Новости за 31.01.2024

The Lagos State Government is set to commence the removal of illegal building attachments and conversions across the state in two weeks. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, in a statement on Wednesday. He frowned at the practice of illegally converting residential to commercial premises

President Bola Tinubu has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to keep its flames burning against the scourge of internet crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the charge through Vice President Kashim Shettima, in Abuja on Wednesday, at a one-day public engagement on youth, religion and the fight against corruption and

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has promised to begin the publication of flights delayed or cancelled by local airlines next week. “Every week, we will start publishing the list of flights that were delayed or cancelled and the reasons and action taken. We will start publishing them next week.

The immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, on Wednesday, defended former President Muhammadu Buhari, saying there was nothing wrong with his reliance on external loans to fund infrastructural projects. The last administration came under criticism over its dependence on external borrowing, a trend many critics believed contributed to the

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has launched the 2,645-member State Community Protection Guards set up by his administration to tackle the insecurity challenges affecting the state. Last year, PUNCH reported a number of bandits attacks ravaging the state. In November, bandits reportedly abducted over 100 persons, mostly women and children, in the Maru Local

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, gave an insight into why he approved the relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria headquarters to Lagos State from the Federal Capital Territory. Keyamo had recently issued a directive for the relocation of FAAN headquarters from Abuja to Lagos. In an internal

The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday set aside the suspension of the chairman of the Benue State chapter, Augustine Agada, saying he remains a bonafide leader of the party in the state. The development came barely 24 hours after Agada was suspended by the executive members of APC Ehaje

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted a motion ex-parte filed by the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government House, Edison Ehie, against the Nigerian Police. Ehie had gone to the court to restrain the police or other security agencies from arresting, detaining and harassing him over his alleged

A suspected Malian miner in Ibadan, Oyo State, Sawane Youssouf, on Wednesday, said he neither owned nor rented the house where an explosion was recorded on January 16. Youssouf is believed to be the owner of the building where the explosion that killed five people, injured 77 persons and damaged 58 houses at Adeyi, Old

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has said insecurity across South West region would be curtailed within six months if governors in the region can involve Oodua Peoples Congress in their plans to tackle the menace. Gani Adams, who spoke on Wednesday in Ile-Ife, Osun State at the grand finale of this

The Nigeria Customs Service generated a total sum of N3.21 trn in the year 2023, Comptroller General of the Service, Bashir Adeniyi told members of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise on Wednesday. Adeniyi who appeared before the committee accompanied by top officials of the NCS told the lawmakers that though the

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, directed the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.48bn within a week to the Federation Account, being the intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 health epidemic but which it cannot account for. The Bamidele Salam-led committee issued the directive on Wednesday

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie over his alleged involvement in the burning of the state House of Assembly. The court also ordered that Jinjiri Bala, Happy Benedict,  Progress Joseph, Adokiye Oyagiri, and Chibuike Peter

A Nigerian soldier stationed in Maiduguri, Borno State, has expressed his frustration at being unable to visit his family due to the transport fare that he claimed is higher than his salary. In a video trending on social media, the soldier was seen expressing his frustration and disappointment at being unable to visit his family

In a bid to address the rising state of insecurity, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Council said it should be allowed to carry out community policing in all the Local Government Areas to protect its citizens.   The body also called for urgent measures to tackle various challenges bedeviling the country.     The

An All Progressives Congress aspirant for the Edo State governorship election, Clem Agba, on Wednesday, submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination form at the party secretariat in Abuja. Agba is the immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning. The Independent National Electoral Commission said the Edo governorship election will be held

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has uncovered a massive illegal oil refining camp and seized five million litres of stolen crude oil stored in a reservoir in Rivers State on Wednesday. The troops raided the camp located along the Mirinwanyi channel of the Imo River at the Komkom area of Oyigbo Local Government

No fewer than 10 internally displaced persons have so far been killed in camps 1 and 2 located in Gbanjimba, headquarters of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. This was disclosed by the camp commandant, Felix Banke, on Wednesday when the team of the United States Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance visited the camp. There

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to commence Fraud Risk Assessment of ministries and agencies of government, beginning rom the Presidency, the National Assembly, and the National Judicial Council. He made the development known on Wednesday during the launching of the Fraud Risk Assessment Prevention and Control Project

The National Bureau of Statistics has said that the average cost of a healthy diet in December 2023 was N786. The CoHD is an indicator that points to the least expensive combination of locally available items that meet globally consistent food-based dietary guidelines, used as a measure of physical and economic access to healthy diets.

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, signed into law Executive Order 001, 2024, on handling and storage of harmful substances. Five people died, 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries and 58 houses damaged during January 16, 2024, explosion at Adeyi, Old Bodija in Ibadan, the state capital. Makinde, in a brief signing ceremony, held

The  President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has criticised the selection process of state governors drafted as members of the 37-member Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage, noting that most governors on the panel do not pay the current minimum wage. Ajaero, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday said, ”Most of the governors in

The Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday, convicted a man, Ndedigwe Paul, to double life imprisonment for sexual assault of minors, following a comprehensive trial that sought justice for the victims. The convict was handed down the sentence by Justice Abiola Soladoye on January 30, 2024, who, after a careful consideration of

A female soldier attached to Ilese Sappers Barracks, Division 2, Ogun State, Lance Corporal Philomena Nnamoko, who alleged that her senior colleagues had been bullying and harassing her following her refusal to give in to their sexual advances, was allegedly beaten and sent to the Yaba Psychiatric Hospital following her interview with Sunday PUNCH on

An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, on Thursday, remanded a man, James Emmanuel, for allegedly raping a 55-year-old woman, Mrs Deborah Abiodun, to death. The 35-year-old man was arrested by the state police command for allegedly killing the woman who was his co-worker at the Oke-Odu Area, of Akure on January 17,