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House Of Reps Warn EFCC Against Selling Assets To Looters
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loot Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to prevent looters from recovering their loot in the ongoing auction of seized...
Nigerian-American Returns Misplaced $5,700 Found In US
Victoria Ogunremi, a Nigerian-American woman, returned $5,700 discovered in the restroom at her place of employment, New Jersey, USA. Most Nigerians living abroad have described the gesture as one of the remarkable acts of honesty and kindness. Ogunremi told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview on Monday that the gesture had earned widespread praise from her employer, colleagues,...
Bandits Release 15 More Abducted Bethel School Students After Receiving Ransom
Fifteen more abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state have regained their freedom. Although the government or security agencies are yet to confirm the development, a source in the school told Channels Television that the 15 students were released on Sunday after a ransom was paid to the bandits. Bandits suspected to be...
AIT/Raypower: PANDEF attacks Buhari
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has reacted to the suspension of operating licenses of the African Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC. PANDEF leader, Chief Edwin Clark, took a swipe at the Federal Government following the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, describing the action as an insult to the Niger Delta. Clark slammed the...
Peter Obi Presidency Would Probably Have Made Nigeria Better, Says Abaribe, Speaks On Ekpa’s Arrest
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had emerged victorious. According to Abaribe who represents Abia South in the Senate, nepotism which he said thrives under President Bola Tinubu would have been non-existent under an Obi presidency. “If Peter...
Reps Approves Tax Reform Bills, Retains 7.5% VAT Rate (Video)
The House of Representatives has approved the tax reform bills, introducing key changes to the nation's tax structure while retaining the current Value Added Tax (VAT) rate at 7.5%. https://youtu.be/sb263qdMiPI A major highlight of the reform is the revised VAT sharing formula. According to the new structure, VAT revenue will now be distributed as follows: 50% to be shared equally among...
Buhari Speaks On Why History Will Be Kind To Him With The Situation He’s Left Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes history will be kind to his administration, going by the situation inherited on security and economy, and the difference that has been made. Buhari, according to a statement by spokesman Femi Adesina, stated this when he inspected and inaugurated some projects in Katsina State on Thursday. He extolled Governor Aminu Masari for silently growing the...
Court Upholds No-Case Submission In Money Laundering Trial Against Fayose
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday morning discharged and acquitted former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, of all charges in his long-standing money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The court upheld Fayose’s no-case submission, effectively ruling that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against him to warrant...
Easter: IGP Orders Adequate Deployment Of Personnel Nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of police personnel and operational assets to areas of likely security threats nationwide ahead of the 2024 Easter celebration. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Abuja said the Inspector-General also ordered round-the-clock security and protection of public spaces across the country, before, during...
Universities, Tertiary Institutions To Enjoy Uninterrupted Power – TETFund
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has pledged to partner with Rural Electrification Agency, REA, to provide uninterrupted power in universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to his office by the Managing Director of REA, Salihijo Ahmad, in Abuja. Echono noted that the importance...
