archiveSeptember 8, 2021

  Following last week’s submission of the forensic audit report on the Niger Delta Development Commission-NDDC, a civil society organization, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has invoked the Freedom of Information Act on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, asking...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, insisted on going on with his move to stop the Federal Government from collecting Value Added Tax from the oil-rich South-South state. Wike, who said he does not care if heaven falls, insisted that Rivers money is not meant for “Abuja people” but...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi as Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Her appointment, according to a release issued Wednesday by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, was sequel to the recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has lambasted the Miyetti Allah Kataul Hore over plans to move against the anti-open grazing law in the state and other southern states. Akeredolu who is the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum and the Coordinator of the Southern Governors’ Forum disclosed that...

The Zonal Secretary of Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in the South West, Meikudi Usman has said that it would be more expensive to breed cattle in one place while urging the Lagos State government to amend the proposed bill on anti-open grazing. Usman stated that the best way...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 196,487 on Tuesday with 597 new infections. The NCDC stated this via its verified website on Wednesday morning. It said this was the nation’s total infections since the index case in 2020, attributing the surge of...