By Goodluck B. Ikiebe President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ms. Hafsat Abubakar Bakari to serve as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), pending her confirmation by the Senate. A statement by the Presidential Aide on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, says […]
Month: February 2024
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike.
This followed Monday’s meeting with the Federal Government and stakeholders after tanker drivers suspended operations and stopped lifting of petroleum products amid harsh economic realities. NARTO members had threatened shutdown all over the country beginning Monday over the high cost of Automotive Gas Oil also known as diesel which is […]
Presidency To Pay AEDC Outstanding Bills This week.
By Ijeoma Wilfred Following the listing of the State House as one of those owing the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC, the presidency has promised to pay the outstanding Electricity Bill this week. The bill is put at N342,352,217,46. contrary to AEDC earlier claim of N923million debt.in a Newspaper advertorial […]
Fraud:Court Jails Two Undergraduates, Four Others in Osun, Oyo.
By Ken Chiwendu The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of two undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU and four others to various jail terms for their involvement in internet fraud. The undergraduates, Gbolahan Khalid Adesina and Perekebena Olombeni […]
Breaking:Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items To Nigerians .
By Ken Chiwendu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday announced its readiness to distribute food products forfeited to the Federal Government to alleviate the current food scarcity and price hikes faced by Nigerians. The Service however said that that the distribution will occur after the food items have been […]
IMF is working to wreck Nigeria (1).
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (Texts only) Ever wondered why most Americans prefer Coffee over Tea and why they call those two popular sports of theirs that look like Rugby and Cricket, Football and Baseball respectively?America’s love affair with coffee and invention of American Football and Baseball was a bold economic and socio-cultural […]
Rotary Club of Rumuomasi Presents Cash gifts to lndigent Students For JAMB UTME Registration.
Precious Ahiakwo-Ovie The Rotary Club of Rumuomasi has presented the sum of one hundred and forty thousand naira to fourteen indigent students of community secondary school Rumuomasi to enroll for the Joint Admissions Matriculation and Board JAMB UTME exams. President of the Rotary Club of Rumuomasi Taiwo Olayeni said the […]
Breaking: Lion Kills Zookeeper in OAU
The Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile Ife in Osun state was on Monday afternoon thrown into mourning following the killing of a staff,Mr Olabode Olawuyi by a nine – year -old male lion. The . deceased,a veterinary technologist was said to have taken care of the lions since they were born nine […]
Breaking:FG,Cement Manufacturers Agree On Price Slash
A meeting between the Minister of Works, David Umahi and Cement Manufacturers in the country has ended in an agreement bringing down the price of cement. Currently, the price of cement ranges between N10-N15,000 depending on the location in the country. However, the Manufacturers of the product have agreed to […]
Police Arrest Chef Who Kidnapped Boss’s Son For N3.9m Ransom.
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory FCT said its operatives arrested a chef, Ulagu Chukwuma Philemon, for masterminding the kidnapping of his boss’s 12- year old son, Justin Nwakwo. Ulagu who is the prime suspect conspired with others to kidnap the boy on February 10, 2024 in the […]