Senate Passes Nigeria Start-Up, Electricity, Social Security Commission Bills
A total of three bills were passed on Wednesday by lawmakers during plenary in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. The proposed pieces of legislation are the Nigeria Start-up Bill, the Electricity Bill, and the National Social…
$3.5M Fraud: EFCC Extradites FBI Wanted Internet Fraud Suspect to US
A wire fraud suspect, Fatade Idowu Olamilekan on wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, was on Thursday July 14, 2022, extradited to the United States for allegedly stealing over Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars…
National MSMEs Award Recipient Seeks Govt Intervention
Dr Zayyanu Tanko, a winner of the National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Award, has solicited for grants and soft loans from the Federal and State Governments. Tanko, who is also the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Tanko Furniture Factory Ltd,…
Kaduna Govt Spends N158.1bn on Education in 5 Years
The Kaduna State Government has spent a total of N158.1 billion out of the N225.1 billion budgeted for the education sector between 2017 and 2021, the sector budget trend analysis has shown. The analysis, indicating a 70.2 per cent performance,…
N400bn Approved For Poverty Reduction, Osinbajo-led Committee
The National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (NPRGS) says N400 billion has been approved for various poverty reduction schemes in 2022. Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting of the National Steering Committee of…
Nollywood Actor, Baba Ijesha Convicted, Jailed 16 Years For Assaulting Minor
The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo,…
How Gunmen Killed Ex-Militant Leader Ogede
An ex-militant leader, Indukapo Ogede and head of operations of Darlon Oil and Gas Servicing Limited, has been killed in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. Ogede was reported killed in an execution manner Sunday night, at a hotel, off Tamic road…
100 Days After Abuja – Kaduna Train Attack 5 Children, 45 Others May Be Killed
Following threats by their abductors to start killing no fewer than five children and 45 other people still held by bandits after the insurgents attacked a passenger train, North West of Kaduna State, near Nigeria’s capital, their families have continued…
No CCTV Cameras in Kuje Prison, Lawan Laments
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan on Thursday said he was disappointed that there were no Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) devices at the Kuje medium-security custodial centre in Kuje, Abuja. He made the remark after touring the facility, saying…
Jubilant ISWAP Terrorists Release Video of Attack on Kuje Prison
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in jubilant mood after attacking Kuje Custodial facility in Abuja and freeing hundreds of its detained fighters. Less than 24 hours after the Kuje Prison attack, ISWAP claimed full responsibility for the…
