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Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has stressed the need for revenue-generating agencies to comply with the Fiscal Responsibility Act for transparency, fiscal prudence, and accountability in the management of public funds. Mr Victor Muruako, the Acting Chairman of the Commission, said this at a two-day training on the “Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007 for the management and staff of the Nigerian Immigration Service on Wednesday in Keffi. Muruako said that the aim of the capacity building workshop was to enlighten and educate the relevant agencies of the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. “It is also to strengthen their compliance level,…
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has confirmed that a total of 17 people sustained injuries, including a pregnant woman and firefighter at another inferno in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Martins fire outbreak scene at about 9:30 p,m. in Lagos on Wednesday. According to him, a total of 17 people sustained injuries, 15 were treated at the scene and discharged, while the remaining two a pregnant woman and a firefighter had been hospitalized. He said that the pregnant woman injury was a result…
Adeyemi Okediran On Thursday, January 30th, 2020, Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde stated that the South-West security initiative, Operation Amotekun, was shaping up well, and could cope with the spate of insecurity in the South-West region. Amotekun is not supposed to replace the function of Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and the community police that they were setting up as well, they had been raised to complement their effort to make the arena saver, this was confirmed at the C&S Unification 80th Annual General Conference that was held at Ashi, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. The event which theme was tagged “Enlarge…
ABUJA – The Presidency has reacted to call on President Muhammad Buhari to resign by Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, describing it as “foolish”. Senior Presidential Media Aide, Garba Shehu, queried the basis for the call, saying it ” is an opinion of an armchair critic. Shehu’s statement reads: “President Buhari, to resign on what basis? “Just because some characters think that President Buhari should resign, then they expect him to quit. That call does not represent the opinion of the country. This is the opinion of an armchair critic, known for making stray comments. “If a leader like President Buhari needs…
An Abuja High Court has granted former Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Mohammed Adoke bail in the sum of N50m and one surety. The former AGF who is alleged to have received about N300 million over Malabu oil deal OPL 245, is facing 42 counts charges. He is being charged alongside Aliyu Abubakar, Rasky Gbinigie, Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, Agip, a subsidiary of Eni, Shell Nigeria Ultra-deep Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited. According to the ruling on Thursday, the surety must be a Nigerian citizen with landed property within the jurisdiction of the court. The…
The House of Representatives has called for the resignation of all Service Chiefs following the deteriorating security situation in the country. This was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno) at plenary on Wednesday. The House urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Service Chiefs if they fail to resign. Moving the motion earlier, Monguno said that the territorial integrity of Nigeria was being threatened following the resurgence of insurgency in the North East. Mongonu who represents Monguno/Marte/Nganzai Federal Constituency of Borno said that the attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East…
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Osun, Adebayo Mukaila, was killed by suspected armed robbers in Osogbo on Tuesday night. The late Mukaila, who was said to have a make-shift shop beside the NYSC Secretariat in Osogbo, was reportedly killed by the hoodlums after he closed at about 11 pm. He was said to be engaged in cable subscription, money transfer, and sale of recharge cards. It was gathered that the armed robbers, after dispossessing the deceased of his bag containing cash, POS machine, recharge cards and a bunch of keys, shot him on the…
The Senate has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency declare a National Security Emergency to address the escalating challenges of insecurity faced by the country. The call was made moments before the upper chamber adjourned plenary on Wednesday, and after an exhaustive debate on a motion on the urgent need to restructure, review and reorganize Nigeria’s current security architecture. This was even as the upper chamber constituted an Ad-Hoc committee to immediately engage the National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno, and heads of Security Agencies with a view to curbing the rising spate of insecurity in…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has been honored with a Doctorate Degree (Honoraris Causa) in Accounting by the Olabisi Onababjo University, Ago-Iwoye, in Ogun State. In a statement by the Minister’s Communication & Media Adviser, Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi on Wednesday, the decision by the Academic Board of the University to confer her with the honorary degree “is to further cement her commitment to pushing beyond boundaries and further committing herself to the challenging task ahead in repositioning the country’s finance and economy”. The statement said the vice-chancellor of the institution,…
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Tuesday, launched the ‘UBA Bumper Account’, a hybrid account, targeted at transforming the lives of its customers. The new account is in line with the bank’s mission of creating superior value for its stakeholders while encouraging saving cultures among Nigerians. The account, carefully crafted to improve the lives of the UBA customers, will offer account holders an opportunity to win cash prizes of up to N2 million. Speaking during the launch and monthly draw which was held at the UBA Head Office, in Lagos on Tuesday, the Group Head,…