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ICPC, Others Expose Long-Suspected Mystery Behind Missing LG Allocations
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and other federal agencies have revealed that there is no verifiable evidence showing that local government allocations from the Federation Account reach the councils directly, exposing a long-suspected mystery surrounding local government finances in Nigeria. This revelation reinforces widespread concerns about the lack of transparency, accountability, and autonomy at the...
Palmpay Cautions Customers Against Fraudsters antics
A Financial Technology Platform, PalmPay Limited, has cautioned its customers across the country to be wary of antics of scammers and fraudsters The bank’s Managing Director, Chika Nwosu, made the call during a road walk in Kano organized to sensitize the public to protect themselves from fraudulent tactics. Nwosu said the campaign became necessary to ensure no customers of the bank...
A’Ibom amateur technicians stun the world with models of heavy-duty automobiles
By Abasifreke Effiong AKWA IBOM - Recently, social media platforms were awash with a video of a-15 year old amateur technician from Akwa Ibom State, demonstrating a model of an excavator he fabricated. The video attracted the attention of big companies, notably, Mantrac Nigeria Caterpillar Company and the BBC. Our correspondent tracked the 15 years old Idorenyin Robert to a...
Tinubu’s Student Loan, Coastal Highway Project Were My Ideas – Sowore
The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that the Student Loan initiative and Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project commenced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration were his ideas. Sowore stated this in an interview with Seun Okinbaloye on the latest episode of his Podcast. He noted that some of his ideas were being stolen by the...
Contractors To Protest Over FG’s N500bn Overdue Debt
Local contractors under the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria returned to the Federal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, blocking both entrances as they pressed for the payment of what they described as long-overdue debts for completed government projects. The protesters, led by the association’s National Secretary, Babatunde Seun-Oyeniyi, accused the Federal Government of repeatedly shifting its position on the...
CBN Removes Saving, Withdrawal Limits On Domiciliary Account
The Central Bank of Nigeria has removed the restrictions on domiciliary accounts. According to a CBN statement issued on Sunday, the new law allows account holders to deposit freely, have unfettered access to funds in accounts, and withdraw up to $10,000 per day. The message was captioned "CBN issues additional guidance on operational changes to the foreign exchange market." "Ordinary domiciliary account...
Police Nab 165 Illegal Immigrants In Kebbi Raid
165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic have been arrested by the Kebbi State Police Command after they were discovered crammed into a three-bedroom apartment in the Birnin Kebbi neighborhood of Kuwait. The arrests followed a tip-off that led detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to the apartment, uncovering what police...
Fuel Subsidy: Labour Suspends Strike, Embraces Dialogue
The Organised Labour has suspended its proposed strike action, 24 hours after embarking on nationwide protests against the removal of fuel subsidy. President of Trade Union Congress (TUC) Festus Osifo announced this during an interview with Arise news on Thursday morning. He said the Labour leaders who had earlier met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extracted some commitments to some of the issues...
Atiku, Kwankwaso Call For Justice Over Killing Of Northern Travelers In Edo
Leading political figures Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Atiku Abubakar have called for an immediate investigation and condemnation of the murder of 16 Northern travelers in Uromi, Edo State. The victims, mostly Hausa hunters, were reportedly traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano for Sallah celebrations when they were attacked by a mob and falsely accused of kidnapping. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,...
Education Minister Support Compulsory Drug Test For Varsity Students
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has backed the introduction of compulsory and random drug integrity tests for students in tertiary institutions across the country. This decision followed a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday with the Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Buba Marwa (retd), where both parties discussed measures to curb...
