The Federal High Court Sokoto has convicted a director of administration with the Sokoto State Commodity Board, Hassan Bello to a jail term of seven years on a one count charge of obtaining money through false pretense. Bello was charged for fraudulently obtaining N1,320,000 under the guise of offering nonexistent employments to complainants. The charge reads: “That you Hassan Bello, Male, while being the Director Administration Sokoto State Commodity Board sometime in August 2021, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of One Million Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira from one…
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The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has received the Financial Markets Dealers Quotations (FMDQ) Global Competitiveness, Operational Excellence, Liquidity, and Diversity Agenda (GOLD) capital market catalyst award. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Receiving the award in Lagos, Oduwole expressed gratitude to Mr Bola Onadele, Group Chief Executive Officer, FMDQ, for the institution’s dedication in recognising catalytic innovations by change makers in the public sector. She said her team and PEBEC reform champions across all arms and levels of…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has announced the opening of 25 new Tax Offices across the country. These new tax offices approved by the Muhammad Nami-led management are part of the Service’s goal to bring tax services nearer to the tax paying public while bringing FIRS nearer to the public. These new Tax Offices would help bring many taxpayers into the tax net, help filling of Companies Income Tax, and Value Added Tax as well as monitor compliance with other Taxes. Speaking at the launch of one of these new Tax Offices—the Micro and Small Tax Office, Epe, Lagos—last…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to restructuring, to facilitate national unity and development. Abubakar, who appeared at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), in Lagos, said that before setting out for the presidential race, he sat down to analyse challenges facing the country. He said that he came out with a five-point development agenda with policy options for the country. The former vice president said that his broad policy options covered the unity of the country, security, restructuring, economy and education. On restructuring, Abubakar…
By Justina Auta The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, Wednesday said the United Kingdom (UK) government has launched a $100 million program through the First Bank of Nigeria as direct funding to women owned enterprises in Nigeria. Laing, made this known at the ongoing Gender and Inclusion summit organised by the Policy Innovation Center, (PIC), an initiative of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) in Abuja. She said the investment is part of the implementation of the UK’ three Es projects, namely Educating girls, Empowering women and Ending violence against women and girls. “The UK has three…
They called for aggressive enlightenment on the part of the CBN, especially in the rural areas to ensure that all Nigerians are made aware of the new policy ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian Senate has declared its support for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) redesignation to the Naira. The resolution for the support followed a motion by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Sani Uba. The upper chamber of the National Assembly (NASS) however observed that the deadline of January 31, 2023 was too short. The Senate also called on the apex bank…
By Zagazola Makama, Maiduguri Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst reports that Abu Hassan, a Commander who led the robbery mission and 13 other fighters were killed Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly killed 14 Boko Haram terrorists, including Abu Hassan, a Commander (Munzir), of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, in an encounter in the axis Mafa, Borno state. The terrorists were killed after a gunner in the troops patrol convoy opened fire at the fleeing terrorists’ position with an anti-air craft gun which resulted in neutralizing 14 terrorists. One of the terrorists who was communicating with a Commander…
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto The Sokoto State Coordinator of Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Barrister Akilahel Shettima has advised citizens to ensure that they carried out their responsibilities to avoid breeding criminals. Barrister Shetima spoke on, “Children In Conflict With The Law”, at the ongoing 2 day capacity building workshop on “Approach to Victim Identification and Reintegration of Trafficked Children and other Vulnerable Children for Child Protection Officers”, in Sokoto South and Illela local government areas of Sokoto state. The workshop was organized by the National Agency For the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Sokoto Zonal Command with the support…
“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump told a crowded ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate. “Together, we will be taking on the most corrupt forces and entrenched interests imaginable.” In his speech, the twice-impeached former president described “blood-soaked” American streets and said the county is “being destroyed.” Trump baselessly claimwd China played an active role in deciding his 2020 race with President Biden. TV networks cut away from the speech after Trump declared his candidacy. “Our country is in a horrible state — we’re in…
#YouTubeBlackVoicesFund YouTube on Tuesday announced its expansion efforts to support creators and the creative economy in Africa with $20,000 and $50,000, respectively through the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices creators and artist cohorts. Alex Okosi, Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, said in a statement that the initiative from YouTube was a follow-up to a global, multi-year commitment made in 2020. Okosi said that the grant was intended to uplift and grow Black creators, artists, songwriters, and producers on the platform. According to him, YouTube is seriously interested in the growth of the creative community in Africa. He said that for the…