Federal Government Says $1bn looted funds have been recovered

National SecurityNewsNigeriaFederal Government Says $1bn looted funds have been recovered

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 24, 2022

The federal government says $1 billion in looted funds have been recovered by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja. Malami said the recovered funds have been deployed to various sectors of the economy, including poverty alleviation. According to him, since the inception of the President Muhammadu...

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Plausibility of Unseating Senator Ifeanyi Ubah

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPlausibility of Unseating Senator Ifeanyi Ubah

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 24, 2022

The National Assembly Election is in February 2023, which effectively means that contenders for positions at the National Assembly has just December and January, to make their case. In Anambra South senatorial zone, the incumbent will be squaring it up against House of Representatives member, Hon. Chris Azubogu, who is the major challenger of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, the incumbent. There are candidates like Hon. Chukwuma  Umeoji of APC, Chris Uba of PDP and Obinna Uzor...

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Gbajabiamila Sponsors Student Loan Bill for Nigerian Students to Access Interest-free Loans

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsGbajabiamila Sponsors Student Loan Bill for Nigerian Students to Access Interest-free Loans

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2022

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has sponsored a student loan bill in the National Assembly which aims to enable Nigerian students in tertiary institutions to have access to financial assistance. The proposed legislation is titled, ‘Bill for an Act to provide for easy access to higher education for Nigerians through interest-free loans from the Nigerian Education Bank.’ The bill seeks the establishment of the Nigerian Education Bank which shall have...

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Joint Security Operatives Now Stationed In Eha-Amufu in Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRegionsJoint Security Operatives Now Stationed In Eha-Amufu in Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 24, 2022

In a bid to resolve the lingering conflict between herders and farmers in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area in Enugu state, the Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Ammani has initiated a non-kinetic approach of engaging concerned stakeholders. Vowing to bring the perpetrators to book and end the long lasting crisis, joint operatives was drafted to the area and the State CID ordered to conduct a discreet investigation into the case so as to proffer...

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Spotlight Initiative Enrolls 41 Drop Out Girls Back To School In Adamawa

EducationNewsNigeriaSpotlight Initiative Enrolls 41 Drop Out Girls Back To School In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 24, 2022

The Spotlight Initiative with support from European Union and United Nations has enrolled 41 dropout girls back to school in Adamawa state to enable them to continue with their studies. The beneficiaries are 13 from the senior section and 28 from the junior section who were provided with uniforms, shoes, socks, and writing materials and would continue with their studies for three years in Aliyu Mustapha College Yola. The Enrollment program took place in Aliyu...

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Vice Principal In Police Net For Raping Minor In Adamawa

Law & JusticeLocalNewsNigeriaVice Principal In Police Net For Raping Minor In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 24, 2022

The Vice Principal Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Senior Section, Abba Murke in Song local government area of Adamawa state, Mr. Enoch Kwaleji, 52 years old has been arrested for raping 13 years old. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Adamawa State Police Command spokesman, said the suspect a resident of Salama House Sangere Jabbi Lamba, Girei was said to have on 15/11/2022 at about 1900hrs lured the victim to an uncompleted building and forcefully had undue...

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Enugu Govt Condemns Attack On Farmers, Donates 10m Naira To Victims Of Eha Amufu Crisis

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRegionsEnugu Govt Condemns Attack On Farmers, Donates 10m Naira To Victims Of Eha Amufu Crisis

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 24, 2022

The Enugu State Government has released a sum of N10 million for the immediate needs of victims of the Eha Amufu farmers and suspected herders clash with a promise to paying all the medical bills of those receiving treatments in the hospital. Condemning the attack on farmers in their farm settlements at Aguamaede and Mgbuji communities in Eha Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area by suspected herders, Governor Ugwuanyi assigned a delegate to investigate the attack...

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Buhari Unveils New Naira Notes As CBN Plans to Reduce Volume of N500, N1000 in Circulation

BusinessNewsNigeriaBuhari Unveils New Naira Notes As CBN Plans to Reduce Volume of N500, N1000 in Circulation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 24, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday launched the redesigned 200-, 500- and 1,000-naira notes at the Council Chambers of the State House shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. This is coming a few weeks after the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, disclosed plans, backed by the President, to redesign the currency notes. In his speech, President Buhari said the redesigning of the naira notes would not only...

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In partnership with AMEC, P+ Measurement Services organizes annual Measurement Month in Nigeria

BusinessEducationNigeriaIn partnership with AMEC, P+ Measurement Services organizes annual Measurement Month in Nigeria

PilotnewsNovember 22, 2022

In collaboration with the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication, AMEC, the leading intelligence agency in Nigeria, P+ Measurement Services, declared its interest to host the annual AMEC Measurement Month (#AMECMM) to enlighten PR and communications experts and professionals in Nigeria. The event is slated to take place on November 25th, 2022 from 12 pm to 1:30 pm (WAT). The purpose of this event, which will be held virtually on the Google...

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Over 11,000 Teachers Sat For Professional Qualifying Examination In Nigeria

EducationNewsNigeriaOver 11,000 Teachers Sat For Professional Qualifying Examination In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 22, 2022

No fewer than 11,629 candidates have sat for the second batch of the 2022 Teachers Professional Qualifying Examination, PQE, nationwide conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, (TRCN). Dr Jacinta Ogboso, TRCN’s Director of Examination and Licencing, disclosed this after monitoring the exercise in Abuja, explained that the Federal Capital Terrotory had the highest number of candidates with 982 teachers, while Lagos, Anambra, Ondo and Kaduna had equal number of registered candidates. Ogboso, said...

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