archiveAugust 2021

The Special Investigation Panel (SIP), investigating the alleged indictment of Mr Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) has submitted its report to the Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mr Usman Baba. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa on Thursday, August 26, 2021 tasked social media influencers and entertainers to use their platforms and crafts in promoting the fight against economic crimes. Speaking during an engagement at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the EFCC boss said...

 To curb the spread of misinformation, journalists should self-regulate their use of social media, rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana said in Lagos on Thursday.Such self-regulation, he said, would also stave off a likely shutdown of the social media by government. Delivering the keynote address at a workshop on “Fake News,...

Benue State governor Samuel Ortom has hit back at the presidency, saying the response to the issues he raised shows that President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides are “under influence of negative substances.” Reacting to Ortom’s criticisms of Buhari-led regime on ChannelsTV, Mr Garba Shehu in a statement on Wednesday accused...

The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today Thursday, August 26, 2021 secured the conviction of three cyber criminals before Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting Port Harcourt, Rivers State, bringing to 33 the number of internet fraud convictions recorded by...

Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says 10 persons have died from COVID-19 related complications in the state between Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. Abayomi disclosed this in his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi on Thursday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for both days. He said that the...

President Muhammadu Buhari who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, has announced a Profit after Tax of N287 billion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2020. The president made the declaration in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Thursday in...

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government will develop more hubs for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Sanwo-Olu made this known on Thursday in Ikeja, during the 7th Lagos Corporate Assembly, tagged: ”Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (BOS) Meets Business”, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Industry and...

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says she inherited N3.2 billion as debt  on assumption of office in 2017. Adeyeye disclosed this before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, during an interactive session on the 2022 to 2024 Medium-Term  Expenditure Framework...

  as Kyari assures gas supply will revamp industries Nigeria’s domestic gas penetration aspirations have received a major boost as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kaduna State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for utilisation and expansion of gas supply in the state. Speaking at...