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With N7.2m, You Can Own A House Under FG’s Mass Housing Programme — Fashola
The Federal Government is set to commence sale of houses under the National Mass Housing Programme from N7.2 million naira. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, stated this on Friday during the unveiling of an online portal for the housing scheme in Abuja. “This is the first time we have a platform that every Nigerian has access to....
Accountants’ Day 2021: Our Theme Influenced By Nigeria’s Leadership Questions — Omoniyi
As the country grapples with leadership challenges, the Association National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN says it is committed to leading the campaign towards accountable leadership to restore the confidence of citizens in their leadership at various levels. This was the view of Mr. Wahab Shina Omoniyi, the chairman ANAN FCT1 while addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday at the 2021...
Stop Inducing, Rejecting Posting, DG Warns NYSC Members
As the 2021 Batch ‘C’ stream one orientation course ends today, corps members have been advised to accept their posting in good faith, settle down in their host communities and contribute their quota to national development. The director-general, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim gave this advice yesterday, at FCT Orientation Camp Kubwa, Abuja, while addressing corps...
We Need Part Of Recovered Loots To Finance More Recovery Operations, Says Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday said his ministry was making efforts to ensure that “we are allocated some cost of collection from recovered funds to finance our recovery operations.” Malami spoke when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Justice to defend his ministry’s 2022 budget. He added, “To date,...
EFCC, Prison Officials Fight Dirty Over Custody Of Maina After 8 Years Jail Term
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) clashed on Monday over custody of former pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina after he was handed an eight-year jail sentence. The drama unfolded as Maina was led out of the court at the close of trial by officers of the correctional center, but the EFCC insisted...
Empowering Youths No More Solution To Unemployment But Investing In Them — FG
Federal government, Monday, said that youth empowerment has become old-fashioned, submitting that the best way to solve the problem of unemployment was investing in the youths. The government said that it was taking a detour from empowering the youth to training them to develop requisite skills and knowledge that will better their lots. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare...
Clergy Predicts ‘Challenges’ For AGF Malami, Warns Tinubu Against Presidential Ambition
Prophet and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, with headquarters in Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, has warned that Nigerians should brace up for more economic hardship in 2022. The prophet, who earlier in this year predicted the Ikoyi building collapse told Sunday Tribune that Nigeria’s economy would be more troubled. According to him, “Nigerians will face more hardship in 2022....
Ugwuanyi Visits Accident Victims, Pays Medical Bills
Ugwuanyi Visits Accident Victims, Pays Medical Bills Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State after receiving news of an auto crash on Friday at Nza Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, involving a truck and tricycles (KEKE), has visited the scene of the incident for intervention. Ugwuanyi, who was accompanied by his deputy, Hon. Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, thereafter proceeded to Posh Hospital, New Haven,...
Police Nab Eight Suspects Over Uniabuja Staff Abduction, Uncover Shenegwu Forest Hideout
Following investigations and manhunt for the criminal elements involved in the abduction of staff of the University of Abuja at, Giri, Gwagwalada, in the outskirts of the FCT, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the military, the DSS and other security agencies have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in the act. In a joint operation, in the...
We’re Not Recruiting, Says NNPC
Unsuspecting job seekers in the country have been warned about a fraudulent job portal circulating on social media platforms, with claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is conducting a recruitment exercise. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesman of the NNPC, Garba Muhammad refuted reports claiming that the corporation is recruiting new employees. He explained that the NNPC usually...
