The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the conviction of Faisal Maina, son of the jailed ex-Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a three count charge of conspiracy and money laundering. The three-member panel of the appellate court, in a unanimous judgment on Thursday, November 24, 2022, ruled that Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja was right to have convicted Faisal. The Court held that the EFCC successfully established that Faisal, operated a fictitious bank account with the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
“I am ready and open to an investigation to all of these allegations against me after which I hope appropriate hands of the law will be applied on anyone found making false representations that are capable of disrupting the peace and tranquility enjoyed by the good people of Bodinga/Dange Shuni/Tureta Federal constituency, Sokoto state and Nigeria in General” The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate candidate for Bodinga/Dange Shuni/Tureta Federal Constituency for 2023 General Election, Nasiru Shehu Bodinga has described an allegation by the House of Representatives member for Bodinga/Dange Shuni/Tureta Federal Constituency against him as not only grievous but also…
Kano State Government has embarked on public private partnership to renovate schools across the state. The Managing Director, Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) Arch. Suleiman Ahmed Abdulwahab announced this on Wednesday during an inspection of some of the schools undergoing renovation. Suleiman said the initiative was to ensure that teaching and learning are conducted in a conducive atmosphere. He explained that under the program, 21 public schools have been selected as pilot scheme within the metropolis as a measure to address insecurity facing most of the schools due to activities of miscreants and source of income for…
All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has appointed a seasoned journalist and publisher of Metronews magazine, Otunba Femi Davies, as the chairman of the Ogun State Publicity Committee for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. In a letter signed by the national director of Media and Publicity for the APC PCC, Bayo Onanuga, it was stated that Otunba Davies’ appointment was in recognition of his efforts and ability to properly project and coordinate the publicity needs and requirements of campaign in general. “You’re to liaise and interface with the party state publicity machinery; interprete and translate some of the…
By Justina Auta The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN), has called on government at all levels to increase support and funding for AIDS, TB and Malaria (ATM) and other diseases in the country. They made the call on Wednesday, while engaging with the media on COVID-19 Response Mechanism and Sustainable System for Health (C19RM/RSSH) Project in Abuja. Mr Julius Ibecheole, ACOMIN FCT Cordinator, said COVID 19 had led to 70 to 80 per cent decline in service uptake for diseases. Ibecheole identified inadequate supply of drugs, hospital consumables and shortage of manpower as the major challenge…
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman said the commission has made tremendous progress in the production and delivery of critical non-sensitive materials ahead of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu disclosed this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room National Stakeholders Forum on Elections supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that with about three months to the polls and based on the 14 activities listed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities released by the commission on Feb. 26, nine had so far been implemented. Yakubu said: “Similarly, we have made tremendous…
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says with the introduction of the redesigned Naira notes, no individual or organisation will be allowed to withdraw huge cash without being interrogated from relevant anti-corruption agencies. Emefiele stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier on Wednesday inaugurated the new Naira banknotes of N200, N500 and N1,000, expressing delight that the redesigned currencies were locally produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) PLC. However, the CBN governor said that with the redesign of the Naira note,…
President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on an official trip to Niamey, the Republic of Niger to attend the African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification. Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said while in Niamey, the Nigerian leader would also participate in the Extraordinary Session on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) He said: “The President, who will depart Abuja on Thursday, will also attend the launching of French version of the Book entitled: ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’. The presidential aide disclosed that Buhari would inaugurate…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has unveiled an Electronic Filing System (EFS) for financial statements by registered entities in continuation of its reform initiatives. The Registrar-General of CAC, Garba Abubakar said this at the unveiling of the platform to customers and stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday. The unveiling was during a one-day Enlightenment/Sensitisation Training on “Beneficial Ownership Information Disclosure and Annual Return Electronic Filling System”. The event was organised by the CAC for customers and stakeholders. According to him, the platform will be available from Monday. Abubakar said that the accounting software was coined from the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)…
A Bill seeking to establish National Commission for Almajiri Education and out of school children on Wednesday scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Shehu Kakale (PDP-Sokoto) and other 18 others at plenary. Speaking, Kakale said that the bill titled: “Bill for an Act to Establish National Commission for Almajiri Education and out of School Children was aimed at providing a multimodal system of education to tackle illiteracy, develop skill acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes to prevent youths’ poverty, delinquency and destitution in Nigeria. Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker, in his contribution, commended the…