Author: NPO Admin I
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…
By Kamil Opeyemi A former Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against expelling Nyesom Wike. Wike, a chieftain of the PDP, worked against the party in the 2023 presidential election and has since been appointed as a member of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy on Friday, Fayose warmed his party not to make any attempt of discipline Wike despite the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister’s alleged anti-party activities. “Some people say fight Wike, expel Wike, sack Wike. I think they do that at their own peril. You see,…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted the Federal Government’s palliatives following the removal of subsidy on petroleum. While the Federal Government had months back removed subsidy on the commodity, it gave food palliatives to state governments for onward distribution to Nigerians. It also gave N5bn to them. But hours after declaring a two-day nationwide strike owing to the impacts of fuel subsidy removal, the labour chief described the palliatives as “mere tokenism”, maintaining they cannot cushion the impacts of the subsidy removal policy. He added that the distribution of food palliatives is inadequate to combat the…
By Kamil Opeyemi There are indications that the suspended chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government Area Wale Adedayo is in the custody of the Department of State Security as he did not come out of the agency’s office on Friday after honoring its invitation. The DSS had invited Adedayo over his allegation that Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has not been releasing allocations meant for the councils in the state. NPO Reports also gathered that the Governor was also at the office of the security service at about 8pm Friday night shortly after Adedayo was taken in. Abiodun had…