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President Buhari approves N6.3billion for the construction of Airport in Yobe state.  18th August 2021  The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, approved a total sum of N21,107,212,510, for various projects including that of Aviation and Education Ministries, among others.  Briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, alongside Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina and the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said Council approved four memoranda for his ministry, the total cost of which amounted to N16,697,742,839. According to him, the projects to be executed in the contracts include construction of Wachakal Airport in Yobe State at N6.3 billion; post construction services for the same airport at the cost of N219.8 million; procurement of eight airport rescue and firefighting vehicles at the cost of N9.5 ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced implementation of the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by approving a steering committee to oversee the process. The steering committee is headed by the Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. Other members are: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Group Managing Director, NNPC, Executive Chairman, FIRS, Representative of the Ministry of Justice, Representative of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Natural Resources, Barrister Olufemi Lijadu as External Legal Adviser, while the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund, will serve as Head of the Coordinating Secretariat and the Implementation Working Group. The primary responsibility of the steering committee shall be to guide the effective and timely implementation of the PIA in the course of transition to the petroleum industry envisaged in the reform program, a...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja Zonal Command, today Wednesday, August 18, 2021 arraigned Princess Carol Ngozi alongside her company, Carolina Luxury Homes, before Justice Hamza Muázu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja on a 30-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence.  She allegedly on various occasions, obtained the total sum of N31, 825,000 (Thirty One Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Naira) from thirty of her clients under the pretext of  allocating to them various plots land at Carolina Luxury Homes Estate, Gousa District, Abuja. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. Their counsel, Olumide Olujimi informed the court of a pending motion for bail filled on August 16 and pleaded that his client be admitted to bail on liberal terms. EFCC counsel, Faruk Abdullahi did not oppose the application but urged the court to give conditions that will ensure that the defendants are available for t...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Command today August 18, 2021 arraigned Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka, before Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court sitting in Milla Road Bompai, Kano for alleged fraud. The petitioner, Ochayi Anthony Eneche, was allegedly persuaded to invest the sum N5, 660,000 (Five Million Six Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira in a business by the defendant, a colleague of his at Sonia Food Industry Limited Lagos. After making the payment into an Access bank account of the defendant, he was assured that the goods will be delivered in three days but the promise was not kept. Investigation revealed that on 26th February, 2021 the defendant informed the complainant that his goods were already in Kano with FG Logistic Transport Company. He went there the next day but found no trace of the items.   The  charge  read, "that you EBONINE RITA UZOAMAKA on or about 15th to 23rd January, 2021 at Kano within the Jurisdiction of the H...

1. The Kaduna State Ministry of Education has approved the resumption of JSS III students who are scheduled to write the 2021 National Examination Council Basic Education Certificate Examination (NECO BECE). The exams will be conducted from Monday, 23rd August, 2021 to Monday, 6th September, 2021. 2. Secondary schools are hereby directed to resume operations ONLY for JSS III students with effect from Wednesday 18th August 2021 and to inform the students to appear in mufti. 3. Schools are expected to strictly comply with the above directives. Shehu Usman Muhammad Ph.D. Commissioner, Ministry of Education 18th August 2021

By Toluwalope Kareem  Ekpe Akpove, a 34-year-old farmer from Delta State, tells TOLUWALOPE KAREEM why he took the bold step to marry two women on the same day against all odds. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Ekpe Akpove. I hail from Igbide, in the Isoko South Local Government of Delta State. How old are you? I am 34 years old What is your occupation? I am a farmer. I am into fish farming. How did you meet your wives? I met my first wife in 2008 and I met the second one in 2010 and ever since I have been dating them. I love them both equally and that is why I have decided to get married to them. They both have three children each for me. So, I had to do the right thing and pay their bride price and be married to them legally. My firstborn is 11 years old; fortunately for me, my wives usually give birth within the same period. While dating them, did you hide your affair from the other? Yes, at the very beginning. When I started dating the other, I hid it from my first woman b...

  President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja said Nigeria lost an estimated $50billion worth of investments in ten years, created by the uncertainty of non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), lack of progress and stagnation in the petroleum industry.   In his remarks at a ceremony on passage of the PIA, which preceded the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the President said the stagnation affected growth of the economy, citing lack of political will on the part of past administrations to actualize the needed transformation. President Buhari said assent of the Petroleum Industry Bill on August 16, 2021, marks the end of decades of uncertainty and under-investment in the petroleum industry. “We are all aware that past Administrations have identified the need to further align the industry for global competitiveness, but there was lack of political will to actualize this needed transformation. “This lack of progress has stagnated the growth of the industry...

