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By Halimah Olamide The Department of State Services (DSS), has released the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Economic Policy, Kingsley Obiora, who was arrested on Wednesday. His arrest was believed to be part of the ongoing investigations of the suspended Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Others under investigations are Sa’adatu Ramalan Yero and the recently sacked NIRSAL CEO, Abbas Masanawa. There are insinuations that Obiora will be a witness in court when Emefiele’s full trial begins.
By Kamil Opeyemi Subsidy Removal: Abiodun Flags Off Distribution Of 300,000 Rice Palliatives Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has explained why his government has adopted polling units as the formula for the distribution of palliatives in his state. While flagging off the distribution. the Governor said adopting polling units makes for more equitable distribution of the stuffs than using any other parametre. He said the state would send out about 300,000 bags of 10kg rice across our 5,400 polling units. He said, “We have decided to use the polling units as a reference of distribution, not wards, because…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos state emergency management agency, Saturday morning prevented a fire disaster after its men stopped a leaking gas truck from catching fire. In a press statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq quoted Lastma Officer Akinde Olusola of Zone 3, Iponri area of Surulere to have confirmed that a gas laden truck with registration no KRD 281 XL hit the newly erected barrier by the government at Alaka inward Stadium. Zebra Olusola confirmed further that in an attempt for gas truck to force itself under the newly erected…
The Police Command in Katsina State, has arrested 10 suspected fraudsters in possession of fake N144,000 notes. The command Spokesperson, ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq said this in Katsina on Friday. According to him, the suspects were arrested by detectives on Aug. 28, at Bakin Kasuwa quarters in Kankia, following credible intelligence report. Abubakar-Sadiq added that during investigation, the suspects allegedly confessed to the crime, adding that they would soon be taken to court. One of the suspects, Bello Abubakar, 58, said he bought mercury from Kebbi at N300,000 with which they mint the fake currency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Kebbi Police Command has ordered the arrest and prosecution of people using unauthorised siren, tinted glasses and unregistered vehicles. SP Nafi’u Abubakar, the command’s Public Relation Officer (PRO), disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. Abubakar quoted CP Samuel Musa, the state Commissioner of Police, as issuing the warning to the general public in Birnin Kebbi. He said: “The Kebbi State Police Command wishes to remind members of the public that the order for the war against abuse of diplomatic number plates, use of unregistered vehicles and…
By Hallimah Olamide The naira apprepreciated against the dollar on Friday as it exchanged at N740.38 at the Investors and Exporters window. The naira gained by 2.93 per cent compared to the N762.71 it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N775.17 to the dollar on Friday. A spot exchange rate of N799.90 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N740.38. The naira sold for as low as N720 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 85.79 million dollars was traded at the…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has urged employers and companies seeking to obtain pension clearance certificates to stop using touts and agents. The Head, Corporate Communications of PenCom, Mr Abdulqadir Dahiru, said this in a statement he made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. “The use of touts and agents to obtain pension clearance certificate is illegal and contrary to the provisions of section 104 (b) and (c) of the Pension Reform Act 2014. “Issuance of certificate is free of charge, the application process is also very easy and transparent, the commission strongly advises employers to…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu will be attending the upcoming G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India, from September 9th to 10th. Addressing the State House correspondents on Friday, the Spokesman for the President, Ajuri Ngelale said the trip is expected to attract Foreign Direct Investment to the country. According him, the President will be hosting a round table made up of more than 20 Chief Executive Officers of major industries across multiple sectors of the Indian economy. The president is as well expected to meet with a cross section of Heads of State such as Germany, India, South…
By Kamil Opeyemi A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says he is pleased with developments in Gabon following soldiers’ seizure of power in the oil-rich Central African country. In an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Hard Copy on Friday, Fayose said that while he does not support military intervention in politics, he believes the recent wave of coups across the continent is the result of the sit-tight syndrome. The military officers had on Wednesday overthrown Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo, who has been in power for 14 years, hours after he was declared winner in Saturday’s elections. Reacting, Fayose…
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government has ordered the recall of the Nigeria Ambassador to the United Kingdom Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola. In the letter of recall signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar dated 31st August, 2023, the recalled ambassador is asked to report back to Abuja. The letter reads: “I have the honour to notify you of Mr. President’s decision to recall you, signaling the end of your tenure as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to theUnited Kingdom. ‘By this communication, you are now expected to commence the propose of…