Human rights, Femi Falana (SAN) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to desist from jumping into the political terrain and mind its sole business of banking. He also stated the lacked the power to appeal the court judgment unfreezing the bank account of 20 #EndSARS campaigners. Recall that the order to freeze the bank accounts linked […]Read More
The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday launched a major offensive against bandits along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, killing many of the criminals in their camp. The operation followed intelligence reports indicating that a cluster of huts and other structures at the location served as hideout for a notorious bandits’ leader, named ‘Major’ and his fighters. The […]Read More
The police on Monday arraigned Senator Elisha Abbo in a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly assaulting a nursing mother. Abbo, who represents Adamawa North Senatorial Zone, however, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of criminal force and assault levelled against him. The police prosecution counsel, James Idachaba, told the court the matter […]Read More
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the arrest of the Senator Elisha Abbo and his orderly for allegedly attacking a sales girl in Abuja. Investigations are currently ongoing at the Federal Capital Territory police by an investigative team set up by the Police Force headquarters in Abuja. The news of the […]Read More
Nigeria is losing about $9bn annually to foreign shipowners because the country has no single vessel that is involved in international freight services, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council stated on Thursday. According to the council, Nigeria makes nothing from the billions of dollars spent by importers and exporters as freight fees to owners of vessels, as […]Read More
The Federal Government will, on Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurate the N30,000 new national minimum wage implementation committee, almost one month after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the bill into law. Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this while fielding questions on television concerning the time for payment of the new wage. Ngige did […]Read More
Smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are stealing about 10 million litres of the commodity daily and selling it to neighbouring countries, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has declared on Tuesday. NNPC also stated that the smuggling of the product was costing Nigeria’s economy about N2bn daily, as it urged the Nigerian Union […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the destruction of oil facilities by vandals was hurting the host communities, the majority of the people and the environment more than the government. The President made this known at a meeting with when South-South Monarchs Forum (SSMF) led by King Edmund Daukoru, Mingi XII, Amanyanabo of Nembe Kingdom, […]Read More
The Federal Government has approved the sum of $2.3bn for the development of a coastal rail line that will run through coastal states in the country. It was gathered that of the sum, $1.8bn would come as a loan from China, while the Federal Government would provide $500m as counterpart fund. The Minister of Transportation, […]Read More
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said the project was significant to the development of the airport and the nation at large. Sirika said the power plant was a response to the deficiency identified with the new international terminal of the airport. He explained that the new terminal meant additional power need […]Read More
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