repaid, which …
Obiora Ifoh and Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has been inundated with inquiries about Tukur Manu, the self-proclaimed Kaduna Train hostage negotiator. This is to confirm that Manu, as a person of interest, was apprehended by Nigeria’s foreign partners on September 6, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, on his way to Saudi Arabia. Dr Peter Afunanya, a …
Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The House Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday requested that the National Board for Technical Education NABTEB remit to the federal government the outstanding N1.4 billion from the agency’s internally generated revenue of N1.5 billion in 2021. The House Committee also requests that the agency immediately defer the N4.1 billion liabilities to the Fiscal Responsibility Commission FRC …
Blessing Akorowosi, Osogbo On Wednesday, 480 constables recruited by the Nigerian Police Force and deployed to Osun State protested the non-payment of their salaries for the past 18 months. The police officers marched from Oke-fia to the popular Olaiya Flyover in Osogbo, Osun State’s capital, to express their grievances. The protesters claimed that the government has not paid them since …
Obiora Ifoh, Abuja Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, stated that the Federal Executive Council approved a sum of $352 million for Air Nigeria’s transactional advisory fees for its Consultants. The federal government has threatened to sanction any airline found selling tickets in foreign currency. The Minister made the announcement on Wednesday, following the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive …
Imo State Governor Senator Hope Uzodimma said on Tuesday that the state’s people’s ongoing support and prayers were critical to the state’s development. This was stated by Uzodimma while delivering his goodwill message at the Imo Unity and Praise Convention, which was held at Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The governor, who attended the event with …
According to the National Hospital in Abuja, contrary to popular belief, it was the police who apprehended the phoney UN doctor posing as a humanitarian aid worker in the country. Remember that one Obiako Chukwuemeka, who was impersonating a medical doctor working for the United Nations as a humanitarian aid worker, was allegedly identified by the National Hospital and taken …
Alhaji Ahmed Bakare, a public commentator in Zamfara State, believes the Southwest is to blame for Nigeria’s current security and economic crisis. Bakare said on Tuesday in Gusau, the state capital, that Nigeria had never seen such levels of insecurity and economic downturn as the country is currently experiencing. The All Progressives Congress, APC, he said, had failed Nigerians. “The …
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has formed a committee to investigate the incident that occurred during the NBA AGC 2022. CONFERENCE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE FORMATION Dear Distinguished Colleagues, 1. The NBA President, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, has established the Conference Incident Investigation Committee (the committee) to investigate the incident that occurred on the sidelines of the Nigerian …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday with allegedly diverting N2.5 billion from the Assembly. The Clerk of the House, Taiwo Adeyemo, and the Director of Finance, Oladayo Samuel, were also arraigned alongside the Speaker. They appeared in front of Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High …
Ogun State Police have apprehended three suspected kidnappers in a forest along the Imeko/Iwoye-Ketu road. The trio, Aliu Abubakar (29), Umaru Tukur (24), and Yau Isah (25), were apprehended on August 29 during a police rescue operation. The armed men, numbering around eight, had blocked the Termac/Iwoye road on that day and shot sporadically. According to police, the hoodlums injured …
The Nasarawa State Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has condemned the appointment of non-career civil servants as permanent secretaries. Haruna Ewa, the chairman, complained on Tuesday at an ASCSN seminar for affiliate members. Ewa emphasised that appointing people without the necessary experience as permanent secretaries results in low productivity. The union also opposed extending civil servants’ tenure …
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for Non-Executive Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who were sent to the Red Chamber for confirmation (CBN). Senator Uba Sani, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, announced this in a statement. The four reappointed Non-Executive Directors, including Prof. Mike Idiahi Obadan, Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu …
Google on Tuesday announced the selection of 60 eligible startups across Africa with $4 million funding to enable them to scale up their ongoing work. The programme, called Google Black Founders Fund (BFF) for African startups, is the second phase of the global tech giant’s funding. Folarin Aiyegbusi, Google’s Head of Startup Ecosystem, Sub-Sahara Africa, said in a statement that …
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of the League of Concerned Christian Youth in the APC have claimed that the party is committing suicide by sticking to the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 elections. According to the youths, the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, choosing Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate reflected …
Kidnappers who abducted some funeral guests in Ondo State have sought a ransom of N90 million before releasing the victims The kidnappers were said to have demanded between N3 million and N10 million on each victim in order to free them. The victims were abducted in Ifon, Ondo State, a border town with Edo State, while returning from a burial …
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that agencies in the industry could collapse if domestic airlines do not take a drastic step to offset the huge debts they owe the agencies. The Authority revealed that debts owed the agency by indigenous airlines on the statutory 5 per cent Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge (TSC/CSC) has risen …
The appointment of Dauda Ali Biu as the Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has been described as placing a round peg in a round hole, considering his vast experience and passion for the job. Biu, a seasoned road safety professional who hails from Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State, joined the Corps in 1988 …
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he has what it takes to flog and crush his opponents, whom he described as “small boys.” Wike made the remark while stressing that he would not leave his political opponents to God but deal with them himself. The governor spoke while inaugurating the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in …
For Professor Mrs Christiana Okechukwu,A Nigerian American based Professor with passion for naturing women and children into productivity,it is high time to re invent Nigeria style and standard of Education for women and youths so that they can belong to the productive sector of the society, so as to halt the increasing rate of unemployment in Nigeria. Towards this direction,Professor …
