Saturday, June 12, 2021, appeared to have been a national referendum on President Muhammadu Buhari’s six years rule as Nigerians protested bad governance, attempt to regulate the social media, intimidating the electronic media through the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission, NBC and spiraling insecurity across the country. Nigerians gathered in their numbers in Abuja, Lagos, and other…
Corruption: ICPC Tasks CCB to Publish Assets of Public Servants
To curb increasing corruption in the public sector, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has called for the publication of assets declared by public and civil servants by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. In a statement by the spokesperson of ICPC, Azuka Ogugua, the chairman of the Commission, Bolaji Owasanoye,…
20, 000 Graduates to Benefit from FG/UN 12 Months Job Fellowship Annually
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to launch the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, NJFP, a joint Federal Government-United Nations 12-month graduate job fellowship programme that will capture 20, 000 beneficiaries annually. This was announced by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN on Tuesday, June 2, at the State House, Abuja. Laolu Akande, senior…
Buhari Calls for Collective War against COVID-19 and Bad Economy
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday in Abuja, called for joint global efforts to tackle COVID-19 and the consequent dwindling effects on national economies which would require a global framework to resuscitate and ameliorate the burden on the people. Femi Adesina, special adviser, media and publicity, said in a statement that Buhari spoke at a ceremony to…
NIN Registration: Identity Key to Peace and Stability, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Abuja said the ongoing synchronization of National Identification Number, NIN with SIM cards will provide a digital framework for improving security and strengthening the economy. In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, special adviser, media and publicity, Buhari said this while launching the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous…
ICPC Drags 2,000 Corporate Defaulters into Tax Net
To shore up revenue for the government, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has forced 2,000 defaulting firms into Nigeria’s tax net. Bolaji Owasanoye, a professor of Law, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN and chairman of ICPC, revealed this last week at the end of a capacity building for ICPC investigators…
FG, Microsoft New Partnership to Create 27, 000 Jobs in Three Years
A new partnership between Nigeria and Microsoft will create 27, 000 jobs, equip five million Nigerians with digital skills, and provide internet connection for under-served communities in the six geopolitical zones in three years. According to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN the Nigerian government is leveraging on Microsoft’s experience in the…
Ethiopian Airlines Set to Resume Flight Operations to Akanu Ibiam Airport
As people of the Southeast agonise over the continued closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu to international flights, Ethiopian Airlines has stated its readiness to resume flight operations when approved. Senait Ataklet, manager, said this on Wednesday, April 28, when she led the airlines’ team on a courtesy visit to Nnolim Nnaji, chairman, House…
Six Bandits Apprehended by Amotekun in Oyo State
Alternative security outfits in Oyo State have started contributing to the safety and security of lives and property. On Thursday, April 29, operatives of Oyo State Security Network Agency comprising Amotekun Corps, collaborating with Oodua People’s Congress, (OPC) and Vigilante Group of Nigeria, (VGN) apprehended six bandits at Kajola Local Government Area of the state.…
EFCC to set up Integrated Chemical Laboratory in Port Harcourt
[responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] In the quest to make its investigations more precise through technology, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is to establish a fully- integrated chemical laboratory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to combat the scourge of illegal oil bunkering in the zone. Wilson Uwujaren, Head, media and publicity of the Commission, in a…
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