Anambra Government Nabs, Parades 26 Suspected Illegal Revenue Collectors

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Government Nabs, Parades 26 Suspected Illegal Revenue Collectors

PilotnewsApril 28, 2023

Anambra State Government has arrested and paraded over twenty -six persons suspected for touting and illegal revenue collection in Onitsha, Obosi and Nkpor. The arrest which is spearheaded by the Managing Director,  Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra OCHA Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere in conjunction with joint security agencies is in continuation of the state government’s efforts in ridding the state of all kinds of criminal elements and building a state that investor friendly. Addressing the...

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Anambra Assembly Passes Resolution Empowering Ministry to Register and License Industry Players

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Assembly Passes Resolution Empowering Ministry to Register and License Industry Players

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 28, 2023

Anambra State House of Assembly after due consideration of the report by the House Committee on Culture, Tourism, Entertainment and Diaspora Affairs, the House unanimously granted the pleas of the Ministry of the Ministry communicated in a letter signed by the Commissioner. In a letter addressed to the House of Assembly, the Anambra State Commissioner for Culture, Tourism, Entertainment, and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Don Onyenji, sort the leave of the House to enable the Ministry...

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JAMB reschedules 2023 UTME for 60,000 candidates

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB reschedules 2023 UTME for 60,000 candidates

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2023

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has rescheduled its ongoing 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for about 60,000 candidates. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s head of media and publicity, who made the disclosure on Thursday, said the rescheduling was due to the technical glitches experienced on the first two days of the examination. He said of about 947,000 candidates who sat for the UTME on Tuesday and Wednesday, 60,000 were rescheduled. Benjamin urged candidates...

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Plateau: Reps member condemns attacks, killing of six of his constituents

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPlateau: Reps member condemns attacks, killing of six of his constituents

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

Hon. Dachung Bagos, lawmaker representing Jos South/ Jos East at the lower chamber of the National Assembly has condemned renewed attacks and killing of six of his constituents in Farinlamba -Turu area  of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. Bagos in a press statement on Wednesday in Jos condemned the renewed attacks on communities in Plateau State by suspected herdsmen. The lawmaker described as sad, attacks on the affected community on Tuesday night during...

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SEC charges investors to expose illegal fund managers

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaSEC charges investors to expose illegal fund managers

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged members of the public to report any fund manager that is operating without the registration of the Commission, in a to ensure that only registered entities are allowed to operate in the capital market Chief Economist, SEC Dr. Okey Umeano made the remark in an interview with journalists, stressing that the battle against illegal fund managers must be tackled on all fronts. Umeano noted that the new...

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FG set to hand over 2nd Niger Bridge project, May 15

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG set to hand over 2nd Niger Bridge project, May 15

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that the 2nd Niger Bridge project is fully completed and is set to be handed over to the end users by May 15th 2023. Fashola disclosed this through the Minister of Information and Culture, Lia Mohammed shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chambers on Wednesday. He noted that besides the 2nd Niger Bridge, other national projects...

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Enugu: Missing APGA guber aspirant found dead

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu: Missing APGA guber aspirant found dead

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2023

Dons Udeh, Enugu State All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship aspirant in the 2023 governorship election, who was declared missing has been found dead. Ude was reported missing last week Saturday. Report has it that his lifeless body was found at the 9th Mile Area of Enugu State, and his vehicle was also said to have been recovered. Ahmed Ammani, Enugu State Commissioner of Police, who confirmed the incident has ordered the Homicide Section of...

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Yola: Residents Protest Overpricing Of Power Bills

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYola: Residents Protest Overpricing Of Power Bills

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2023

The overpricing of power bills by Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) has provoked some residents of Yola, the Adamawa state capital who trooped to the YEDC operations office in Jimeta on Tuesday to protest the poor power supply and exorbitant bills. Malam Yahaya Abubakar who led the protests explained that N30,000 being paid monthly for a single phase is unrealistic compared to units consumed within the period due to unstable power supply. According to him,...

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Anambra Assembly Confirms Chris Udechukwu as Commissioner for Industry

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Assembly Confirms Chris Udechukwu as Commissioner for Industry

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 26, 2023

The Anambra State House of Assembly today during plenary, confirmed the nomination of Christian Udechukwu as the new Anambra State Commissioner for Industry. It would be recalled that last week, a letter from the Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to the Assembly nominating Mr. Udechukwu for the position was read by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Uche Okafor. Earlier, Christian Udechukwu, a first-rate investment and business consultant of international repute, was screened by the House Committee on...

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Lagos: PDP suspends state chairman, deputy over allegation of anti-party activities

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLagos: PDP suspends state chairman, deputy over allegation of anti-party activities

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2023

The Working Committee of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified the suspension of its state chairman, Philip Aivoji and his Deputy, Benedict Felix Tai over allegation of anti-party activities Recall that Aivoji and Felix-Tai were suspended by their ward executives over alleged anti-party activities a few weeks ago. According to reports Aivoji and his deputy are challenging their suspension in court, while the party has gone ahead to appoint...

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