Новости за 08.07.2024

Nigeria Customs Service Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi, has laid the foundation for the construction of a 30-bed ultramodern hospital valued at N500 million at Zone D Headquarters, Bauchi. The state-of-the-art medical edifice is being sponsored by the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative under its Security Sector Support Grant at the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, presented staff of office and instrument of office to the newly crowned Elempe of Tapa, Oba Titiloye Oyekanmi. The event took place at the Elempale Community High School in the town. Makinde, who was represented by his Deputy, Bayo Lawal, emphasized the importance of Elempe’s role in promoting

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has advised foreign companies and investors to subscribe to the Nigerian labour laws in line with international best practices while carrying out their businesses in the country. Kalu made the call on Monday while playing host to a delegation from Quingdao Municipal Council, China led

The Federal Government has announced the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some essential food items imported through land and sea borders. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made this known during a press briefing at the National Press Centre, Abuja on Monday. Kyari disclosed that the listed food items, which

Super Eagles striker Kayode Olarenwaju has urged a Federal Capital Territory High Court to dissolve his marriage to his estranged wife, Ezinne, stating that it has broken down irretrievably. The European-based footballer who is also seeking custody of their children, urged the court to order UK-based pastor Tobi Adegboyega to pay him ₦1bn in damages

Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Education Funds, on Monday, trained 42 facilitators on water sanitation and hygiene as part of efforts to end open defecation in rural communities. The RUWASA Director of Sanitation, Obayemi Titilayo, announced this figure during a five-day workshop on Training of

The Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano State, Hashimu Dungurawa, has said those behind the purported expulsion of the National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso and the suspension of Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, were long ago expelled from the party. Dungurawa, who was reacting on Monday to the

The management of KAM Steel Integrated Company along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway, on Monday, said it had launched an investigation into an industrial accident that claimed one Yahaya Ibrahim. Ibrahim, 27, who was a worker for one of the company’s contractors, was said to have died after an engine roller crushed him. The company, however, said

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State on Monday expressed confidence that the New Nigeria People’s Party will be rejected by the people of Kano in 2027 following the ongoing political crisis in the state. The APC’s statement was in response to an earlier media report credited to Kano NNPP Chairman, Hashimu

Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command have arrested a woman identified as Peace John, for allegedly operating a sex trafficking ring from Nigeria to a neighbouring West African country, Ghana. The state Commissioner of Police, Olugbemi Adesina, paraded the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital on Monday. Adesina told journalists

The Federal Government through the National Senior Secondary Education Commission is considering exchange programmes for senior secondary school students in Nigeria. According to the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Iyela Ajayi, the exchange programmes will take the form of academic exchanges that, “allow students to experience different educational environments, participate in joint projects, and

Maureen Achebe, daughter of the renowned novelist, late Chinua Achebe, has received the Brigham and Women’s Hospital 2024 Faculty Development and Diversity Awards. Her brother and chairman of the African Integrated Development Enterprise Public Benefit Corporation, Chidi Achebe, made this known in a LinkedIn post on July 2. Chidi stated that the hospital, a premier teaching

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Monday, approved the release of N1,912,187,753.82 to settle the long-standing leave allowances owed to public primary school teachers. A statement by the governor’s media office said that the payment covers a period of four years and is a fulfilment of his promise to prioritise teachers’ welfare and productivity.

The Women In Mining In Nigeria, in collaboration with Ford Foundation, has called on the Nasarawa State Government to urgently intervene in the issues of sexual harassment and Gender-Based Violence in the state. WIMIN is a non-governmental organisation committed to promoting women’s inclusion at all levels of the Nigerian mineral exploration and mining sector, with

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko on Monday said the command made seizures of contrabands with duty paid value of N770,666,237 between April and June 2024. The command also generated N92,369,227 as revenue within these three months with about a 52.46% increase when compared to the N53,983,622.00 recorded in the corresponding period

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has hailed the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, regarding the alarm he raised on the extensive looting of Nigeria’s treasury and assets by public officials. In a statement on Monday via X, Obi expressed his support for prioritising the fight

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Port Harcourt, on Monday, dismissed two appeals instituted by the sacked Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The appeals, marked CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were filed by the former Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro LGA, Enyiada Cookey-Gam, and six others, challenging the decisions of the

A Federal High Court in Kaduna on Monday adjourned till July 17, 2024, for hearing a suit instituted by the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, against the state House of Assembly and the state Attorney General. PUNCH Online reports that El-Rufai had urged the court to quash the report of the state House

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has confirmed Emmanuel Frank-Fubara as a commissioner nominee. The confirmation came after the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, requested the Assembly to screen and ratify the nominee. At the plenary session on Monday, the Speaker read the governor’s correspondence, leading to Frank-Fubara’s confirmation. The Assembly scrutinised

Four people have been confirmed dead by trees which fell as a result of a thunderstorm in the popular Jattu market in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, following a downpour on Monday. The chairman of the council, Marvellous Zibiri, confirmed the death of the persons while speaking to journalists at the market.

President Bola Tinubu on Monday eulogised the late Surajudeen Ayilara, a former Permanent Secretary and Liaison Officer of Lagos Lodge in Abuja. Tinubu described Ayilara as “a dedicated public servant who lived a life of unwavering dedication, loyalty and service.” In a personal tribute he penned Monday, Tinubu recalled their time working together in Lagos

A yet-to-be-identified man reportedly climbed up a mast on Katampe Hill in Abuja on Monday stating that he is willing to sacrifice his life for the solution to the problem of Nigerians. According to a suicide note he reportedly left at the foot of the mast, he demanded the return of the fuel subsidy, among

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, denied businessman Ibrahim Dende’s request to prevent an investigative journalist, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Fisayo Soyombo, from writing further about him. The court declined to hear the application but instead directed the claimant’s counsel to put the defendants on notice. Dende filed this

Mourners on Saturday wailed and clung to one another at the Okwuta Ibeku community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, where late 20-year-old Cadet Airforce Officer, Emmanuel Onyeomereneche, who died in a hotel swimming pool, was buried. Onyeomereneche, who was said to have a few months to graduate from the National Defence

Joe Biden urged Democratic lawmakers Monday to either back his reelection campaign or challenge him at the party convention next month as the US president’s reelection bid entered a critical week. The 81-year-old doubled down on his defiance of calls to step aside, after a disastrous debate against Republican rival Donald Trump last month turbocharged