The Governor of Anambra state, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, (Ogugua ndi Olusi) has appointed a new permanent secretary with Disability.  He is Barrister Anthony Idigo, physical challenged.  He was sworn in today along with Ten (10) other permanent secretaries. Barrister Idigo will serve in the Ministry of  women and children affairs.  We appreciate His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano for continuing  to run inclusive adminstration with love  and care for the Disability community.  Office of the Governor on Disability matters congratulates Barrister Idigo and prays for Gods Guidance in his service to the good people of Anambra state .    Barrister Chuks Ezewuzie Special Adviser on Disability Matters to the Governor

Anambra State Government has sworn in eleven permanent secretaries. The permanent Secretaries were sworn in by Governor Willie Obiano at the Executive Chambers, Government House, Awka. The affected Permanent Secretaries include, Dr. Nwando Obiano, Dr. Onuigbo Benedicta Ndidi, Ike Samuel Chinedu, Okonkwo Ebele G.C, Iwouno Ngozi Anuli and Igwebe Theodora Okwy who joined virtually from a training facility in Kuru, near Jos.  Others are Mrs Uzoka Ifeyinwa Gertrude, Ejike Edwin Uzochukwu, Idigo Anthony Chike and Dr. Emmanuel Okafor. Their appointment was approved by the governor and took effect from December, 2020, but for the COVID-19 situation, they continued with their respective functions. Some members of the state executive Council including the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Head of Service, Barrister Harry Uduh, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Primus Odili, Attorney General of the State, Barrister Uju Nwogu, her Agriculture counterpart, Chief ...

Governor of Rivers State,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the present National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, cannot lead the party to victory in the 2023 general elections, hence the quest for its replacement. The governor has maintained that the internal rumbling that was recently witnessed in the party was following the failure of the NWC to carryout its responsibility  as an opposition political party effectively. Speaking on a national television in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Governor Wike stated that the PDP remains the only credible alternative party that Nigerians are expecting to take over power in 2023, given the woeful performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. "If you go to the public and ask Nigerians if PDP is ready to take over power in 2023,  if you take referendum,  you will know that Nigerians are even waiting for PDP. But the fear of Nigerians is whether PDP is ready to take over power. So,  people are concerned...

 August 18, 2021 Press Statement Sanusi’s Exposé on Buhari, APC, Vindicates Us -PDP …Calls on More Nigerians to Speak Out The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says that the exposé by former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, that the gains made by Nigeria in 35 years were wiped out in the last five years, vindicates our stance that President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has wrecked our nation. The PDP asserts that the declaration by Sanusi Lamido directly reflects the position of majority of Nigerians across the country. Noting that the dire situation is now beyond politics, the PDP calls on more stakeholders to speak out irrespective of ethnicity, creed and political party affiliations, so as to save the nation from a total collapse.  The Buhari Presidency and the APC have in the last six years, only succeeded in destroying every sector of our national life with their manifest incompetence, unbridled corru...

PRESS RELEASE 17TH AUGUST, 2021 ALLEGATION OF ASSAULT AGAINST POLICEMEN DURING RAID, FALSE Attention of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, psc, FCIA, has been drawn to a viral video currently trending on the social media alleging that some policemen from Ojokoro Division, while carrying out raid on black spot in the area at about 2200hrs. of 11/8/2021 assaulted a young man as a result of which he started bleeding from the nose After watching the video, the CP, concerned about protection of the fundamental human rights of the citizens and exhibition of professionalism by his police officers, directed an enquiry into the allegation in order to ascertain its veracity or falsity. After the fact-finding, it was revealed that Ijaiye-Ojokoro Division carried out the raid and not Agbado Ijaiye as erroneously alleged in the video under reference. The video is malicious, marred by plethora of half truths and outright falsehoods. The truth is that the police acted on credi...

Pella-Maiha Road Will Be Soon Be Completed, Adamawa Govt In line with the policy thrust of the Fintiri led administration towards completion of abandoned projects, the Adamawa government moved to ensure timely completion of the Pella-Maiha road. The government arrived at this decision during the state Executive Council Meeting presided over by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the government House, Yola Wednesday. According to the commissioner of information and Strategy, Doctor Umar Garba Pella the council has approved over 56 million nairas to engage a consultant that will monitor the Project. The Commissioner also revealed that the council has also ratified the contract award for the rehabilitation of 33 VK lines and township distribution of transformers. On his part, the Commissioner of Works, Alhaji Adamu Atiku Abubakar said the contract was awarded in 2007 but was abandoned, assuring that the project will soon be completed. Muhammad Bakari Tukur New Media aid to the Governor 18th ...

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia seek partnership on drug war Nigerias National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and Saudi Arabias General Directorate Of Narcotics Control (GDNC) have agreed to strengthen their partnership on the fight against trafficking of illicit drugs between the two countries. This was the highpoint of discussions between the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) and representative of GDNC, Colonel Naser Hajid Al Otaibi, in Abuja on Monday 16th August and Tuesday 17th August, 2021. While welcoming the Saudi official, Gen. Marwa expressed appreciation for the support received from the Saudi authourities in the past. He said considering the need for an enduring partnership, we propose a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two agencies in combating trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and its precursors to GDNC for consideration and signing just like we recently did with Drug Law Enforcement Agency, ...

The Lagos State Auditor-General, Mrs. Helen Deile, has said that auditors are not vindictive police but strategic partners saddled with the responsibilities of adding value, through ensuring the effective management of assets and funds in public and private organisations. Mrs. Deile disclosed at the unveiling of her book titled “Odyssey of the Office of the State Auditor General, Lagos State” in Raddison Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja. The Auditor-General explained that the book was written to outline the roles, impact and achievements of the audit sector within 50 years of its existence in the State, just as it highlights the tasks of auditors towards achieving transparent and accountable governance. Her words: “The whole idea of writing this book is to use my experience and knowledge of the office to chronicle the path and history of the office to date”. Noting that auditors do not only detect fraud, Mrs. Deile pointed out that they also examine accounts in order to determine whether a true a...