A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick from conducting the NFF executive election scheduled for Sept. 30 in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the claimants, Celsus Ukpong, ordered the the minister, Mr Pinnik or any person, acting on their instruction, to maintain a status quo pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction. “Counsel for the claimants informed the court that the defendants are taking action that will…
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 20.52 per cent on a year-on-year basis in August. This is according to the NBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for August released in Abuja on Thursday. The report says the figure is 3.52 per cent points higher compared to 17.01 per cent recorded in August 2021. “This shows that the headline inflation rate increased in August 2022 when compared to the same month in the previous year. “Meaning that in August 2022, the general price level was 3.52 per cent higher relative to August…
Retired Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi has been appointed acting chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), following Wednesday voluntary retirement of Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector General of Police. His resignation based on health grounds, has been accepted by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, pursuant to Schedule 2(4) sub-section 2(2) of the Police Service Commission Establishment Act 2001, members of the management of the Commission met on Wednesday and nominated a colleague, Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, as the acting Chairman pending the appointment of a new Chairman…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and it’s subsidiaries to step in and fix section 4 of the East-West Road. The portion of the road is from Eleme roundabout to Onne Junction, through the tax credit scheme. Buhari made the remarks at the opening ceremony of a meeting of the 5th National Council on Niger Delta in Uyo on Thursday. “The East-West Road project which is now being handled by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is the largest infrastructure project in Nigeria. “It is a very strategic road, connecting the country’s busiest…
A Civil Society Organization, (CSO), Social Integrity Network, (SINET) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrashid Bawa to check the excesses of the Ilorin Zonal Head of the agency, Michael Nzekwe, over what they termed as witch-hunt of investors in Kwara State. The Group noted that as part of the backward integration policy of the federal government, it is expected of manufacturers to depend heavily on the solid minerals available in the land for production processes among others At a press conference held in Lagos on Thursday by its…
Oregon, USA with a world record performance in an event highly dominated by the Americans and Europeans. “She also successfully defended her Commonwealth Games title, which she won in 2018 in Gold Coast, with a games record in 2022 in Birmingham; and Diamond League title in Zurich, Switzerland on Sept. 8, 2022,” the minister said. According to him, this remarkable performance has never been achieved by any Nigerian in the history of our sports. He added that Brume, another trailblazer in Nigerian sports, won silver medal in the Women’s Long Jump event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and a…
Mr Krishanu Chakravarty, Chief of Party, TechnoServe of Prosper Cashew, has said Nigerian cashew sector has the capacity of making $1.2 billion between 2025 to 2030. Chakravarty made this known on Thursday at the 16 African Cashew Alliance (ACA) Annual Cashew Conference in Abuja. The event was with the theme: “Strengthening Sustainable Kernel & By-product Marketing in the African Cashew Industry.” He said that the target of the cashew project would be to create more than 26,000 jobs and it could indirectly influence 133,000 citizens into the sector. According to him, the project will last for five years and it…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr Mohammad Abubakar on Thursday, said the agriculture sector contributed 23 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in first half of 2022. Abubakar stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 45th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) in Jos. The minister said the figure was from National Bureau of Statistics recent report. According to him, the report indicated that the sector topped the chart in a survey of seven sectors identified to have contributed to Nigeria’s economy in the…
A Family Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan on Thursday, remanded a 31-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Michael Ayanlowo, at Abolongo Correctional Facility for allegedly defiling a 15- year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, who did not take the plea of Ayanlowo, ordered that the case file should be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. Adetuyibi adjourned the case until October 27 for mention. The defendant, who resides at Ofiki town in Oyo state, is facing a charge of defilement. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Folake Ewe, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on September…
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), House Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders have warned against the impact of disinformation ahead of the 2023 General Elections. They gave the warning on Thursday at a dialogue with key election stakeholders which focused on “Disinformation in Elections 2022” in Abuja. The dialogue was organised by CJID and funded by the National Endowment Fund (NEF). The Executive Director of CJID, Dr Tobi Oluwatola categorised information disorder into misinformation, disinformation and misinformation which had the capacity of causing harm in the society. He said studies had shown that…