Day: May 21, 2025

Senator Hussaini Uba leads debate on Bill to establish Federal University of Education in Gumel

Emporium Reporters

By James Isaac, Abuja     Senator Hussaini Babangida Uba, representing Jigawa North West Senatorial District, on Tuesday led the debate on the Federal University of Education, Gumel (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (SB. 239) on the floor of the Nigerian Senate.   The bill, which seeks to upgrade the existing Jigawa State College of Education in Gumel into a Federal University of Education, was read for the first time on Monday, 6th November 2023. During his presentation, Senator Uba emphasized that the establishment of the university is a strategic move to…

Senate threatens arrest of NNPCL External Auditors over failure to appear

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Senate has threatened to issue arrest warrants against the external auditors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) following their failure to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee to address concerns over the company’s financial statements from 2017 to 2023.   All four auditing firms SIAO, VWC, Muktali Dangana & Co., and Ahmed Zakaria & Co. failed to honour the committee’s summons. Instead, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) appeared on their behalf, claiming to have been delegated to represent them.   However, the committee rejected…

Nigeria Customs reaffirms commitment to Renewable Energy Trade, celebrates One Year of Advance Ruling Implementation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated its dedication to facilitating seamless and sustainable trade, with a renewed focus on promoting the importation of renewable energy technologies into the country.   This commitment was made during the 2025 edition of the NCS Trade Facilitation Stakeholder Consultative Forum, held on Monday, May 19, 2025, in Lagos. The event also marked the one-year anniversary of the Advance Ruling Programme. Speaking at the forum, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, represented by Deputy Comptroller-General Caroline Niagwan, who oversees the Tariff and Trade Department,…

CNS fulfils promise, donates Bungalow to family of fallen Naval Personnel

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, has once again demonstrated the Nigerian Navy’s commitment to personnel welfare by donating a fully furnished two-bedroom bungalow to the family of a fallen naval rating, Able Seaman Fire Controller 3 John-Jaja.   The building, located at Navy Estate, Karshi, Abuja, was officially handed over to the family on Tuesday, 20 May 2025. The CNS was represented at the brief but emotional handover ceremony by Rear Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed, Director of Plans, Naval Headquarters.   It would be…

EFCC hands over Emefiele’s 753-Unit Abuja Estate to FG

Emporium Reporters

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially handed over a massive Abuja estate comprising 753 duplexes and apartments linked to former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. The handover ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Abuja. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, presented the confiscated property to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa. Located on Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09 in the Lokogoma District of the FCT, the estate spans 150,500 square meters and is regarded as the EFCC’s…