Author: Halimah Olamide
Halimah Olamide Holds a degree in History and Education. She also holds professional certificates in graphics and passionate about reporting issues of politics, economy, and gender
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has called on the people of the state to vote for candidates that support the present administration’s development agenda ahead of Nov. 2 Local Government elections. Speaking on Thursday during the inauguration of the Aba South Local Government Area (LGA) Administrative Office Complex in Aba, Otti urged members of the public to participate actively during the election. NAN reports that the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) will conduct elections for Chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 17 LGAs and 184 wards in the state on Nov 2. The governor said that effective administration at…
Agency Report First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has donated five units of 82 inches Ultra High Definition (UHD) digital learning boards to the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, (LASUSTECH). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the boards were presented to the institution on Thursday at the school’s campus in Ikorodu. Mr Olumide Roberts, Business Manager, Public Sector, Lagos Team2, FirstBank, said the donation was part the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to higher institutions “in furtherance of learning”. Roberts added that it was also a mutually beneficial relationship between the bank and the institution ,which he…
Agency Report The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued a six-year old girl who was stolen from her parents in 2018. Mr Emmanuel Awhen, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP Uyo, said that the agency achieved the feat in partnership with the Foundation for Justice Development and Peace He said in an interview the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Thursday, that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the matter. “The two suspects are currently undergoing interrogations. They will be charged to court when investigation is concluded,” he said. Awhen…
By Halimah Olamide Social Media activist, Martins Otse, fondly known as VeryDarkMan, has described controversial artiste, Habeeb Okikiola also known as Portable, as “Unstable”. This is following a now viral video of portable shoving an unidentified man off the road with his car. The clip also captured Portable and his clique of friends assaulting the same individual on a bike. Reacting to this, VeryDarkMan said; “Some people will say Very DarkMan is trying to bring Portable down, that’s another video where he used his car to clear somebody on the road. “That’s somebody’s son, might be somebody’s husband, brother, it…
By Halimah Olamide The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the old notes of N200, N500 and N1000 and release new notes. The House also asked the CBN to direct commercial banks to issue more new notes to customers and engage in gradual mopping up of the old notes. This call was made after a motion raised by Adam Victor Ogene (LP, Anambra), demanding that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should kick-start awareness programmes for Nigerians to be aware and prepare for the deadline of December 31, 2024. “Going by the Supreme…
The Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has described as false, claims by the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra’s Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, that she facilitated a $57.5bn loan for Biafra. NPO Reports that Ekpa, who resides in Finland, claimed that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), had agreed to a loan of $57.5 billion for the Biafra Republic Government in Exile. He said that Okonjo-Iweala facilitated the loan. “The World Bank and IMF have agreed to loan the sum of $57.5 billion to Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) to form our…
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm nomination of seven ministerial nominees for appointment as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday. Tinubu, in the letter, listed the nominees to include: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Dingyadi, Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Mukhtar Maiha, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata and Dr Suwaiba Ahmad. Akpabio, thereafter, referred the request to the committee of the whole for expeditious consideration
By Halimah Olamide Nigeria’s public debt stock has risen to N134.3 trillion ($91.3 billion) for the second quarter of 2024. This was contained in a document from the Ministry of Finance, obtained by Naira Metrics. The figure is a 10.35 percent increase from the N121.7 trillion recorded in the first quarter announced by the Debt Management Office (DMO). According to the government, the increase is mainly driven by devaluation of the Naira. The document read: “In Q2 2024, the debt stock grew in naira terms to N134.3 trillion ($91.3 billion) from N121.7 trillion ($91.5 billion) in Q1 2024, driven mainly…
By Halimah Olamide Former Chairman of the then National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, has passed on. NPO Reports that Nwosu conducted the botched June 12 presidential election which was won by the late Chief Moshood Abiola. NPO Reports learnt that he died at an hospital in Virginia, U.S at the age of 83. The current Independent National Electoral Commission is an offshoot of the NEC headed by Nwosu. Born on the 2nd of October 1941, he was appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida as NEC Chairman from 1989 to 1993. The 12 June 1993 election which was seen as the…
By Halimah Olamide The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) is set to host her Civic Space Guard Conference in Abuja. This was contained in a statement by the CEO, WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka. The conference themed ‘AI, free press and civic space: Tools, challenges and the future of investigative reporting’ is slated to hold on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 by 10am at Centenary Hall, Ibeto Hotels, Apo, Abuja. This conference seeks to explore the critical relationship between a free press, civic space, and investigative reporting, with a focus on the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies. It is…