Новости за 13.03.2024

The National Association Of University Students, on Wednesday, condemned the postponement of the launch of the Students Loans Scheme which was initially planned to take off on Thursday(tomorrow). The NAUS reaction is coming following an announcement by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Dr Akintunde Sawyerr, during an Arise News interview that

Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, demolished scores of structures in Ibadan, the state capital. The demolition, which began at Fashade community, on Tuesday, along Circular Road will affect about 12 villages in the Ona-Ara Local Government Area of the state. A community leader in one of the affected areas, Abdulfatal Amubikan, told our correspondent, who

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it had started distributing 42,000 metric tons of assorted grains as part of its relief package to Nigerians. The announcement comes nearly two weeks after the Presidency revealed that the grains were being bagged for distribution. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, said, “Distribution has commenced”

The Presidency, on Wednesday, said it will announce a later date for the commencement of the student loan scheme. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. “There will be a

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 45 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested on Monday, following intelligence on the activities of an organised crime syndicate operating in the area. Similarly, Justices M.S Abubakar and R.J Egbe of the Federal High Court sitting

The Osun State chapters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, traded accusations over the security alarm raised by the governor of the state, Ademola Adeleke, on the alleged plans of hoodlums to attack schools and farm settlements in the state. Adeleke had earlier said intelligence reports indicated plans by

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to step aside and allow for an independent investigation into the N3.7trn 2024 Budget padding allegation. The lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, has been suspended by the Senate for three months. This decision followed approximately three hours of debate regarding his statements made

A yet-to-be-identified man in handcuffs has reportedly fallen off a moving police vehicle in Anambra and died instantly. The incident, it was gathered, happened on Wednesday along the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market, by Port Harcourt Road in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. This was corroborated by a video currently trending on social media with

The Federal Government on Wednesday said the rising cost of production is responsible for the recent cement price hike and not its concrete road policy. It also explained that its insistence on concrete roads will not phase out traditional asphalt roads but is only an alternative for sites with high water tables and poor conditions.

The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, on Wednesday, promised to review the Companies and Allied Matters Act in order to grant additional capacity to shareholders to oversee the operations of their business investments. The committee made this known during its interaction with the board members of the Bank Directors Association of

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that most cases of kidnap in the FCT in recent times were stage-managed. He also declared that there has been a remarkable improvement in the security situation of the territory. Wike said this on Wednesday at the National Assembly while addressing journalists after about

Cancer patients across the country may soon heave a sigh of relief as the House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to provide funding for the establishment of free cancer treatment centres across the country. This followed the adoption of a motion on matter of urgent importance on “The Need for free

The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday arraigned a former Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending Plc, Aliyu Abdulhameed, before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The former NIRSAL MD who was removed from office by former President Muhammadu Buhari, on December 1, 2022, was arraigned alongside Babangida Abdullahi on 10

The Chairman, Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, Associate Prof. Vera Nwadinobi, has denied any involvement in an alleged N6.7billion UBEC contract scam said to be uncovered and currently being investigated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. There have been reports making the rounds on social media platforms over the alleged

President Bola Tinubu has sought Senate’s confirmation for Ruby Onwudiwe as a replacement for Dr Kalu Eke, who declined the President’s nomination as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Kalu had declined the President’s appointment due to his engagement at the World Bank and other financial institutions. Tinubu’s

The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has signed an Executive Order prohibiting the use of tinted glasses, the sale of unlabelled bread, and the sale of over 50 litres of petrol throughout the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Wednesday. Lawal signed Executive Order No. 02 and

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has approved the adjustment of closing time for civil servants during the Ramadan fasting period. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Overseeing Director, Establishments for Head of Civil Service, Isma’il Ibn Garam, the governor said civil servants are to close at 3 pm from Mondays to Thursdays,

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has raised the alarm over the Federal Government’s plan to stop funding the National Senior Secondary Education Commission. The NUT said withdrawing the fund would pose a huge threat to the education sector. The NUT Secretary-General, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, made this known at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.

Pensioners who retired from the Federal Civil Service have threatened a nationwide protest over the Federal Government’s failure to pay their wage awards. The pensioners, under the aegis of Federal Civil Service Pensioners, an affiliate of the National Union of Pensioners, expressed dismay at the Bola Tinubu-led administration’s failure to pay the wage awards despite

The largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, stated that it restricted 281 accounts belonging to Nigerians in 2022 due to money laundering concerns. The exchange said it also collaborated with the Federal Government to protect users from illicit activity. This information was disclosed in a statement published on its website on Wednesday. A few weeks ago, Binance

Three suspects have been arrested by the Kwara Police Command over the dismembered corpse of a tricycle operator discovered in a yet-to-be-occupied building in Oko- Olowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The body of the Tricycle operator identified as Musibau Aliu who had been declared missing since last Friday by his family was found

The Secretary of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, Hilary Otsu, has said that the absence of true reconciliation in the party may be the reason Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama is considering a move to the All Progressives Congress. Ogbeide-Ihama, a two-time House of Representatives member under the PDP, was on Tuesday tipped to become the running

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono has assured that the launch of the student loan scheme has only been postponed for a couple of weeks and not indefinitely. He said this at the TETFUND headquarters in Abuja when the governor of Kwara state paid him a courtesy visit. Echono said

Stakeholders of the Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas affirmed that the purported delay in releasing the yearly three per cent contribution from relevant oil firms to the Host Community Development Trust as mandated by the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, significantly obstructs the enactment of the crucial legislation. They made their position known during a

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Wednesday said it has deactivated about 6,465 illegal refineries in a bid to address cases of illegal crude oil theft in the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, disclosed this at the company’s corporate headquarters in Abuja while hosting members of the House of Representatives