Month: August 2023

Reps Grills NFF President, Secretary General, over delay in payment of Super FALCONS entitlements

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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Dispute between the Super Falcons and Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday grilled the management of NFF over the dispute. During the investigative hearing on Thursday, Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Blessing Onuh expressed concern over the delay in payment of allowances and other entitlements of the Super Falcons. The committee also expressed dismay over the accumulated allowances of local coaches over time. According to the probe panel, while NFF is owning local coaches allowances, their foreign counterparts were fully paid. The President of…

NAFDAC approves University’s herbal medicine for diabetes

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has certified the use of GLUCOZIL for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. NAFDAC made this known in a statement by its Head of Corporate Communication, Mike Aladenika, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that GLUCOZIL, a herbal drug, is produced by Edo State Government-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The statement was made available to the NAN on Thursday in Benin. It said: “Its bid to reclaim its enviable position among the comity of institutions, grounded in research and…

Gas car rigmarole, questions Tinubu can’t ignore, by Azu Ishiekwene

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It was not meant to be this way. But like a good number of things Nigerian, the story is hardly complete without a twist in the tale. And so it has been for at least three years now with the story of the gas car that was supposed to lessen, if not end, Nigerians’ petrol misery. Sometime in 2020, state oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (now NNPC Limited), launched what it advertised as the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP). The major objective of the programme, according to NNPC Group…

Prof. Kana’s Appointment as APC National Legal Adviser: When a Professional Takes the Party Rostrum By Abdulahi O. Haruna (Haruspice)

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In the wake of Barrister Ahmed Usman El-Marzuk’s recent resignation as the National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and the party’s efforts to sustain its reforming path , Professor Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana has been appointed as the National Legal Adviser of the party. The appointment of Professor Kana as the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress carries multifaceted significance. Primarily, it reflects the core principles of national unity and regional inclusivity that the APC epitomizes. This appointment is poised to further enhance internal party…

Four in Police net for allegedly stealing 500 goats in Niger state

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The Niger state Police Command has arrested four suspects who allegedly stole over 500 domestic goats in parts of Minna, the Niger State capital. The suspects were said to have been in the business of stealing goats from their owners for over five years. They were however said to have run out of luck on Monday in the Kpakungu-Soje communities of Chanchaga Local government area of the State, outskirts of Minna, which led to their arrest. The 4-man syndicate was nabbed by the Police Operatives from the state Police Command…

Nigerian Navy debunks Online Advert on Sales of Admission Forms For Nigerian Navy College Of Health Sciences And Technology Offa

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The attention of the Naval Headquarters has been drawn to a fraudulent online advertisement/sales of admission forms for the Nigerian Navy College of Health Sciences and Technology Offa, Kwara State to unsuspecting members of the public. The fake advertisement fixed the cost of obtaining admission forms at the rate of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000.00) while the school fees is stipulated as One Hundred and Eighty Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Naira (N186,850.00). The criminals further directed all payments for the forms and school fees to be lodged into a…

Niger Police arrests 12 suspects for Conspiracy, Robbery, receiving stolen property …… 21 phones,3 motorcycles recovered

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Tactical Support Team of the Niger state Police Command,in a continued effort to eradicate or reduce crime and criminality in the state, on 13th August,2023 at about 1330hrs, based on information received arrested some miscreants who specialized in robbing victims of handsets and motorcycles in Morris area of Minna,Niger state capital. The following suspects were arrested; -Jibrin Ndako (J.boy) 22yrs of Barkin-Sale, Minna -Moh’d Usman (Smally) 20yrs of Sauka-Kahuta, Minna -Kure Musa 25yrs of Kpakungu, Minna. In the course of the investigation, the suspects revealed that they had been engaging…

JUST IN: Two injured ,37 others rescued, as two-storey plaza collapses in Abuja

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Two persons have been severely injured and 37 others rescued as a two-storey plaza located at Lagos street, Garki Village in the Garki District of the nation’s capital, Abuja collapsed. The building collapsed late Wednesday night, August 23, 2023, amid heavy downpour. This was confirmed by the Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr Abbas Idriss. Iddris said thirty-seven people have so far been rescued at the scene of the collapsed structure, adding that the affected persons have been evacuated to various medical facilities in Abuja. He further…

How NCC Local Content Policies create Business in excess of N55b — Danbatta

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communication Commission NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta has said that ban on importation of whole body SIM cards has not only eased the burden on demand for foreign exchange but also created business in excess of Fifty-Five Billion Naira ( N55billion). Prof Danbatta disclosed this today while delivering a keynote address at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo(NTICE) in Lagos, Danbatta while recounting the achievements of NTICE 2023 said the local SIM card manufacturers have created direct and indirect jobs…

WIKE AND HIS VOW TO RECOVER THE ABUJA MASTER PLAN By Law Mefor

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Given his antecedents and personality, strategic thinkers would wish Nyeson Wike to be deployed to the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Works, or Ministry of Power. As pillars of the country’s economy, these ministries and some others require special attention. Insecurity is the main cause of the nation’s devastated economy. Food insecurity and instability of the polity are caused by herdsmen, bandits, and terrorist activities; despite investing trillions of naira since 1999, when civil rule was reinstated, Nigeria has not been able to consistently generate, transmit, and distribute 5,000 megawatts…