Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court will, on Friday, resume hearing ‘in a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, in Abuja. The judge will also hear the trial of Faisal, the son of the former pension reformed boss, who is on trial on a three-count charge bordering on money laundering, the same day. Besides, the case involving the former Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako, and others will also come up before Abang. Hearing notices to this effect had been issued to parties in the matters.…
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Russia registered 25,293 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 5,882,295, the federal response centre said on Thursday. “Over the past day, 25,293 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 3,016 cases (11.9 per cent) without clinical symptoms,’’ the statement said. It added that the rate of increase was 0.43 per cent. Moscow confirmed 5,237 daily infections. The Russian capital was followed by the Moscow region with 2,444 cases and St. Petersburg with 1,954 cases. The response centre reported 791 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus, raising the country’s total death toll to…
A 62-year-old widow, Mrs Elizabeth Okagbere, has made it to the semi-final of the “Made-in-Delta’’ Talent Search. She is one of 20 semi-finalists, 10 of who will get N5 million contract each from the state government to further use their talents for the betterment of Delta. The widow, also a teacher, emerged one of the semi-finalists through her acting prowess. Mr Akpobome Ogude, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Talent Development told newsmen in Asaba that there were 2,340 entrants when the search began on March 13. The talent search was done across the three senatorial districts of…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday, distributed relief materials including food items to 4,000 victims of the recent flood disaster in Jalingo, the Taraba capital. The Jalingo flood affected over 500 households and destroyed several farms. Habib Mustapha, Director General of the agency, while distributing the items to victims of the disaster in Jalingo, said that the gesture was to cushion the effect of the disaster on the victims. Mustapha was represented by Mr Alli Kadiri, Head of Relief and Rehabilitation, NEMA’ Field Operation Office, Yola. He said more relief materials would be provided to the victims after…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has presided over a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Under the Nigerian Constitution, the vice president is the chairman of NEC. The council’s meeting is held monthly to deliberate on the coordination of the economic planning efforts and economic programmes of the various levels of government. NEC comprises the 36 state governors, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and other government officials whose duties hinge on the economy. At an emergency meeting on…
Russia has restated its commitment to the resuscitation of Nigeria’s Ajaokuta Steel Company. The Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Vershinin, disclosed this at a ceremony to receive copies D’Usage of his letters of credence from the Nigerian Ambassador to Russia, Abdullahi Yibaikwal. A statement issued by the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow said that the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister who was in company with the Director, Department of Africa in the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vsevolod Tkachenko, pledged that country’s commitment to reviving the steel company. He described Nigeria as one of the most important countries in Africa with whom…
The House of Representatives has considered the pay-per-view, pay-as-you-go and price reduction for DSTV and other cable satellite operators in the country. This followed the adoption of the reports and recommendation of the Ad–hoc Committee on Non–Implementation of Pay–As–You–Go and sudden Increment of Tariffs plan by Broadcast Digital Satellite Service Providers. Rep Unyime Idem, the chairman of the Committee had earlier laid the report before the House and was considered by the House on Wednesday in Abuja. The House called on the Federal Government as a matter of urgency to expedites action on implementing the content of the National Broadcasting…
A fish farming expert, Mr Okon Amah, has urged local fish farmers to apply basic preventive measures, including using bitter leaf juice, to stop fish mortality in their ponds. Amah made the call in an interview in Lagos on Wednesday. “The basic step is that you need to change your water regularly and feed the fish regularly to prevent mortality because fish are cannibalistic in nature. “Fish mortality can also be prevented by the addition of salt to the pond water, salinity in water helps prevent the death of fish. “It can get messy when bacteria overrun your fish pond.…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent use of proven public health measures was driving increases in both case numbers and deaths. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus stated this on Wednesday in remarks to the 8th meeting of the Emergency Committee on COVID-19, established under International Health Regulations (IHR), a treaty that guides global response to public health risks. In the speech posted on WHO website, the director-general recalled the sustained decline in COVID-19 cases and deaths in recent months, driven largely by increasing vaccination rates…
Senator Aliyu Wamakko on Wednesday, called on Nigerians to support government efforts in addressing the security challenges bedevilling the country. Wamakko, a former Governor of Sokoto state, made the call during the finals of Hausa Poetry Competition on Security Challenges in Northern Nigeria, organized by Usmanu Danfodiyo University, in Sokoto. He said ensuring the security of lives and properties should be a collective responsibility of all citizens. ”It is only when all hands have been put on deck that the menace of insecurity in the country can be adequately tackled,” Wamakko said. The senator stressed the need for citizens to…