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By Femi Alabi The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested one Captain Nuhu Haruna for an alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1,020,000.000. The Spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday evening. According to the statement, the suspect was arrested when a petitioner alleged that sometime in December 2023, he was introduced to the suspect for the purpose of a foreign exchange transaction involving N1,020,000.00. He allegedly paid the money into the suspect’s account to offer…

By Femi Alabi Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has expressed its resolve to filling the energy deficit gap and contributing significantly to wealth creation in Nigeria. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, during his presentation at the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Public Wealth Management Conference in Abuja, on Tuesday, said no public wealth creation endeavour can achieve any meaningful success without energy security. Kyari noted that all other wealth creating activities such as agriculture rely heavily on one form of energy or the other to thrive. “If you don’t have energy, you don’t have agriculture.…

By Halimah Olamide Days of questions lay ahead for former President Muhammadu Buhari and his Central Bank Governor, the embattled Godwin Emefiele, as the Upper Chamber of the Nigerian Legislature has resolved to probe how the administration spent a sum of N30trn loan procured through the financial strategy called “ways and Means.” In resolving to probe the funds, the Senate concluded that the alleged reckless spending of the money is one of the factors driving the current inflation in the country adding that the food crisis is also part of the problems. After the debate presided over by President, Godswill…

By Femi Alabi Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has reaffirm the commitment of Customs in advancing the food security agenda of the Bola Tinubu led government. The organisation in a release obtained on its official X handle signed by National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada said Customs has launched a strategic anti-smuggling operation and public engagement to prevent unlawful exportation of vital food resources for individual economic gains. He added that anti smuggling operations will fuel the need for a proactive stance to safeguard food availability within the country this alleviating the effects of scarcity on citizens.…

By Halimah Olamide The Ogun state government on Tuesday ordered the closure of the Nursing Department of the Harvarde College of Science Business and Management Studies in Abeokuta, the state capital. The department was on sealed on Tuesday for operating without accreditation from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). The enforcement team comprised officials of enforcement team of the Ogun Ministry of Health and members of the State Nursing and Midwifery Committee (SNMC). Speaking during the enforcement exercise, the Permanent Secretary, Ogun Ministry of Health, Dr Kayode Oladehinde, said that the private institution had been offering a degree programme…

Agency Reports The Ondo State Government has declared Thursday, Feb. 22 and Friday, Feb. 23 as public holidays in honour of the late former Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Tuesday in Akure. Adeniran said the two-day holiday will allow people of the state to honour the late former governor with several programmes billed for both days. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeredolu died in Germany on Dec. 27, 2023 and would be buried on Friday in Owo, his hometown, according…

The British borders and immigration watchdog has been sacked after he “lost the confidence of the Home Secretary,” the Home Office said. David Neal “breached” the terms of his appointment and was informed his time in post was being immediately terminated on Tuesday, according to the government department. It comes after Neal and the Home Office became embroiled in a public row about concerns he was raising over security checks at airports. Britain’s opposition Labour Party branded the move “total Tory chaos on borders and immigrations”. A Home Office spokesman said in a statement: “We have terminated the appointment of…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday named Ms. Hafsat Abubakar Bakari as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). A statement released said her appointment is pending her confirmation by the Senate. “Ms. Bakari is a lawyer and financial intelligence expert with years of experience in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF),” said a statement by Ajuri Ngelale Special Adviser to the President on Media. Information available to the NPO Reports show that Bakari served as Deputy Director at the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, and was at different times the Head of the General Services…

By Halimah Olamide Former Minister of Sports under President Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday said President Bola Tinubu has failed to lift up to the expectations of Nigerians. Dalung who sounded like mocking Tinubu by saying that after the president succeeded in grabbing power, he cannot run with it but he is stuck with it, asked Tinubu to recreate what he called his “Lagos miracles.” He said Tinubu has snatched power but has not been able to do anything tangible with it. He was making a reference to one of Tinubu’s sayings in the past where he said those…

As Tinubu Orders Payment of Electricity Bill After Disconnection Threat By Halimah Olamide After the threat to disconnect power at the Presidential Villa, the president on Tuesday ordered that the outstanding bill for the villa’s power consumption should be paid immediately. The presidency however said rather than the over N900m claimed in a newspaper advertorial, the state house of is owing the power company a sum of N342, 352, 217.46 NPO Reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company had listed the Presidential Villa, army barracks and many ministries, departments and agencies of the government as debtors whose outstanding have crippled…