Four Police Officer Die In Fresh Gunmen Attack On Enugu Police State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFour Police Officer Die In Fresh Gunmen Attack On Enugu Police State

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 25, 2021

The Enugu Police Command has confirmed the killing of four operatives during gunmen attack Iwollo Police Division on Tuesday. The spokesperson of the Command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to the journalists in Abakiliki. Ndukwe stated that the assailants attacked the station in large numbers at about 4am, killed the operatives, and set some sections of the station ablaze. He said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Aliyu, had...

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CBN Maintains Monetary Policy Rates At 11.5%

EconomyMoneyCBN Maintains Monetary Policy Rates At 11.5%

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 25, 2021

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again voted to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent. This was disclosed in an announcement by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at a press briefing at the CBN headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. The CBN Governor, while speaking further on the MPC’s decision at the end of the two-day rates decision meeting, said that the committee voted to leave...

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£4.2m Ibori Loot Returned To Delta State Government – Accountant General of the Federation

Crime & Security£4.2m Ibori Loot Returned To Delta State Government – Accountant General of the Federation

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 25, 2021

The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday disclosed that the £4.2m looted fund by the former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has been returned to the state. On March 9, 2021, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said the looted fund would be used for the construction of the second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano Road, and Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and not returned to the Delta State Government where it was...

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Tinubu, Governors, South-West APC Leaders Reject Secession, Endorse Ban on Open Grazing

National SecurityNigeriaTinubu, Governors, South-West APC Leaders Reject Secession, Endorse Ban on Open Grazing

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2021

The Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West have rejected the agitation for secession across the country. In a meeting in Lagos on Sunday, the stakeholders said a united and peaceful Nigeria should remain the pursuit of all well-meaning leaders. The meeting was attended by the National Leader of the ruling party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; South-West Governors, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, and other stakeholders. A communiqué which was issued at the end of...

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Nigeria GDP Grows By 0.51 in the First Quarter of 2021

EconomyNigeriaNigeria GDP Grows By 0.51 in the First Quarter of 2021

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2021

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 0.51 per cent in first quarter (Q1) of 2021. It said in its data titled “Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report – Q1 202” that it made it the second successive quarter of growth rates recorded in the second and third quarters of 2020. The NBS noted: “Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.51%(year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of...

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FG Declares 90 Travelers from India, Turkey, Brazil Wanted

CoronavirusTravelFG Declares 90 Travelers from India, Turkey, Brazil Wanted

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2021

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has declared 90 travelers wanted. They wanted travelers included Nigerians and foreigners, who were described as dangers to public health. In a statement by the Chairman of the PSC and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, the Committee maintained that the 90 persons, who were currently at large, had violated the guidelines issued for travelers entering Nigeria from India, Turkey, and Brazil. After...

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Long Working Hours Increase Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke

LabourWellnessWorld NewsLong Working Hours Increase Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2021

A joint World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) report on Friday said long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016. According to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization, published in Environment International, this represents a 29 percent increase since 2000. In a first global analysis of the loss of life and health associated with working long hours, WHO...

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Oyo Government Holds Council Poll Today, Saturday

Local GovernmentPoliticsOyo Government Holds Council Poll Today, Saturday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2021

The Oyo state government has announced the restriction of movement of persons and goods between 6am and 3pm on Saturday. This is contained in a statement on Friday in Ibadan by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun. Adeosun said the restriction would enable voters in the 33 local government areas of the state to participate freely in the May 22 local government elections. She said the restriction would also enable the...

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Money Making is the Value Now Pervasive – Obasanjo

LifestyleNigeriaMoney Making is the Value Now Pervasive – Obasanjo

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2021

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the displacement of the values of honesty and hard work by the love for money and other material things, saying this was one of the causes of Nigeria’s problems. The elder statesman said this on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at the inauguration of Prof. Abayomi Oluwatosin Jiboku Building and Entrepreneurship Centre at the Lariken International College. The former President opined that the amount of money, number...

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AfDB Approves New Water Policy for Regional Members

AfricaEconomyAfDB Approves New Water Policy for Regional Members

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2021

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new policy on water, prioritizing water security and the transformation of water assets to foster sustainable, green, and inclusive economic growth in regional member countries. “The new water policy provides a general framework for the African Development Bank Group to expand its role as the continent’s partner promoting the integrated development and management of Africa’s water sector for inclusive and sustainable...

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