President Muhammadu Buhari will recompose the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and send to the Senate for confirmation. He made this known via a letter to the Senate – which was read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. “The …
Read More »NITDA licenses 27 data protection firms
The Federal Government has licensed 27 data protection companies to guard against data theft and privacy violation in the country. The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the commemoration of World Privacy Day. Abdullahi said the …
Read More »Lagos bans okada, tricycle riders from 15 LGs, LCDAs
The Lagos State Government has banned commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada, and Tricycles, also known as Keke Marwa, from operation on specified routes in six local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Omotoso said …
Read More »Court grants Shehu Sani N10m bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail at N10million to a former member of the Senate, Shehu Sani after he was arraigned on a two-count charge of bribery brought against him by the Economic and Finanacial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, who granted the bail application …
Read More »IPPIS: FG stops salaries of ASUU members, strike looms
Following the refusal of the staff of the federal tertiary institutions in Nigeria to be enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, the Federal Government has ordered that the salaries of the concerned staff be stopped immediately The affected federal government staff, who will not be paid …
Read More »Ex-Delta commissioner raises alarm over planned conversion of Mariam Babangida Women Development Centre to Appeal Court
A former commissioner for women affairs in Delta State, Queen Betty Efekodha has raised an alarm over the plan to convert the Mariam Babaginda Women Development Center that was built during the tenure of former governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the state to Appeal Court premises. According to Efekodha, the …
Read More »Boko Haram did not kill 17 soldiers – Army
The Nigerian Army has denied reports that 17 soldiers were killed and others abducted by insurgents in the North-East. Describing the reports as “fake”, the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Tuesday cautioned against unverified claims and reports which he said were capable of …
Read More »Lagos govt denies restriction of okada, tricycle
Lagos State Government has not taken a definite action on the operations of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles, popularly known as Keke Marwa on some routes across the State. Contrary to the news in circulation on the list of restricted areas, especially on the social media, purporting that the government …
Read More »Dokpesi opens defence at the Federal High Court in the alleged N2.1bn fraud
Founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, on Tuesday opened his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the alleged N2.1 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The commission arraigned Dokpesi in 2015 on a seven-count charge bordering on alleged N2.1 …
Read More »Breaking: Supreme Court affirms election of Kano Governor, Ganduje
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Abdullahi Ganduje as the Governor of Kano state. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Kabir Yusuf, filed an appeal at the apex court to dispute the March 24 supplementary election held in some electoral wards in Kano State. In a …
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