President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja admonished the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to avoid being used for partisan politics or to settle personal disputes. The President, who gave the warning at the unveiling of EFCC’s Standard Operating Procedures, Policies and Manuals, at the State House, urged the Commission to focus on serving the nation and entrenching good governance. He advised leaders and all operatives of the commission to resist the temptation of being influenced by political actors for personal gains. “I must advise the leadership and operatives of this Commission to resist the temptation of being used…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Lagos on Friday for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the summit would focus on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the region. The vice president will join other leaders from West Africa to review progress made by Mali’s military junta on the return of the country to democratic rule. The summit will receive and consider an updated report from ECOWAS Mediator in Mali, Former President Goodluck Jonathan who…
United Capital Plc, a financial services group, says its board of directors has approved a total dividend of N9 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2021. A statement issued by the company’s Chairman, Mr Chika Mordi on Friday in Abuja, said the dividend which translated to N1.50 for every 50k share was an increase of 114 per cent when compared with 70k paid in 2020. He said that in spite of the macroeconomic pressure, the company’s total revenue was up by 40 per cent year-on-year to N18.07 billion from N12.87 billion achieved in 2020. “Operating profit before tax…
Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, a lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia, on Friday in Aba called on the federal government to redeem its promise to scientists on finding a cure for COVID-19. The federal government had in February 2020 promised a reward of N36 million for any scientist or group of scientists who find cure for COVID-19. Ezeibe spoke on his first prize-winning entry for the university at the 2022 Nigerian tertiary institutions Science, Technology and Innovation Expo held in Abuja on March 14. Ezeibe’s entry at the expo organised by the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in Kaduna, on Friday said it seized a truck loaded with Donkey meat and 12 sacks of Cannabis worth more than N250 million in one month. The Comptroller of Federal Operations Unit, Zone “B” Kaduna, Albashir Hamisu, told newsmen on Friday in Kaduna, that the items were concealed in 2,348 sacks and 126 Parcels with Duty value of N251,701,000 million paid. Hamisu said that the service recorded 144 seizures between Feb. 24 and March 23, 2022. He listed other items seized within the period to include, 3,700 sachets of tramadol and 460 sachets of D6…
The Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have successfully overrun and captured the stronghold of the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Ukuba/Camp Zairo, in Sambisa Forest. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the troops also seized weapons from the terrorists. Onyeuko said the feat was achieved on Thursday in a Special operation codenamed “Operation Desert Sanity.” He said the troops routed the terrorists and captured their enclave, adding that the terrorists fled the camp leaving behind their weapons. Onyeuko said, “after thorough cordon and search of…
The European Union (EU) will receive at least 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States (U.S.) this year. This would be an effort to wean itself off Russian gas imports, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday. Speaking alongside European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Biden said that the bloc would increase imports of U.S. LNG to 50 billion cubic metres per year in the longer term. Biden said the U.S. welcomed the EU’s commitment “to rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian gas today, we’ve agreed on a joint game plan toward…
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister 22 political parties. The electoral umpire had deregistered 74 political parties in 2020 by following their dismal performances in previous elections and the parties sued INEC for the act, which case led up to the Supreme court. Respondents in the appeal are the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and INEC. The parties are Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD), Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), All Blending Party (ABP), All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP), Alliance of Social Democrats (ASD), Change Advocacy Party (CAP), Democratic People’s…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello says insecurity has reduced as a result of beef up of security in the 12 local government areas affected by activities of terrorists in the state. Governor Sani Bello made the revealed this when he appeared on AriseTV programme, “The Morning Show” in Abuja on Thursday. The governor noted that the presence of security agents in the affected local government areas have significantly reduced the attacks except for isolated cases. He expressed optimism that before the rains set in, the menace would be addressed to enable the people go back to their homes and farm.…
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) on Thursday inaugurated a skill acquisition scheme to train no fewer than 600 youths and women in Kogi. The training will be done on the platform of the commission’s Youth Transformation Programme, the commission explained. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HYPPADEC, Dr Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, announced this while he inaugurated the training programme in Lokoja. The Youth Transformation Programme is organised by the commission in partnership with New Approach as part of efforts to ensure that youths across the country become self-reliant. Sadiq-Yelwa explained that the 600 Kogi youths and…