KADUNA — A 48-year-old beggar, Hadiza Ibrahim has been arrested by the Task Force of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Social Development Secretariat (SDS) in possession of N500,000 and 100 dollars. The Beggar, an indigene of Kaduna State was said to have been apprehended by the secretariat’s task force many times. Malam Sani Amar, Director, Social Welfare Services of the secretariat, confirmed the arrest yesterday, in Abuja, accused her of accumulating money she realized...
ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the distribution of petrol will normalize before the end of the month, as about 2.1 billion liters of the product would have been injected into the system. The Group Managing Director, GMD of the Corporation, Mele Kyari gave the assurance at a meeting with an Ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating the circumstances surrounding the importation of the adulterated fuel into the country. The...
ABUJA — Ms. Comfort Lamptey, United Nations Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS has called on government institutions to key into the National Action plan of the United Nations Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security to ensure increased participation of women in security, peace and conflict resolutions. She was speaking in Abuja at a High-level Stakeholders Meeting on the Implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Nigeria. “Nigeria’s implementation of UN...
ABUJA — Dr. Karebo Pere Samson, Ag. Controller General, Federal Fire Service has cautioned Nigerians against storage of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) popularly known as Petrol in their homes during this period of scarcity. The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Abraham Paul in a statement quoted Dr. Karebo as saying that Petrol is a highly inflammable liquid which if not handled carefully can cause serious fire explosion. The Ag Controller General stressed...
ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter dated February 10, 2022, and read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan had asked the National Assembly to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act passed by the National Assembly in December 2021. The President, in the letter, requested the National Assembly to amend the Appropriation Act to provide for capital expenditure in the sum of N106,161,499,052 billion; and N43,870,592,044 billion for recurrent expenditure. Buhari, said it...
ABUJA — The spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Femi Babafemi on Wednesday said the agency will expose all those behind the drug deal involving suspended DCP Abba Kyari. Kyari was an erstwhile Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), at the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) of the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement, the agency pleaded with members of the public to be patient as the agency would unravel the mystery behind...
ABUJA — An Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo has fixed March 25, 2022, for judgment in the suit filed by the 36 state governments against the plan by the federal government to deduct $418 million from states’ funds to settle debts owed consultants engaged by the states and local governments in relation to the Paris Club refunds. The plaintiffs in the suit are seeking to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari and...
LAGOS — The Civil Society and Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) says over 2,334 persons lost their lives in different bandits’ attacks in 2021, and expressed concern over the rise in cases of terrorist attacks in the country. CISLAC made its position known during a Focus Group Discussion on Barriers and Bridges to Accountability in the Defence and Security Sector organised for journalists on the security beat and advocacy groups in Lagos. CISLAC Executive Director, Auwal...
ABUJA — The Bureau of Public Service Reforms says 500,000 public servants will be trained on digitization and Information Technology to improve service delivery. Dasuki Arabi, the Director-General of the bureau, said this in Abuja Sunday while featuring at the News Agency of Nigeria forum, explained that the bureau was working with the American Government and other key private sector agencies for the training. “Government has issued circular directing digitization of all processes. “Federal Government...
MAIDUGURI — Operation Hadin Kai troops foiled attempts by Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) to attack commuters. Terrorists had targeted vehicles on highways in the Bama area of Borno after mounting checkpoints at Banki junction, but troops of 151 Task Force Battalion, responded to a distress call and rushed to the scene. The insurgents on sighting the soldiers abandoned some civilians already held captive and fled into a nearby bush. The military personnel then...
