Новости за 19.05.2023

The Niger Delta Rights Advocates, on Friday, asked the All Progressives Congress and the in-coming members of the National Assembly to consider integrity, loyalty and hardwork in arriving at their choice of the leadership of the 10th Assembly. A statement by its National Coordinator, Bright Ngolo, said, “The choice of leadership of the National Assembly

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, on Friday in Abuja, vowed not to withdraw from the race for the office of Speaker of the 10th National Assembly. This is despite the decision of the governing party, the All Progressives Congress, which zoned the office to the North-East. “I am in the race!

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has accused the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding a two million dollars bribe from him. He made the allegation during an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, amid the ongoing rift between the governor and the anti-graft agency. The PUNCH reports

Osun State Government has explained that its proposed staff audit was not a witch-hunt or an agenda to sack civil servants in the state. The PUNCH reports that the leadership of the labour movement in the state had rejected the staff audit, saying such an exercise conducted in the past subjected workers and pensioners to

The President, Major General (Retd.), Mohammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Friday evening, ignored the hearing in a suit seeking to stop the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29. Listed as respondents in the motion on notice are Buhari, the AGF, and the Independent National

The Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bar. Musa Abdullahi Lawan has affirmed receiving the case diary of alleged criminal offences against House of Representatives Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa for its perusal and possible next line of action. Lawan said this on Friday while addressing journalists after receiving the case diary, adding

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested the producer of illegal herbal products in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Abdulroheem Ajao. The name of the illegal herbal product is At-Taqwah Herbal Medicine. The Agency also sealed off Ajao’s eight-room herbal outlet located behind Periscope Model College, Muslim Area of Ibadan.

The new Board and management of the North-East Development Commission assumed duty, Friday, May 19, in compliance with the presidential directive to avoid a leadership vacuum capable of disrupting the operations of the commission in the terror-troubled subregion. The tenure of the Maj-Gen Paul Tarfa-led Board, which has Mohammed Goni Alkali as MD/CEO, expired May

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dissolved the Governing Council of Osun State University, Osogbo. Mallam Yusuf Alli-led board of the university was appointed by ex governor, Rauf Aregbesola in 2016 and was reappointed by the immediate past governor, Adegboyega Oyetola after it completed its first 5-year tenure. But a press release signed by the

The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari(retd), has approved the appointment of Toyin Madein as the substantive Accountant-General of the Federation. This was contained in a statement, dated May 19, 2023, which was signed by the Director, Communications, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mohammed Abdullahi Ahmed, on Friday, in Abuja. The Head

The leadership of Labour Party has rejected the nullification of the candidature of Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, and some other party representatives. The reaction is coming hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Kano State dismissed the governor-elect and other candidates. Aside from Otti, the court presided over by Justice M N

…bandits wrote earlier, demanded N40m- NRC …incident under investigation, says NRC PRO At least two staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation at Agbor train station have been kidnapped by gunmen throwing the community into panic and apprehension, The PUNCH reports. The victims were identified as Peter Osazuwa, STCI Level 10 officer in Operations and Commercial

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has described the death of the Olori Omo Oba of Ijebuland and Founder of FCMB Group, Otunba Subomi Balogun as a colossal loss, to the State, Nigeria and the business world. Abiodun in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin said that the late Balogun

The Lagos State Government has released 11-day programmes for the inauguration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, for a second term in office. The programmes, which will be held in different parts of the state, particularly at the five divisions of Lagos – Ikorodu, Badagry, Ikeja, Lagos Island and Epe –

Like it is for all mortals, the founder of First City Monument Bank, Subomi Balogun, on Friday, breathed his last. He reportedly died at an undisclosed hospital in London, United Kingdom. With his passing, the banking and money market sector has lost a colossus. Aside from professionals, traditional title holders, particularly in Ijebu, Ogun State,

Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court in Abuja, on Friday granted an order of stay execution on the suspension of Julius Abure, Chairman of the Labour Party and others. Others are the National Organizing Secretary, Mr Clement Ojukwu and National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, from parading themselves as LP national officials, The plaintiffs in the

The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Dare Ogundare, on Friday paraded 16 suspects arrested for various criminal activities including four men who were nabbed allegedly for kidnapping activities in the Oke Ako area of the state and parts of Kwara State. Ogundare, who assured that the command under him would always rise up to its

A multinational consulting firm, KPMG, has raised concerns over Nigeria’s debt burden, saying the country may use 100 per cent of its 2023 revenue to service debt. “With FGN revenue to GDP ratio of 4.49 per cent as of December 2022, Nigeria’s debt service to revenue ratio may surpass 100 per cent in 2023, which

Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti has advised the state residents to keep calm on his alleged dismissal by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano State. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Otti’s candidacy and that of other Labour Party members in Abia and Kano states were nullified by a judge due to non-compliance

Guests at the official unveiling of two books on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, splashed over N500m to obtain copies. The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, unveiled the books at a ceremony held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja. The unveiled books are – State of Repair: How Muhammadu

The Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency has commended the state government and other stakeholders who have worked towards the Federal Government’s approval of the deep seaport to be sited in the state. The PUNCH reports that the Federal Executive Council had given the approval for the operating licence for the port at the

FG unveils Kwara oxygen committee In line with the guidelines provided in the National Oxygen policy, the Federal Ministry of Health has inaugurated the Kwara State Oxygen Coordinating Committee. Similarly, the Federal Ministry of Health has equally trained stakeholders on effective oxygen delivery services, with a view to boosting the healthy living of the people

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has adjourned further hearing on the controversial death of a 14-year-old student, Keren-Happuch Aondodoo. A clerk of the court said a new date for the hearing would be communicated as the judge was unavoidably absent as she was attending a conference for judicial officers. Aondodoo contracted sepsis

The Federal Government has appointed Oba of Benin, Ewuare II as the chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, two years after the institution has been without a Chancellor. The university, is the largest in Nigeria with over 120,000 students, cutting across the various learning centres nationwide. The Vice Chancellor of the university,  Prof. Olufemi

The founder of First City Monument Bank, Subomi Balogun, is dead. He reportedly died in a London hospital Friday morning aged 89. Here are 10 things to know about the late FCMB founder. 1. The late banker was born on 9 March 1934 in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. 2. Balogun was a long time member of