Soldier Guns Down Colleague In Borno
Twenty-four hours after the Nigerian Army suffered a major loss with the killing of Brigadier General Audu James, the military has recorded yet another tragedy. ABN TV had reported how a corporal said to be under alcoholic influence crushed the general to death inside a barracks in Lagos state. While the dust over that incident was yet to settle, another soldier...
Drunk Soldier Kills Army Brigadier General In Lagos Barracks
A soldier identified as Corporal Abayomi Edun has hit and killed a senior officer, Brigadier General James in NAFRC barracks, Lagos State. The soldier alleged to be under the influence of alcohol was said to have hit the Brigadier General inside the barracks while driving recklessly. The deceased according report was walking home when corporal Edun knocked him down, leaving him...
381 Pharmacies, Patent Shops Sealed In Akwa Ibom By PCN
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed about 381 pharmacies and patent shops in Akwa Ibom State for various offences. The Director and Head of Enforcement Department, Pharm Stephen Esumobi, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Friday, said most of the affected shops were sealed for operating without registration or renewal of premises certificates, unauthorized sales of...
Nigeria May Go Bankrupt As Debts Hit $103bn, CISLAC Says
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has warned that Nigeria may go bankrupt due to its piling debts. The Director, Auwal Rafsanjani spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a dialogue on Modality for Setting Debt Limits. The activist called for the activation of relevant provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility Act to limit the public debt stock. Nigeria’s debt as of June 30...
Naira Redesign: CBN Launches Countdown Clock On Its Website
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a countdown clock on its website showing the deadline for three banknotes in circulation. Recall that the apex bank had announced plans to redesign, produce, release and circulate a new series of three banknotes out of the existing eight banknotes. The redesigned notes would include N200, N500, and N1000. On the new notes, Godwin Emefiele,...
PDP Crisis: G5 Meet With South West Leaders, Insist On Ayu’s Removal
Five Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party and some aggrieved party stalwarts have reiterated calls for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu before peace could return to the former ruling party. The G5 Governors made their position known after a closed-door strategic meeting on Sunday in Lagos State. The meeting was hosted by its former Deputy National...
Gov Wike Receives Kwankwaso In Port Harcourt
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Sunday, received Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in Port Harcourt, the State capital. The former Kano State governor is in Rivers State to inaugurate the Mgbutanwo Internal Roads in the Emohua Local Government Area on Monday (today). Governor Wike had in the last few months, invited several...
Ekiti Assembly Elects First Female Speaker
Barely after six days in office, the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan was on Monday impeached from office and suspended indefinitely by 17 lawmakers for blocking the passage of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill. Aribisogan was immediately replaced by the Assembly Chief Whip, Rt. Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba from Emure Constituency who was unanimously elected...
Nigeria’s Survival Lies With Non-Oil Sector – Says NEPC
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council says the nation’s economic survival lies with non-oil products. NEPC Trade Promotion Advisor, Bello Noma, stated this when he led his colleagues on a sensitisation visit to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on Monday. Noma said that the oil, “which is the nation’s main export would one day dry up leaving the country with...
Buhari Set To Unveil Redesigned Naira Notes On Wednesday – Says Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Wednesday unveil the newly designed naira notes. Emefiele disclosed this in Abuja during the Monetary Policy Committee monthly meeting on Tuesday. The newly designed naira notes to be unveiled are N1,000, N500 and N200 notes. According to the governor, the...
