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      The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has vowed to assist the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, to recover monies going into trillions of Naira being owed it by businessmen, women and companies. “We are ready to work with you, we will render assistance in terms of enforcement, in order to recover these loans, because they are affecting the economy of the country from flourishing,” he said. Magu made the declaration while receiving a delegation from AMCON, led by its Chairman, Muiz Banire, SAN, and its Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru, who came on a familiarization visit to the EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja on August 6, 2019. Expressing the resolve of the anti-graft agency in ensuring the recovery of the monies, Magu further called for collaboration and a re-evaluation of the modus operandi of the Corporation. “In order to recover these loans, there is need for inter-agency collaboration, going b...

       Operatives of the Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested the Chairman of Rice Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, RIFAN, Gummi Local Government Chapter, Ibrahim Rijiya; the Council Storekeeper, Aminu Musa and Abdullahi Bashir for their alleged involvement in the criminal diversion of three trailer loads of 1,800 bags of fertilizer, and a tru ck-load of farming herbicide belonging to rice farmers in Gummi. Rijiya, who is also the District Head of Rijiya Gummi, Gummi LGA, Zamfara State, is also alleged to have diverted three trailers loaded with fertilizer and other supplies for their local farmers, and later sold each bag at the sum of N3,000 including other farm materials. The EFCC had received a petition from representatives of seven different groups of rice farmers, alleging that sometimes in July 2018, the Federal Government approved and disbursed 12 trucks of fertilizer and herbicides, on loan to 83 coope...

       The ongoing Lagos State Free Health Mission taking place at the seven PHC locations to cater for the healthy living of children aged between 1-12 years, has entered its third day. Earlier today parents trooped to the venue for the registration of their wards. The Public Affairs Officers from the Ministry of Information and Strategy and Health workers, were able to contain the challenge of Crowd control without Rancour. The heavy human traffic was controlled and patients were distributed, according to the type of ailment . The total number of patients today at the IGA Idunganran health Center was 750 with 400 females and 350 males. All registered patients were attended to and treated while some were referred to General Hospital for surgery. In the ENT section, some adults with eye problem were able to get free glasses. Data and Statistics unit of the mission stated that the Center had fewer patients with bone deformity and therefore appeal...

       Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening public health research and boosting the capacity of healthcare workers towards achieving the Item 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, spoke at the yearly symposium of the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) where he assured the audience of his administration’s willingness to pursue actions and policy frameworks that’ll help the state improve on universal health coverage indices. The week-long event with the theme: “Strengthening Health Research Education and Service Delivery for Achieving SDGs in Africa”, was held at the Lagos Continental Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos. The participants comprised health researchers, policymakers and stakeholders drawn from various African countries and America. In demonstration of his commitment to improve the quality of healthcare in Lagos, the Governor disclosed tha...

      8-year-old Stephanie Ogechukwu Onusiriuka started Gymnastics on her own when she was just two years old. Her parents discovered her talent and decided to help her achieve her chosen career. In October 2018, Stephanie started professionally with TIG Gymnastics at the National Stadium Abuja. She is currently in level 6. Stephanie Onusiriuka participated at the 8th Edition TIG International Level System Gymnastics Championship Competition in Abuja 2018. She also participated in the African Gymnastics Championship in Pretoria South Africa 2019, where she won a Gold Medal for Nigeria. She will be participating at the National youth games coming up on the 7th of September 2019 in Ilorin Kwara state. Stephanie's aim is to represent Nigeria at the Olympics and other Major Gymnastics Championship.One more photo.

   Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West are in Japan with their daughter North West.She shared all these photos few hours ago with the caption '' Night at the museum in Japan''.Am sure they are on vacation and their other children are in the hotel.More photos below.

      The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu had stressed the need for a robust inter-agency collaboration to check the rising incidents of intellectual property theft in the country especially that of plagiarism and disk replication. Magu made this call on his behalf by the Zonal Head of the Commission in the South East, Usman Imam while receiving the Acting State Coordinator of Nigeria Copyright Commission, Enugu state, Mr. Okwudili Macfoy Akachukwu, who paid him a courtesy call with some management staff on Tuesday August 6, 2019. The EFCC Chairman who noted that the war on intellectual property is huge and very tough stressed that with inter-agency cooperation, successes must be achieved. “There are immigration violation involved as most of these CD replicating centres have some foreigners especially Asians who merely get entry visa into the country without work permit, working in camps and laundering proceeds back to t...