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By Halimah Olamide Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajia Sadiya Umaru Farouk, has on Monday morning submitted herself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for questioning. The former Minister, who has been caught in the web of a N37bn fraud in her ministry, arrived at the ant-graft agency office days after she was first expected to give accounts over the said funds. “I have, at my behest, arrived at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to honour the invitation by the anti-graft agency to offer clarifications in respect of some issues that the commission is…
By Halimah Olamide The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, has said that Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola in whose private bank account over N585m was paid is the project accountant for the Ministry’s Vulnerable Group project. There have been outrage after a document leaked showing that the Minister asked the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to pay a sum of N585, 189,500 into the UBA account of the said project account. In a statement released on behalf of the ministry in the heat of the allegation against Edu, Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair, who is the Special Adviser to the…
By Dehinbo Olaide A popular actor of the Yoruba extraction Chief Adedeji Aderemi popularly called Olofana is dead. NPO Reports gathered that the legendary actor died at about 7pm Thursday evening. He was said to have been down with an undisclosed illness. Details of his death were not available as at the time of filing this report but an actress who is close to the late actor Toyin Adegbola, (Ajoke to Re Mecca) who spoke to the NPO Reports from Ibadan said she had been informed of Olofana’s death Thursday evening. He was said to be 73 years old.
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government on Thursday extended the free train ride to Sunday January 7. In a statement personally issued the Minister of Transport, he said the directive came from President Bola Tinubu. In the statement signed by Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, the Minister, he said the extension was to allow more Nigerians who are yet to return to their stations enjoy the benefit. The Federal Government announced a free train service on all serviced routes and 50% rebate on road transportation from December 21, 2023 to January 4th, 2024 on specific routes to reduce the burden of…
By Halimah Olamide There are indications that an aide of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, Tunde Sabiu, was the originator of the Naira redesign project under the headship of former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele. It was also reported that huge funds have been traced to foreign accounts operated by Emefiele as the special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu opens the apex bank’s can of worms under the watch of Emefiele. The probe document revealed that “The former President tagged along but did not approve the redesign as required by law. Buhari merely approved that the currency…
As Mele Kyari Says Promises Have Been Kept By Halimah Olamide The board and management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company were at the PortHarcourt Refinery on Thursday to see to the commencement of production as the chairman , Pius Akinyelure assured that the company is set to maintain high level of production to keep prices of petrol low. This was just as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the company Mele Kyari, said that promises to revive the refinery and complete the mechanical aspect of the turn around would be delivered by the end of December 2023. He said…
An $11 billion damages bill against Nigeria for a collapsed gas processing project which was procured by bribery has been thrown out by London’s High Court. The West African country was on the hook for the sum – representing around a third of its foreign exchange reserves – after a little-known British Virgin Islands-based company took Nigeria to arbitration over the deal. But the High Court ruled in October that the contract was procured by Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) paying bribes to a Nigerian oil ministry official. Judge Robin Knowles also found that P&ID failed to disclose the bribery…
By Halimah Olamide A popular actor and comedian, Williams Uchemba, has alleged that officials of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company are demanding gratifications before his estate could be supplied light during this Christmas season. Uchemba, who went on social media to speak about the development in a video, said his estate located in a eyebrow part of Ikoyi has been in darkness for days. The actor said when the chairman of the estate reached out to the boss of the electricity company, he only said “come and see me.” According to Uchemba, the electricity company’s boss’s demand to be “seen”…
By Kamil Opeyemi The presidency has listed transport firms that are participating in the festive season’s transport palliative being put in place for the Christmas and New Year period. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, gave out the names of partner firms in a statement late Wednesday. According to Onanuga, the companies already engaged are: 1.GIG ( God is Good) 2. Chisco Transport 3. Young Shall Grow 4. God Bless Ezenwata 5. Area Motor He also gave out a list of routes which the transport companies are expected to function. The routes are listed below:
By Halimah Olamide There are indications that the hitherto muribound PortHarcourt Refinery is roaring back to life as some workers have been seen to be jubilating over its revival. NPO Reports that the death of the nation’s four refineries had culminated in the importation of fuel with attendant high cost to consumers. President Bola Tinubu had promised during his electioneering that the refineries would come back to life under his administration. Workers have been seen in video congratulating one another themselves for the revival of the plant. An NNPC official who preferred not to be named said that the…