Lagos Judicial Panel Summons IGP Over Alleged Land Seizure

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaLagos Judicial Panel Summons IGP Over Alleged Land Seizure

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 24, 2021

The Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS -Related Abuses has issued a summon on Adamu Muhammed, inspector-general of police over the alleged land seizure. The petitioner, Adewale Adewuyi, represented by his legal counsel, Debo Adeleke, accused the police of hostile acquisition and destruction of his 25 acres of farmland at Age-Mowo near Badagry on December 17, 2013. The judicial panel led by Doris Okuwobi, issued the summon to the IGP...

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Banditary, Kidnapping Are Acts of Terrorism — NGF

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaBanditary, Kidnapping Are Acts of Terrorism — NGF

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 23, 2021

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has said there is no term for acts of banditry and kidnapping other than terrorism. This statement is following the attack on Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, Rafi local government area of Niger state. The incident which occurred last Wednesday led to the abduction of several students, members of staff, and some members of their families. Kayode Fayemi, chairman of NGF and Ekiti governor, who spoke during a solidarity visit...

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Drug Abuse Responsible For 90% of Crime in Nigeria – NDLEA

HealthLifestyleNewsNigeriaDrug Abuse Responsible For 90% of Crime in Nigeria – NDLEA

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 23, 2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has linked drug abuse to the surge in kidnapping, banditry, and other crimes that have engulfed the country, saying drug abuse is responsible for 90 per cent of the crime in the country. Mohammed Buba Marwa, the NDLEA chairman noted that tackle crime effectively will require controlling the rate of drug abuse in the country. He made this assertion on Monday while addressing officers at Onne seaport in...

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CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNew COVID-19 Variant Detected in Nigeria

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 23, 2021

A new COVID-19 variant has been detected in Nigeria according to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC director-general, Dr. Chikwe Iheakwazu who made the indication stated that a new variant dubbed B.1.525 was first discovered in a sample collected on November 23 from a patient in Lagos State. He disclosed this while speaking at Monday’s weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He also noted that the B.1.525 variant,...

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Lagos Introduces Mobile Platforms to Validate Travellers’ COVID-19 Tests

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTechnologyLagos Introduces Mobile Platforms to Validate Travellers’ COVID-19 Tests

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 22, 2021

The Lagos State government has introduced a mobile verification platform to validate the authenticity of COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests done within the private laboratory consortium and all state public laboratories for outbound flights. This was indicated in a statement issued by Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, on Sunday. The statement stated that the platform could be accessed through an app and the use of unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) codes. “The...

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Citing 0.10 Percent GDP Growth, APC Claims Buhari Keeping His Promises

EconomyPoliticsCiting 0.10 Percent GDP Growth, APC Claims Buhari Keeping His Promises

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 19, 2021

The All Progressives Congress (APC) claims the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is keeping his promises to Nigerians. John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of the APC caretaker and extra-ordinary convention planning committee (CECPC), said this in reaction to the report that Nigeria exited recession after its gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.11 percent. In a statement on Thursday, Akpanudoedehe said the report gave credence to the fact that the Buhari administration is doing as he...

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Nigeria At Moderate Risk Of Ebola Outbreak

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria At Moderate Risk Of Ebola Outbreak

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 19, 2021

Nigeria is at moderate risk of experiencing an Ebola outbreak according to the National Centre For Disease Control (NCDC). This according to the disease control centre is a result of the country’s proximity to Guinea, which recently experienced an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The centre disclosed this in its health advisory released on Thursday. The NCDC noted that the cases and deaths were reported in the N’zerekore region of the country, declaring...

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NNPC says Fuel Price Won’t Increase In February

NewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPC says Fuel Price Won’t Increase In February

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 18, 2021

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said there won’t be any increase in pump price of petrol in the country in February despite the rise in the price of crude oil in the international market. The NNPC indicated this in a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Kennie Obateru, on Thursday. The response came amidst reports of possible increase in the price of petrol as crude oil price surged in the...

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Insecurity: Federal Government plans to resuscitate abandoned CCTV project

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Federal Government plans to resuscitate abandoned CCTV project

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 16, 2021

The Minister of Police affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi said there are plans to plant  closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras on major highways in order to monitor and control insecurity in the country. Dingyadi mentioned this while speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday. According to him, the federal government entered a concession agreement with NPS technology company to resuscitate the abandoned CCTV project in an effort to address the security challenges in the...

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EconomyNewsNigeriaLatest Consumer Price Index Reports reveal Nigeria’s Inflation hits 16.47%

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 16, 2021

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the increase in the price of goods and services, rose to 16.47 percent last month according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The recent statistic is the highest since April 2017. The CPI/Inflation report shows that food inflation has also crossed the 20 percent mark. “The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 16.47 percent (year-on-year) in January 2021. This is 0.71...

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