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There are indications that the Federal Government has decided to extend the stay of the ambassadors and envoys by another three months, few days to the end of their tenure which was terminated in September this year. President Bola Tinubu, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuga, had communicated the heads of foreign missions of the directive to return him by October ending. However, since the directive was made, NPO Reports learnt that the Foreign Affairs Ministry has been unable to deal with issues relating to their entitlements including travel allowances. It was also gathered that the government was…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Corporate Affairs Commission says it has uncovered 189 fake companies used to secure land allocations in the Federal Capital Territory. The Registrar General of the commission, Hussaini Magaji, disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Magaji stated that the discovery was made following a complaint from the Federal Capital Territory Administration to verify the status of a non-existing company seeking land allocation. He explained that the discovery of the non-existent company led him to investigate further, resulting in the identification of other companies. READ ALSO: We Are Providing Immediate Solution To Isheri…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, gave final warning to defaulters of ground rent payment in the FCT, insisting that something would happen. Wike gave the warning when the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by its President, Dr Chris Isiguzo visited him in Abuja. The minister said that “something will surely happen” contrary to the erroneous assumption that the ground rent directive was an empty threat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the FCT Administration in September published land titles of individuals, organisations, and agencies owing ground…
The Environmental Special Offences Court of Lagos State District, sitting in Ikoyi, has imposed a N30,000 fine per person or option of community service on 26 persons for reckless waste disposal. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mrs Folashade Kadiri, on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement said the environmental offenders were arrested by the enforcement team of LAWMA in collaboration with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps at different locations in the state. It said the offenders were caught disposing refuse in unauthorised places between the hours of 9.30…
By Kamil Opeyemi The All Progressive Congress has no candidates for the governorship election coming up in Bayelsa state as the Independent National Electoral Commission has released its amended list of candidates for the participating political parties. INEC, which released the list for Bayelsa and Imo, appeared to have complied with the order of the court which nullified the nomination of the one time governor of the state and a former Minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva. According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, the name of Timipre Sylva and his ruining mate,…
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and cloudiness from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja predicted dust haze on Wednesday over the northern region with visibility range of 2km to 5Km, especially in a few states like Kano, Katsina, Kaduna and Jigawa during the forecast period. The agency said that sunny spells with few patches of clouds were anticipated over the North Central during the morning hours. ” Later in the day, hazy atmosphere with few patches of cloud is expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Kogi,…
The Federal Government says it is untrue that water released from the Oyan Dam in Ogun was responsible for the flooding experienced annually in some parts of Ogun and Lagos. Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, made the claim while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta on Tuesday after an on-the-spot assessment of facilities at Oyan Dam. Utsev declared that dams were mainly responsible for the control of flooding and irrigation for agricultural purposes, and the Oyan Dam could not have been responsible for the flooding. “The condition of the 270 million cubic water reservoir is perfect…
By Halimah Olamide A Senator representing Kogi state, Sunday Karimi (APC–Kogi) has asked Nigerians to first ask members of the Executive why ministers can cruise around with as many as four land-cruiser and prado jeeps before raising questions over those meant for members of the National Assembly. Karimi said there is nothing wrong with the purchase of 360 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for senators of the 10th National Assembly. He said that Nigerians should also raise questions about Ministers having four official vehicles. Karimi, also the Chairman, Committee on Senate Services, said this when he spoke with newsmen on Tuesday…
The Police Command in Borno on Tuesday said it has released the husband of the housewife who was murdered at her matrimonial home in Maiduguri after arresting the principal suspect. The command said that the husband, Adamu Ibrahim and his friend, Bukar Wadiya who were detained after reporting the incident to the police, had been released. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri by the command spokesman, ASP Sani Kamilu. He said the principal suspect, Abacha Bukar, was tracked and arrested in connection with the Oct. 18 murder of the 24-year-old housewife, Fatima Alhaji-Bukar. Kamilu said that…
By Halimah Olamide Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, PCACC, says it has arrested one Musa Salihu Ahmed for allegedly selling 632 government occupancy permit for residential plots worth N2.3 billion across the state. The Chairman of the commission, Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed this to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday. Mr Magaji said the suspect was picked up at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport shortly after arriving from Saudi Arabia. He explained that the suspect, using Lamash as a company, sells the plots at about N2.5 million each to individuals in Challawa in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state.…