The Nigerian government has explained reasons it spent a whooping N1.15 billion for the purchase of 10 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) for Niger Republic. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed made the disclosure to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. According to her, the expenditure was to empower the country to safeguard its territory for Nigeria’s security interests. “Let me just say that, over time, Nigeria has had to support its neighbours, especially immediate neighbours, to enhance their capacity to…
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The family of late Benin born business mogul, Captain Hosa Okunbo has disclaimed an invite purportedly making the rounds that the first year anniversary programme of his remembrance has been fixed for Monday, August 7, 2022, at St. Mathew’s Anglican Church situated on Sakponba Road, Benin. The estate of the late philantropist said that the fake invite is signed by an impostor claiming to be his widow. According to the family of the late business mogul the authentic programme is slated for Monday, August 8, 2022, at the Wells Hosa Greenhouse Farm situated at Km 2, Benin bypass Road, Off…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 2.59 billion dollars for the development of Badagry Deep Seaport in Lagos State. The council also approved N2.6 billion for the procurement of utility vehicles and gadgets for security agencies operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Ministers of Transport, Muazu Sambo, and that of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammed Bello made these known when they addressed State House correspondents on the outcome of the council meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Sambo, the Badagry project will be executed…
The abducted student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Rachael Opadele; a Hotelier, Mr Olugbenga Owolabi and one other, have been killed by their abductors. Opadele, who was working with the hotelier (Owolabi), due to the ongoing nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), were abducted on Friday in Ogbomoso. The victims were reportedly shot dead on Tuesday evening by the kidnappers after collecting N5 million as ransom. A family source, who pleaded anonymity, said that a motorcycle operator, who carried the man with the ransom to the designated spot in the…
TotalEnergies on Wednesday said the commencement of production from its Ikike field would help to bridge Nigeria’s oil production gap which had declined in recent times. Mr Mike Sangster, the Managing Director, TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria, made this known at the 2022 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) in Lagos. The Ikike project is a Joint Venture between TotalEnergies (40 per cent) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (60 per cent). Located 20 kilometers off the coast, at a depth of about 20 meters, the Ikike platform is tied back to the existing Amenam…
Rísé.ng, an innovative blue-collar online market source, has unveiled plans to empower 36 million Nigerian youths with capacity building certifications to provide employment and stem brain drain tide. Mrs Olawunmi Akalusi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rísé.ng, made this known at the official launch of the Rísé.ng Application, on Wednesday, in Lagos. Akalusi said Rísé.ng was created to bridge the supply gap for blue-collar jobs and introduce professionalism to the informal sector. She said that Rísé.ng empowerment initiative tagged “Project Empower” was aimed at addressing the increasing youth unemployment and lack of startup capital. Akalusi said the initiative would also…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed adequate operational equipment and personnel to effectively control the traffic in crash prone areas nationwide. The Acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Mr Dauda Biu, said this in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Mr Bisi Kazeem, on Wednesday in Abuja. Biu said that the Corps was currently restrategising to boost its operational activities through the deployment of more operating tools. This, he said was in a quest to make the highways safer for all road users. According to him, the deployment will include injecting new fleet of vehicles into the…
The leadership of the Senate is meeting behind closed-doors with service chiefs over the lingering security situation in the country. Present at the meeting are the Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Faruk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff; Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, and Chief Air Staff; Air Marshal Oladayo Amao. Others are the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba; the Director-General of State Security Services (SSS) Yusuf Bichi; the Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Dr Ahmed Audi and the Director General National Intelligence Agency (NIA); Ahmed Abubakar. The…
The federal government of Nigeria on Wednesday, imposed a N5 million fine on Trust Television Network (TrustTV) over a broadcast of a documentary titled, “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired by the station on March 5th , 2022. A statement by the management of the TV station on Wednesday, said the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in a letter dated August 3, 2022 and signed by its Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Illela said the fine was imposed on TrustTV because its broadcast of the said documentary contravened sections of the National Broadcasting Code. “While we are currently studying the Commission’s…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has urged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operational Commanders in the various theatres of operation to ensure they deploy maximum firepower against insurgents. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. Amao made the call when he with frontline Air Officer Commanding (AOC) and Air Component Commanding (ACCs) at the NAF base in Kaduna. The CAS commended them for their efforts and the improved synergy with sister services and other security agencies. He lso underscored the need for…