FG Unveils Plans  To Create 20 Million Jobs

In a bid to empower youths across the country, the Federal Government has unveiled a-24 month action plan of creating 20 million jobs, through the recently launched “Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalization Programme (NIYEEDEP), a pro-youth socio-economic intervention scheme jointly anchored and driven by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the Nigerian Senate, through its Committee on Sports Development. A total of 20 million jobs will be created through entrepreneurship revolution, in such...

Police Arrest Human Rights Lawyer, Dele Farotimi, Over Defamation Petition

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested prominent human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, following a defamation petition allegedly filed by Tony Elumelu, Chairman of the United Bank for Africa, UBA, Group. The arrest was disclosed on Tuesday by Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, who announced the development on X. “I just learned that Dele Farotimi was arrested by the Nigerian Police over a petition by Tony Elumelu of UBA...

Niger Delta Youths Kick Against Tax Reform Bill, Tells NASS To Reject It

The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has kicked against the proposed Tax Reform Bill introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, and told the National Assembly (NASS) to reject it.  A press statement on Tuesday signed by Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, National Coordinator, NDYC stated that the bill represents an alarming departure from the principles of equity and shared prosperity upon which our nation was built. Uwejeyan said, “This bill, while masquerading as a solution to Nigeria’s...

Adamawa State Govt Directs Traditional Rulers To secure their Communities

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has directed traditional rulers in the state to take active steps in curtailing perennial clashes between herders and farmers in their communities. The Governor gave the directive on Monday during expanded state Security Council meeting in the Government House; Yola tasked Emir and Chiefs to constantly convene meetings between herders and farmers within their domains with a view to prevent clashes between them. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG,...

Austrian Firm, Enugu Govt Sign $100m MoU Water Project

An Austrian company, WANDE NEXUS and the Enugu State government have signed an agreement to implement the Sustainable Last Mile Connectivity and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project in Enugu. $100 million is to inject as Foreign Direct Investment to modernize water infrastructure, improve service delivery and ensure equitable access to clean water for all households in Enugu city. The agreement was signed at the Government House, Enugu, in the presence of the Austrian Ambassador to...

Over 70% Of Nigerians Refused To Take Bribes In 2023 – ICPC

No fewer than 70 percent of Nigerians who were approached for a bribe in 2023 refused to comply. The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC Musa Aliyu disclosed on Monday during an ICPC roundtable with state Attorneys-General in the North-West region, held in Kano. Aliyu, who highlighted findings from the 2023 Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends Report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the United Nations Office on...

Presidency Clarifies Tax Reform Bills, Dismisses Misleading Narratives

The Presidency has debunked claims that the proposed tax reform bills before the National Assembly recommend the scrapping of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, and National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Monday, the Presidency described such claims as deliberate misinformation aimed at misleading Nigerians. It also emphasised that no...

EFCC Recovers Largest Asset in History as Court Orders Forfeiture of Abuja Estate

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has achieved its largest asset recovery since its establishment in 2003, following the final forfeiture of a 150,500-square-metre estate in Lokogoma District, Abuja. The estate, located on Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, consists of 753 units of duplexes and apartments. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, 2 December 2024, granted the final forfeiture order. In his ruling, he stated, “The respondent has not...

Tax Reform: Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Not Working – Group

… Seeks Reform Of INEC, Police, Army, Others The Nigerian Youth For Atiku (NYFA), a support group of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the economic reforms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government requires holistic review and it is not working. The group also called for the reform of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the police, army and other security apparatuses. Mr. Dare Dada, the group’s Director of Communications...

Security Agencies Are In Niger Delta To Protect Oil Thieves – MBF

The National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr. Isuwa Dogo has said that security agencies in Niger Delta are in the region to protect oil thieves and not to prevent oil theft. Dogo in an interview on Monday noted that the actions of the military have confirmed that they collude with oil criminals to perpetrate criminality. It will be recalled that investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo...

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