The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday said that 520 suspects had been arrested for various offences ranging from arson, robbery, murder to unlawful possession of firearms during the #EndSARS protests. Odumosu told newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters, Ikeja, that the suspects were arrested in relation to crimes committed as a result of breakdown of law and order resulting from the #EndSARS protests. “The protests which started peacefully turned violent on Monday, Oct.12, when some criminally-minded hoodlums at the Surulere protest venue cashed-in on the precarious situation. “They proceeded to attack the Anti-kidnapping Unit’s Office of…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said that she met N2.3 billion debt on her assumption. She added that there were few numbers of vehicles that were functional with other malfunctioning utilities. Adeyeye disclosed this during the 2021 budget defence with the House Committee on Health Services on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeyeye said that her dream was to make NAFDAC self-sufficient, but was faced with the reality of the debt the agency was enmeshed in when she assumed duty as the helmsman. She said that NAFDAC means of revenue generation…
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has urged African governments to intensify efforts towards adoption of cleaner energy sources, noting that 80 per cent of air quality in the continent was bad. Mrs Jane Akumu, Programme Manager, Air Quality and Mobility Unit, UNEP, made the disclosure on Tuesday while speaking at the ongoing Virtual Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Expo 2020. Akumu commended the African Union (AU) for the initiative to promote an Africa-wide fuel standard of 50 Parts Per Million (PPM). “As at Quarter 3, 2020 only 15 of 54 countries in Africa have adopted 50PPM specification…
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clement Agba says Nigeria has received $26.94 billion Development Assistance funds from International Donors between 2015 and 2020. Agba made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing House of Representatives Committee on Civil Society and Development Partners on Donor Funds Receipts, Transfers and Disbursement to Government Agencies, Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria. Breaking down the figure, Agba said that the amount comprised $ 2.34 billion received in 2015, $1.15 billion gotten in 2016 and $ 774.93 million collected in 2017. The minister said that $22.02 billion was…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a suit brought by the Bayelsa government seeking to stop the Federal government from further paying monthly statutory allocation from Soku oil wells to Rivers. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who led the seven-man panel of justices of the apex court declined hearing the matter on the grounds that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The court then ordered the Bayelsa government to approach the Court of Appeal to decide the matter. Bayelsa government had filed the suit at the Supreme Court seeking to stop the Federal Government from further paying…
The African Legal Support Facility (the ALSF) (www.AfLSF.org), is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Anyango Agimba and Ambassador Arve Ofstad to its management board. The two new members bring a wealth of experience in international policy, international trade, judicial reform and economic development. Agimba, a Kenyan national and current Deputy Solicitor General State Law Office and Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General), has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private legal sectors. She has advised on a wide range of legal, governance and policy matters, including managing public sector reform programs in…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday said 59.6 per cent of electricity consumers in the country were still on estimated billing as at March 2020. NERC made this known in its First Quarter 2020 Report which was obtained from its website. The regulatory agency said the huge metering gap for end-use customers remained a key challenge in the industry. This, it said, was despite a slight improvement recorded during the quarter. “The records of the commission indicate that, of the 10,477,856 registered electricity customers as at the end of the first quarter of 2020, only 4,231,940 (40.39 per cent)…
Nigeria on Monday recorded 119 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 62,111. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made this known via its verified Website on Monday. The centre also recorded two COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The NCDC stated that Lagos reported the highest number of infections with 77 while the FCT reported 26 cases. Others are Plateau-nine; Edo-four; Oyo-two and Nasarawa-one. The NCDC said 57,571 people have been discharged while Nigeria recorded a total of 1,132 deaths in 36 states and the FCT. It added that so…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged the leadership of the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) to come out with an independent statement on the status of the distribution of palliatives donated to states. The call was part of the communique issued after an emergency virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday. NEC said that CACOVID should clearly explain the circumstances behind the delay in the distribution of food items domiciled in warehouses across the country. The council expressed sincere condolences to all those who had been injured, suffered the death of a loved one or…
Irate mob on Monday reportedly attacked Oba Olatunde Falabi, the Akire of Ikire, Osun, where they allegedly chased away the king and seal off the palace. It was gathered that the Oba Falabi was taken into safety by military personnel who rescued the king from the mob who were on a mission to forcefully evict him. The youths were protesting the non-implementation of a Supreme Court judgement which declared Oba Falabi’s continued stay the throne as illegal. The police Spokesperson in Osun, SP Opalola Yemisi, confirmed the development to newsmen and added that no life was lost during the incident.…