Author: NPO Admin II
Some Nigerians on Wednesday offered prayers over what they described as the country’s worsening economic situation. Muslim traders in Nigeria’s biggest textile market, Kantin Kwari, in Kano state came out of their shops to pray on the streets saying they need God’s intervention on the economy. One of the shop owners Hamisu Sani told the BBC that the situation has become unbearable for many as feeding is now a major problem for them. “We offered this special prayer so that God can help us because we don’t know what our leaders are doing about this (the economy). “A bag of…
By Halimah Olamide The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday distributed sensitive materials for Saturday’s re-run elections in 46 polling units in Sokoto State. The re-run would hold in Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency and Bodinga, Tambuwal state constituencies. Mrs Hauwa Kangiwa, the state INEC Administrative Secretary, who inspected the materials alongside other stakeholders, reassured of free, fair and credible election. She said that all arrangements had been finalised to dispatch the sensitive materials to respective local government areas for distribution to polling units, Kangiwa said that adequate security measures had been taken to ensure hitch-free and smooth exercise. “We have…
By Safiu Kehinde The police in Gombe state have arrested suspects engaged in circulation of fake currencies in Gombe state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Abubakar, who disclosed this on Thursday, said that the suspects allegedly specialised in printing and disposing of the currency suspected to be counterfeit. He said operatives of the command acting on credible intelligence arrested the suspects between Bajoga and Dukku axis, respectively. The Spokesman said the police recovered 563 pieces of counterfeit 100 dollar bills and N265,000 from the suspects. According to him, the suspects will be charged to court on completion…
Some Nigerian civil servants have complained about the “inexplicable’’ delay in payment of the January salaries in spite of improved government revenue. The civil servants spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. NAN reports that as at Tuesday, Feb. 1, Nigerian government workers are yet to receive their January emolument. According to one of the civil servants, Ibrahim Ali, it is becoming a culture for the Federal Government to delay payment of monthly salaries. “The situation is no longer acceptable for the Federal Government to keep delaying salaries without explanation. “We are…
The Ebonyi Police Command has ordered restriction of human and vehicular movement in the five Local Government Areas of Ebonyi South Senatorial District during Saturday’s Senatorial by-election. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, announced the order in an interactive session with newsmen in Abakaliki on Thursday. Ukandu said that the restriction would begin from midnight of Friday to 6pm on Saturday. He also said that the movement restriction applied to Afikpo, Edda, Ivo, Ohaozara and Onicha. He said that security agencies would continue to monitor and enforce security until the election had been…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos Red Line which will run through Agege to Agbado in Ogun state is ready for commissioning, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was quoted in a statement on Thursday that he disclosed this when he met officials of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation during his high level meeting with the company’s officials on Thursday. The statement released by Gboyega Akosile said the new project will bring more relief to residents of Lagos and ease transport challenges faced by most residents. He said Mr. Sanwo-Olu reiterated his administration’s commitment to the completion of the second phase of the…
DAKAR, Jan 31 (Reuters) – (This Jan. 31 story has been refiled to correct a typographic error in paragraph 1) Mali said on Wednesday it was not planning to leave West Africa’s currency zone while Burkino Faso indicated it would do so after they and Niger announced their withdrawal from the region’s political bloc in protest. In a blow to hard-fought regional integration, the three military-led nations, among the world’s poorest, are planning to quit the 15-member Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) after being criticised for their respective coups. That has left uncertain their future in the eight-nation West…
SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and BYD that produce cars in China to do more to ensure materials that could be made using Uyghur forced labour do not enter their supply chain. The rights group said in a report that it had found evidence that Xinjiang aluminum producers had employed workers from Chinese government-backed labour transfer programmes, which it accuses of coercing Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into jobs in Xinjiang and other regions. Aluminum produced in Xinjiang is used in China to manufacture automotive parts which are…
By Halimah Olamide Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo on Thursday said the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria incurred expenses almost to the tune of N1bn last year as a result of the location of the agency in Abuja. Keyamo, who made a post on his X handle to correct his earlier figure of about N500m stated on a live broadcast on Channels Television on Wednesday said his further checks have revealed that the amount spent was far more higher. “When I did my Channels TV interview yesterday, I had not been briefed as to the amount FAAN spent last year…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate. Mr Zuckerberg – who runs Instagram and Facebook – turned to them and said “no-one should go through” what they had. He and the bosses of TikTok, Snap, X and Discord were questioned for almost four hours by senators from both parties. Lawmakers wanted to know what they are doing to protect children online. Legislation is currently going through Congress which aims to hold social media companies to account for material posted on their…