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The police on Wednesday arraigned a driver, Yakubu Zakari, in an Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT, for alleged hit-and-run. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Chinedu Ogada, told the court that on Oct. 15, Zakari, who lives in Dutsen Alhaji , a suburb of the FCT, dangerously drove a Toyota Hilux with registration number RBC 939 XA, property of Julius Berger PLC with fleet number B4666 on the Madalla-Zuba expressway. He said that the defendant knocked down a pedestrian, Ms Anyanwu Juliana, who died as the result of the accident. The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 27 and…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo had, on Oct. 30, also presided over FEC meeting as President Muhammadu Buhari had been out of the country. Buhari is, at present, in London on a private visit. The President’s trip to London came after his trip to Saudi Arabia where he attended the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) organized by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and also performed the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage). Buhari, billed to spend two weeks in London, is expected to return to…
Governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha says the state Government applied to join the Open Government Partnership as one of the ways of entrenching transparency in public service. Governor Ihedioha who gave the explanation while receiving a delegation of the British High Commission to Nigeria, Tuesday, listed other governance reforms initiatives introduced by his administration to mainstream accountability in governance. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Engr. Gerald Irona, the Governor described Imo as an investment-friendly state, reiterating the commitment of his administration to partner international organizations in ensuring good governance in the state. “In Imo State, we are highly…
Nigeria’s Border Community Development Agency, BCDA, says it targets 40% improvement in rural human capacity building in a five-year roadmap it has developed for the country. The abridged framework of the roadmap, which was presented to the board of the agency at a meeting on Monday, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, plans a series of micro-projects in a five-year medium-term development plan. The roadmap also plans to modernize about 3,000 communities around 21 states and 105 local governments in the country; to lift up to 30 million Nigerians living in border communities out of poverty line; and to improve…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service Tunde Fowler on Tuesday revealed that Nigeria would earn at least 80 per cent of her revenues from the non-oil sector of the economy in the next three years. Fowler who spoke at the Nigeria-Canada Investment Summit in Abuja noted that the non-oil sector contribution to the Nigerian economy has risen to 60 per cent by November 2019 from 54 per cent in December 2018. He also noted that the continuous drop in the oil prices is a sign thatattention should be focused on the non-oil sector of the…
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has saved over $3billion from arbitration’s, the Corporation’s Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, has disclosed. Mallam Kyari dropped the hint Tuesday in Abuja when he engaged staff of the corporation in a Town Hall meeting that also involved the participation of the corporation’s outstation-staff. The NNPC GMD gave kudos to the Management of the corporation’s Legal Division for the save, saying its due diligence accounted for the feat. Speaking further at the Town Hall engagement, Mallam Kyari urged the corporation’s workforce to redouble their efforts to ensure that the nation reaps bountifully from its…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of chairmen of the State Transport Corporation, Waste Management board and a number of Special Assistants. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, confirmed on Tuesday that Governor Makinde has approved the appointment of Mr. Dare Adeleke as Chairman of the State’s Transport Corporation, while Prince Seun Adelore has been named the Chairman Oyo State Waste Management Board(OYSWMB). The statement also named Mr. Siju Lawal as the representative of the state on the Board of Oyo North Road Management Agency (OYSROMA), while Mr. Mathew Kayode Akano will…
KADUNA – The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the election of spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye. The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Senator Biodun Olujimi and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Dayo Adeyeye of the All Progressive Congress as winner of the February 23 , 2019 National Assembly election , but Mrs Olujimi challenged the result at the tribunal on the grounds that she scored the highest number of…
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has pledged federal government’s support to the save-the-children initiative. Agba said, when he received a delegation from the international Non-Governmental Organization, “Save the Children” led by the Country Director, Deirde Keogh, that every child deserved a better future. The “Save the Children” delegation was at the Ministry of Budget and National Planning on a courtesy visit. The Minister commended the organization for the good work it had done over the years in the country, particularly in the North East. He assured the organization of the ministry’s unwavering support in the…
The Academy (Oscar) has disqualified Nigeria’s “Lionheart” directed by Genevieve Nnaji from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature Film category, dropping the number of films competing for the award to 92 from what had been a record 93 entries. The film, Nigeria’s first-ever submission in the Best International Feature Film category, is largely in English, which makes it ineligible to compete.