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By Kamil Opeyemi Three men have on Friday been arraigned by the National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control for alleged manufacturing of fake drugs in Kano. According to the agency in speech delivered by its Director General, Prof Mojisoal Adeyeye, the three suspects were arraigned in Kano before the Federal High Court, Kano. The agency listed the suspects as Mr. Amao Gideon, Alumona Godwin Okwiludili, Hillary Onah Paul Chigozie and Giddyson Healthcare Limited. They were arraigned on a 5-count charge of manufacturing, sale, distribution of substandard and falsified medicines. These syndicates are involved in the manufacturing, distribution and…
By Halimah Olamide “All things considered, the NGF holds that the N60,000 minimum wage proposal is not sustainable and can not fly. It will simply mean that many states will spend all their FAAC allocations on just paying salaries with nothing left for development purposes,” The 36 Nigerian governors have rejected the N60,000 minimum wage proposal as part of the offers by the Federal Government to workers in the ongoing negotiations. The governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum said said the proposal is not sustainable saying that there are far reaching implications that must be considered.…
By Kamil Opeyemi Tragedy has struck on Thursday as a former senatorial aspirant under the All Progressive Congress in Osun, Mr. Sola Lawal died at the age of 61. Lawal was a senatorial aspirant in the Osun East senatorial build up in the 2015 general elections. Lawal, a journalist and former spokesman of the party in Ogun, was from Ile Ife in Osun state. Lawl had also served as Personal Assistant to the late Afeniefere Leader, Chief Abraham Adesanya. A former Commissioner for Home Affairs in Osun, Alhaji Sikiru Ayedun, expressed shock at the death of Lawal. “I am speechless…
By Halimah Olamide Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested five suspects over their involvement in internet scam. The EFCC, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports, said they were picked up in an early morning sting operation where exotic cars and other valuables were recovered. According to the anti-corruption agency, they will be charged to court as soon as the investigations are concluded. The statement from the commission read thus: Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, June 6, 2024, arrested five suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. “They were…
By Halimah Olamide The Government of Abia State has revealed that credible information that could lead to the arrest of those responsible for the killing of five soldiers in the state are tricking in. Governor Alex Otti said there are indications that those who carried out the killings might be elements working to derail the progress of his administration. He said investigators are closing in on them killers. The governor stated these when he visited officers and men of the144 Battalion Nigerian Army, at the Ngwa High School, Aba. He said :”We have started getting very credible information, this intelligence…
By Kamil Opeyemi “You may recall that Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari brazenly attempted to subvert our nation’s constitutional democratic rule by trying to install an illegal government in Adamawa State in violation of Section 1(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). The opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday asked the Inspector General of Police, to order the immediate arrest of the sacked Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa state Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari. Ari, NPO Reports, had declared the result of an inconclusive election where he announced the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Aisha…
By Halimah Olamide The presidency Thursday evening dismissed reports that the Presidency has offered N105,000 as minimum wage to Nigerian workers. The presidency, through Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said the reports making the rounds are untrue. NPO Reported today that Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, had submitted a full report on the minimum wage implications to the President, Bola Tinubu. The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress had called out workers at the beginning of the week vowing to cripple the country. Onanuga, while dismissing…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Senate on Thursday ordered its Committee on Solid Minerals to probe the cause of a rockslide in Farin Doki community, Shiroro Local Government of Niger. NPO Reported on Wednesday that the federal government mobilised mining officials to the scene of the mining site collapse in Niger state. The rockslide buried 30 informal miners alive in a gold mining site. This lawmakers had adopted a motion at plenary in an “urgent need to address incident of the rockslide.” The motion was sponsored by Sen. Mohammed Sani (APC-Niger East). Sani said that on June 3, a catastrophic rockslide…
By Halimah Olamide Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday accused President Bola Tinubu of engaging in the diversion of funds from what he called “secret” petrol subsidy Atiku said Tinubu should be courageous enough to own his government’s policies and their outcomes. He also asked the president to be more accountable to Nigerians. Atiku said this in a statement on Thursday in reaction to a statement from the presidency. The former Vice President said the clandestine subsidy regime was one of the reasons investments in the oil sector had refused to come in. He said, “Tinubu has brought the…
By Halimah Olamide “Having conquered the peak of academic study, demonstrating unparalleled dedication and intellectual rigour, you must now strive to operate at a level of impact that reflects the outstanding knowledge you have garnered. Olaniyi Mubarak Olawale, Lagos State University’s best graduating student has been awarded N10m by the Lagos state Government. The award was announced by the visitor to the institution, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the convocation. arena on Thursday. Olawale graduated in Accounting Education with a CGPA of 4.98. The Governor announced the award at LASU’s Grand Finale of the 27th Convocation Ceremony. https://x.com/i/status/1798694362668224718 The Governor said…