Former JAMB Registrar Arrested Over N900m Fraud

CorruptionEducationNewsNigeriaFormer JAMB Registrar Arrested Over N900m Fraud

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 18, 2021

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor, Dibu Ojerinde, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. ICPC said this in a statement signed on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, adding that the former JAMB Boss was arrested on March 15, 2021, in Abuja. Ojerinde was alleged to have committed multiple frauds when he was head...

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FG Approves $1.5bn For the Renovation of Port Harcourt Refinery

EconomyNewsNigeriaOil & GasFG Approves $1.5bn For the Renovation of Port Harcourt Refinery

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 18, 2021

On Wednesday, the Federal Executive Council approved the plan by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to rehabilitate the country’s 210,000-barrel-a day Port Harcourt refinery with $1.5bn. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to the state House correspondents at the end of the meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The minister...

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Senate Suspends Bill Seeking to Restructure Nigeria Military

MilitaryNewsNigeriaSenate Suspends Bill Seeking to Restructure Nigeria Military

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 18, 2021

The Senate on Wednesday had a heated debate following the presentation of a bill seeking to restructure the Nigerian Armed Forces. The bill was titled, ‘A bill for the Establishment of Armed Forces Service Commission, 2021’ and sponsored by the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe. The bill seeks for the appointment of service chiefs in compliance with the federal character principle based on the recommendations of members of a proposed commission. Abaribe, while leading the...

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Tanzania President Dies At the Age of 61

AfricaHealthNewsTanzania President Dies At the Age of 61

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 17, 2021

Tanzanian President, John Magufuli has died at the age of 61 from a heart condition. The Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, said this in an address on state television on Wednesday. The news of his death broke out after days of uncertainty over his health and whereabout. According to the Vice President, “It is with deep regret that I inform you that today on the 17th of March, 2021 at 6 pm we lost our...

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Vehicles With Fake Insurance Certificate Now 9.04 Million In Nigeria

NewsVehicles With Fake Insurance Certificate Now 9.04 Million In Nigeria

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 16, 2021

Despite the fact that it is mandatory for all vehicles to have a minimum of third-party motor insurance certificates, Nigeria has recorded a decline in the number of vehicles with genuine insurance certificate on Nigerian roads. According to The Punch, the number of vehicles with fake certificates on Nigerian road is now 9.04 million, as latest figure revealed. The figures obtained by the Nigerian Insurers Association revealed that only 2.72 million vehicles on Nigerian roads...

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NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccine In Nigeria

HealthNewsNAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccine In Nigeria

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 16, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has issued warning to Nigerians to be wary of fake COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The organization on Sunday also warned Nigerians to “refrain from procuring the vaccine online to avoid falling into the wrong hands of merchants of death.” The agency called on Nigerians to be vigilant and expose anyone who might want to divert COVID-19 vaccines donated by international organizations for profiteering. The...

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PPPRA Deletes Petrol Increase Template

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasPPPRA Deletes Petrol Increase Template

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 14, 2021

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has deleted the template announcing the new price of petrol stands at N212.6 per litre from its website. The agency published the template on its website http://pppra.gov.ng/pms-guiding-price-for-march-2021/. The publication was welcomed with outrage across the country with fuel queues observed in several filling stations in Abuja and Lagos. The template which was released in the early hour of Friday, indicated petrol price to be sold at a lower...

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Troops Foil Attempt to Kidnap Another Students in Kaduna

Crime & SecurityMilitaryNewsTroops Foil Attempt to Kidnap Another Students in Kaduna

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 14, 2021

Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled another attempt to kidnap students at the Government Science Secondary School in the Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by bandits. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Sunday at a press conference in the state. The Commissioner said the gunmen invaded the school in the late hours of Saturday and attempted to abduct the students before the arrival...

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Gunmen Invade Federal Institution In Kaduna, Kidnap Students

Crime & SecurityNewsGunmen Invade Federal Institution In Kaduna, Kidnap Students

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 14, 2021

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded the Federal College of Forestry in Kaduna State, abducting several students. The college is located a few meters away from the Nigerian Defence Academy in the Mando area of Kaduna State. The spokesperson of Kaduna State Police Command, Mohammed Jaligo, confirmed the incident to newsmen that the attacker invaded the college located at Mando area in the outskirts of Kaduna metropolis at about 3am on Friday and abducted...

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Presidency Release Video of President Buhari Shoot On Target Order

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPresidency Release Video of President Buhari Shoot On Target Order

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 12, 2021

The Presidency, on Thursday, released a video where President Muhammadu Buhari was giving orders to security agents to shoot on sight, any civilian seen with an AK-47 rifle. On March 3, 2020, the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said that his employer has given specific orders to military commanders to shoot any civilian bearing AK-47 rifle. Some Nigerians including Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, had commended Buhari for the...

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