archiveJune 2019

The sum of £211,000,000 that belonged to a former Nigeria Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has been seized from a Jersey bank account, the UK Metro reports. Abacha laundered money through the US into the Channel Islands. The money was put in accounts held in Jersey by Doraville Properties...

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged President of the 74th UN General Assembly. NAN reports that Muhammad-Bande, the sole candidate for the position, was elected through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday. He is the second...

  President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN),  Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has said that the present two per cent economic development being pursued by the Federal Government would not engender an economic growth the country so desired. Ohuabunwa made the comment in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...

  The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has defended the President’s recent trip to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, saying there are plans for Nigeria to launch the organisation’s film festival. Shehu, in a statement on Monday, also stated that Buhari, leading...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Tuesday. NiMet in its Weather Outlook on Monday predicted widespread morning thunderstorms over the central states such as Bauchi, Jos, Makurdi and Lafia with day and...

  Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has congratulated Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. Saraki’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Yusuph Olaniyonu, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. He said the successful observance of the fast...

▪To unfold 5-year roadmap Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Mr Godwin Emefiele on Monday commenced his second five-year tenure following his confirmation by the Senate on May 16. He assumed duties after subscribing to the relevant oath of office administered by the bank’s secretary and director, Corporate Secretariat Department,...

  The presidency, Monday evening, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has not approved State and Local Government Police. His spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement said Buhari only received a report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). It said the President requested that the report be studied...

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has arrested some supervisors and candidates who tried to undermine the integrity of its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council’s Head, National Office (HNO), Mr Olu Adenipekun, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency...

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi on Monday, advocated increased use of bicycle, describing it as a means of fostering sustainable development and healthy living. Oyeyemi made the call at an event to mark the 2nd Edition of United Nations World Bicycle Day organised by FRSC...