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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced one 30-year-old Abdulateef Bashir to four years’ imprisonment for trafficking in 1.38kg of cocaine. Justice Maureen Onyetenu sentenced Bashir after he changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had charged Bashir on three counts of conspiracy, unlawful export of restricted narcotic and trafficking in drugs. Onyetenu found Bashir guilty as charged, and sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment on count one, three years’ imprisonment on count two, and two years’ imprisonment on count three. She ordered that the terms of imprisonment should run…
Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning said the Federal Government has pegged oil production at 2.18 Million Barrels Per Day (MBPD) in the 2020 budget. Ahmed made this known at the Highlights and Breakdown of the assented 2020 budget in Abuja on Thursday. She explained that though the projection was lower than the oil production volume of 2.3 MBPD in 2019, it was more realistic. She said actual daily crude oil production and exports had been below budget projections since 2013 in spite of installed capacity of up to 2.5 MBPD for a number of…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos West), has hailed the final electoral victories of Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun at the Supreme Court. He described their victories as fulfilment of God’s will and wishes of the people of the respective states. A statement by his Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro in Abuja on Thursday said that Adeola hailed the apex court verdicts in a congratulatory message to the two APC South -West governors. Adeola said that contenders for political offices should learn to accept the wishes of the people…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has said that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) now manufactures missile heat shields, hydraulic accumulator diaphragm and maintains its aircraft locally. Abubakar stated this on Wednesday in Jos during a public lecture at the University of Jos, entitled: ‘The Role of Nigerian Air Force in Contemporary Security Challenges’. The CAS said that prior to his administration, the NAF relied on its foreign partners for almost everything. He said that the breakthroughs were made possible through continuous and painstaking research and development. “The service has undertaken various initiatives singly and in…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd says it will sustain continued support for small businesses to ensure economic growth and development. Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, said this at Street Souk – the urban street fashion fair for millennials held in Lagos. Ani-Mumuney said that the bank would continue to empower the society including support for small businesses and promoting the growth of the entertainment industry. She said that Street Souk was a platform designed to encourage the young ones to channel their talents creatively and productively in such genres as music, arts, and fashion. “It’s a…
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday called for stronger partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria in order to take advantage of opportunities that would be mutually beneficial to them. Alhaji Ibrahim Mammaga, the Editor-in-Chief/Acting Managing Director of NAN made the call in Abuja during a courtesy visit to Amb. Zhou Pingjian, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria. Mammaga, who led a team of management staff from the agency, said that strengthening the relationship with NAN, a Federal Government multimedia organization would go a long way toward strengthening the existing bilateral relations between Nigeria…
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday said that the board would no longer give the usual N100 million to its state offices. Oloyede made the disclosure at the opening of a two-day meeting with Computer Based Test (CBT) centres, Technical Advisors, Service Providers such as MTN, Airtel, Galaxy Backbone and other stakeholders. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was held at Kongo Conference Hotel, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Oloyede said: “You may recollect that since 2016, we do give at least N100m to state offices for one thing or the…
The new leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has been charged to unite all arms of youth organizations with the view to achieving its objectives. Miyetti Allah Wallidira, Fulani Initiative for Peace and Orientation, and Global Peace Initiative amongst others made the call in separate remarks when they paid a courtesy visit on newly inaugurated leadership of NYCN led by Mr Solomon Adodo. Alhaji Yusuf Musa Ardo, National Chairman, Miyetti Allah Wallidira, Fulani Initiative for Peace and Orientation said the call was necessary to galvanize support for the new leadership and to help it reclaim the lost…
The Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC) has called for better management of Nigeria’s oil and gas resources with a view to repositioning the country as one of the fastest-growing economy in the world. Tengi George-Ikoli, Programme Coordinator, NNRC, made the call at the presentation of soft media launch of NNRC’s 2019 benchmark exercise report in Abuja. The media launch explored Nigeria’s performance against 12 pre-conditions to effective resource management proposed by the NNRC to determine how far or close Nigeria might be in achieving its objectives. The report is the fourth in the series of benchmarking exercise reports produced by…
ABUJA – Determined to kick-start the process of becoming landlords as the year 2019 comes to an end, more subscribers are besieging the offices of T.Pumpy Estates. T.Pumpy Concept, owners of T.Pumpy Estates spread across the nation’s capital, Abuja, have offices in the City Centre and at FHA Estate, along airport road. Records from the offices No 12, Moronvia street, off Aminu Kano crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja and FHA Lugbe, show that more people are determined to buy land this year to start building in 2020. The Abuja For All Land Promo comes in three different categories viz. Platinum, Gold,…