June 2024
SERAP gives CBN 7 days to ‘account for missing N100bn dirty notes, other public funds’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), “to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100 billion ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sum of cash awaiting examination’ which are kept in various branches of the CBN.” SERAP, which made […]
FG Threatens To Terminate Julius Berger, CCECC Calabar Road Contracts
The federal government has threatened to terminate the contracts of Julius Berger and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) over the handling of the Calabar-Itu Road project. Minister of Works, David Umahi gave the two construction companies one week to remobilise to site or face termination of their contracts. Speaking on Saturday in Uyo during […]
‘Seven killed, 16 injured’ as suicide bombers attack wedding guests in Borno
At least seven people were reportedly killed on Saturday after two suspected suicide bombers attacked some wedding guests at Marrarraban Gwoza in Borno state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that many of the victims were said to be returning from a wedding ceremony when the first suicide […]
Court bars Soun of Ogbomoso, kingmakers from removing Chief Imam
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has barred the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye and the kingmakers led by Chief Sobalaje Otolorin from removing the Chief Imam of the town, Sheik Teliat Yunus Ayilara. It could be recalled that both the Soun and the Chief Imam have been at loggerheads in […]
Police investigating IED explosion in Rivers – Spokesperson
The Police Command in Rivers is currently investigating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation that occurred near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, an official said. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the command, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Saturday that one male suspect had been apprehended. She urged residents to […]
Minimum wage: Govs can’t dictate what to pay —NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday rebuked governors for asking to be allowed to pay whatever they can afford as minimum wage to workers. Negotiations for minimum wage between organised labour and government has been deadlocked with the federal government offering N62,000 while labour insists on N250,000. Further talks on a new wage are being put on […]
Tinubu signs executive order to slash pharmaceutical prices
President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs, a statement by the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate has said. Pate said the order introduced zero tariffs, excise duties, and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on specified machinery, equipment, and […]
FRSC vows to withdraw licences of unruly drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said it would henceforth revoke the driver’s licences of recalcitrant drivers. Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, made this known on Friday in Abuja while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the 2024 Eid-el Kabir Special Patrol Operations held between Friday, June 14, to Sunday, June 23. He said that the […]
Turkey deports 103 Nigerians over expired visas, irregular migration
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received 103 citizens deported from Turkey due to migration-related issues, including expired visas and irregular migration. The announcement was made on Friday by Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), during the deportees’ profiling in Abuja. Ahmed was […]
Five Kwara coastal communities get AbdulRazaq’s boats
As part of efforts to safeguard the lives of the citizens against emergencies, the Kwara State Government has presented five modern commercial boats to five communities along the coastal areas of Kaiama Local Government to boost their economic activities. Recall that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had recently procured 40 modern boats for the use of coastal […]