Nigerian Soldiers, Police Accused of Supplying Arms to Criminals

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Soldiers, Police Accused of Supplying Arms to Criminals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2024

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has condemned some police officers and soldiers for selling arms from their formations to criminals. Ribadu made this disclosure on Thursday during an arms destruction exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW, at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri, Abuja. Ribadu expressed concern over the complicity of security personnel in the proliferation of illicit arms, which, he said, fuel violent...

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Remains Of Former Senate President Yet To Be Bury After 33 Months In Morgue

NewsNigeriaRemains Of Former Senate President Yet To Be Bury After 33 Months In Morgue

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

The remains of former Senate President Dr. Joseph Wayas have once again been abandoned at the National Hospital in Abuja after spending 33 months in a London morgue. Following the arrival of Waya’s remains in Nigeria on July 10, 2024, the Cross River State government established several committees to organize the burial; however, no specific date has been announced for the event. Three months after the arrival of Wayas’ remains, his kinsmen are growing increasingly...

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Reps Demand Reversal of Petrol Price Hike as Talks with Labour Stall

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Demand Reversal of Petrol Price Hike as Talks with Labour Stall

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2024

The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to reverse the recent hike in petrol and cooking gas prices. This resolution was reached during plenary on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion co-sponsored by Kingsley Chinda, Aliyu Madaki, and 109 other lawmakers. On 9th October, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited increased the price of petrol across its retail outlets, a move that has sparked public outcry. While presenting the motion,...

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Akpabio, Akume Now Rule Nigeria As Tinubu, Shettima Remain Abroad

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAkpabio, Akume Now Rule Nigeria As Tinubu, Shettima Remain Abroad

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, AGF George Akume and the Ministers are in charge of the country’s leadership in the absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima The Presidency, in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said a similar situation occurred during President Buhari administration. The statement said both the President and Vice...

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Presidency: State Functions Unaffected Despite President, VP’s Foreign Travels

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresidency: State Functions Unaffected Despite President, VP’s Foreign Travels

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2024

The presidency has responded to concerns over the simultaneous absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima from the country, clarifying that their absence does not leave a vacuum in governance. This clarification was issued in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Wednesday. President Tinubu departed Nigeria on 3 October for a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom, while Vice President Shettima...

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Henry Akinduro, oil magnate sues EFCC for declaring him wanted

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHenry Akinduro, oil magnate sues EFCC for declaring him wanted

PilotnewsOctober 17, 2024

…Says EFCC violated his fundamental human rights Chief Executive Officer of Global Signature Hotel and Total Grace Group Limited, Dr. Henry Akinduro, is challenging the actions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which declared him wanted, claiming the anti-graft agency has violated his fundamental human rights. The allegation againat the agency by Akinduro surfaced after the EFCC declared him ‘Wanted’ via its official X Account, formerly Twitter, on October 11, 2024, in connection...

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Ekiti: Gov Oyebanji Signs Anti-land Grabbing Law, Two Others 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEkiti: Gov Oyebanji Signs Anti-land Grabbing Law, Two Others 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 17, 2024

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State on Wednesday signed three critical bills including Ekiti state property protection (Anti land grabbing, second amendment law, 2024) passed by the  state House of Assembly into law. Oyebanji also noted the need to regulate and sanitize land acquisition processes in the state. According to him, the law, when fully operational, will prohibit forceful entry, illegal occupation of landed properties, fraudulent and violent conducts pertaining to landed properties in the...

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Nigeria Needs Consistent Policy To Attract FDIs – JP Morgan CEO

BusinessNewsNigeriaNigeria Needs Consistent Policy To Attract FDIs – JP Morgan CEO

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 17, 2024

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan, Mr. Jamie Dimon, has counseled Nigeria and other countries, seeking Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to ensure consistency in their regulatory framework and policies. Dimon who stated this on Wednesday at the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#30) in Abuja, noted that to attract investments requires consistent laws, regulations, rules, legislation, and legal environments, to woo foreign investors. Dimon stated that when these are in place, investors would...

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CTC Compliance: Keyamo, NCAA Sign Updated NCAA Procedure For IDERA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCTC Compliance: Keyamo, NCAA Sign Updated NCAA Procedure For IDERA

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 17, 2024

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo alongside  Acting Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo have  officially signed the updated NCAA procedure for Recordation of Irrevocable Deregistraction and Export Request Authorization (IDERA) and registration of Aircraft under IDERA to enhance compliance with international standards as well as Registration of Aircraft under IDERA. While speaking at the signing exercise on Wednesday in his office, the Minister described the signing...

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FIRS Says Tax Reforms Will Reduce Multiplicity Of Taxes, Improve Efficiency

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaFIRS Says Tax Reforms Will Reduce Multiplicity Of Taxes, Improve Efficiency

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 17, 2024

Zack Adedeji, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that the four tax reform bills recently presented to the National Assembly are aimed at harmonising the country’s tax laws without introducing new taxes or increasing existing rates. While speaking at a meeting with the House Committee on Finance on Wednesday ahead of the second reading of the bills, Adedeji emphasized that the bills are not intended to merge any government agencies or...

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