ONICCIMA Calls For Development Of Structured Waste Management System, Better Road Network Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA), has asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to develop a structured waste management system in Anambra State as against the present disorganised system. The President of Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Chief […]
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Finance Minister Suspends Accountant-General Indefinitely Over N80bn Fraud
Finance Minister Suspends Accountant-General Indefinitely Over N80bn Fraud The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has been suspended indefinitely by the Minister of Finance, budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. Idris was suspended on Wednesday, following his indictment for fraud worth N80 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, […]
INEC Warns Political Parties Against Non-transparent Primaries Ahead Of 2023 General Elections
INEC Warns Political Parties Against Non-transparent Primaries Ahead Of 2023 General Elections The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in view of the forthcoming general elections. order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, stated this on Tuesday, […]
JAMB Warns That No Errors In Scoring System, And No Plan To Organise Another UTME
JAMB Warns That No Errors In Scoring System, And No Plan To Organise Another UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has warned the general public, particularly candidates in the just- concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), to be wary of the guile and other unsavoury activities of […]
Wanted Drug Baroness Arrested By NDLEA –
Wanted Drug Baroness Arrested By NDLEA – Her Mansion, Drug Bunks Sealed Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a wanted 59-year-old drug baroness, Bridget Oghenekevwe Emeka (a.k.a. Mama). The baroness, described as the backbone of a major cartel distributing drugs in Delta and adjourning states was […]
NEMA Confirms 9 Dead, 10 Injured In Kano Gas Explosion
NEMA Confirms 9 Dead, 10 Injured In Kano Gas Explosion The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that nine persons died, and 10 others were injured in a gas explosion that occurred early morning Tuesday at Aba Road, Sabon Gari, Kano State. The NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen […]
Gov. Soludo Eulogises Legendary Emma Okala As He Clocks 71
Gov. Soludo Eulogises Legendary Emma Okala As He Clocks 71 Governor Chukwuma Soludo has sent congratulatory message to former Nigeria goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala as he clocks 71. The legendary goalkeeper attained the age of 71 on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Governor Soludo recalled Emmanuel Okala’s heroic feats as one of […]
Akinwumi Says He is Not Running For The Office of President.
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has said he is not running for the office of the president of Nigeria. Recall that there have been calls for Adesina to join the presidential race ahead of the 2023 elections. It was reports that some groups had purchased and […]
Stop IPOB From Using Your Platform To Incite Violence, Lai Mohammed Tells Facebook
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has asked Facebook to prevent the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from using its platform to incite violence. Speaking at a meeting with a team from Facebook in Abuja on Tuesday, Mohammed said people have been killed because of the group’s activities. […]
Vice President Osinbajo Visits Blast Site in Kano
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, visited the scene of a gas explosion that occurred in Kano state. Nine bodies were recovered, while some other persons sustained injuries during the incident which occurred earlier on Tuesday. Osinbajo, who is in Kano to meet with delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]