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Saturday, 20 May 2023 04:25

Gov accused of N70bn fraud says EFCC chairman demanded $2m bribe from him

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2 million bribe from him. He made the allegation amid the growing rift between the governor and the anti-graft agency. In a statement on Wednesday, Matawalle called for Bawa’s resignation, saying he had questions to answer on corruption. But the EFCC Chairman responded that he had nothing to hide and asked Matawalle to petition appropriate authorities if he had any evidence against him. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Matawalle insisted that Bawa could not be trusted. “It…

Saturday, 20 May 2023 04:23

Kessington Adebutu mourns Subomi Balogun, commiserates with Awujale

In a public statement personally signed by Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu, the business magnate commiserates with the paramount ruler and Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Matriarch and the entire members of Olasubomi Balogun family, on the transition of Michael Olasubomi Balogun, the Otunba Tunwase of Ijebuland and patriarch of the Olasubomi Balogun family-which inevitable event occurred on Friday, 19th May, 2023. According to the renowned philanthropist, Adebutu, “this is one death too many for the banking industry, the legal profession, Ijebu traditional establishment, the Christian community, and indeed Nigeria”. “We have lost a quintessential trailblazer, an epitome of…

Friday, 19 May 2023 05:07

FG, states, LGs get less for April as FAAC revenues fall by N58.7bn

Federation Account Allocation Committee says it shared N655.93bn among the three tiers of government in April 2023. The figure represents a decrease of N58.7bn compared to the N714.63bn shared in March 2023. FAAC disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of its latest meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The allocation shared for April is consistent with the pattern of declines throughout this year. The total amount includes gross statutory revenue, Value Added Tax, Augmentations from Forex and Non-oil Mineral Revenue, and electronic money transfer levies. The Federal Government received N248.81bn, the states received N218.31bn, and the local government…

Friday, 19 May 2023 05:04

NPC says N200bn spent preparing for 2023 census before postponement

National Population Commission (NPC) says it has spent about N200 billion for the preparation of the 2023 population and housing census. Speaking at a breakfast meeting on Thursday, Nasir Kwarra, executive chairman of the commission, said the money spent was part of the N800 billion expected from the federal government as the total budget for the conduct of the population census. Kwarra said the money included the cost of more than five years of preparing for the exercise. He said the cost of conducting a digital census was high as the commission would be procuring equipment and data needed for…

Friday, 19 May 2023 05:03

Buhari appoints new chairman for FERMA

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the board of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday, said Buhari also approved the appointment of James Akintola as the board chairman of FERMA to succeed Tunde Lemo. Adesina said Lemo had earlier voluntarily stepped down from the position. “Other members of the old board have their terms renewed,” the statement reads. “Lemo conveys his appreciation to President Buhari for the opportunity given him to serve the country.” The new FERMA chairman had occupied a corresponding position in many states before his new…

Thursday, 18 May 2023 04:18

FEC approves renaming of aviation ministry, concessioning of Abuja, Kano airports

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the concessioning of the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja, and the Mallam Aminu Kano international airport in Kano. The council gave the approval on Wednesday at a meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking to journalists at the end of the meeting, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said the Abuja airport will be concessioned for 20 years while the international airport in Kano will be concessioned for 30 years. Sirika also said the council approved the ministry’s change of name. According to the minister, the name was changed from the ‘federal ministry…

Wednesday, 17 May 2023 04:40

BBC did an investigation on ‘altered results of 2023 presidential poll’ and found something new: fake INEC Returning Officer

A BBC investigation has found evidence suggesting some results from Nigeria's presidential election may have been manipulated. The winner Bola Tinubu is due to be inaugurated on 29 May but the opposition is challenging this. The BBC has uncovered significant anomalies in Rivers state, a key battleground, although not sufficient to change the overall national outcome of the election, which took place in February. There are also questions over the identity of an election official who read out some of the unexplained results. How votes are counted in Nigeria On 25 February, Nigerians cast their votes at thousands of polling…

Wednesday, 17 May 2023 04:39

Profiles of the 5 justices of Presidential Election Petition Court who’ll decide actual winner

About 24 million voters gathered in February at over 176,000 voting points across the country to choose Nigeria’s next president, but only five persons will cast crucial votes at the first of two court stages in a conference room in Abuja in September. The fate of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will continue to hang in the balance months after he would have been inaugurated as Nigeria’s president on 29 May. His stay in office will still be steeped in uncertainties until the handful of judges that will hear the cases challenging his victory hand…

Wednesday, 17 May 2023 04:38

Senate sends Independent Candidacy Bill to Buhari for assent

Senate, on Tuesday, directed Clerk of the National Assembly to transmit to President Muhammadu Buhari a bill seeking to provide for independent candidacy in elections from local government to the national level. The bill proposes that for any Nigerian national to contest presidential election as independent candidate, he or she must obtain the verified signatures of at least 20 per cent of registered voters from each of the 36 states of the federation, “provided that a registered voter shall not sign for more than one independent candidate in respect of the same office.” For governorship election, the independent candidate must…

Tuesday, 16 May 2023 04:23

Inflation rises still as food prices push up CPI to 22.22 percent - NBS

The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, rose to 22.22 percent in April 2023, up from 22.04 percent in the previous month. The inflation rate data is contained in the latest CPI report released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The April increase comes across as the fourth consecutive surge in the country’s inflation figure since the year began. “Looking at the movement, the April 2023 inflation rate showed an increase of 0.18% points when compared to March 2023 headline inflation rate,” the report reads. “Similarly, on…

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Tuesday, 16 May 2023 04:22

CBN pushes financial inclusion with launch of SabiMoniI

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched its Financial Literacy e-Learning Platform, called “SabiMoni” in its efforts to upscale Financial Inclusion in the country. According to the CBN Governor, Godwing Emefiele, who launched the platform in Abuja on Monday, the apex bank was determined to achieve the 95 percent Financial Inclusion target next year. He said that the “SabiMoni” would significantly impact the drive as more members of the Nigerian public key into the platform. Emefiele promised that the CBN would urgently resolve the squabble between Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and telecommunication companies over the sharing of Unstructured Supplementary Service…

Tuesday, 16 May 2023 04:18

Resident doctors declare five-day warning strike over pay increase, arrears

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day warning strike following failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands. This was made known after an extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held virtually on Monday. According to the doctors, the strike will begin on Wednesday, May 17, and end on Monday, May 22. On April 29, NARD issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to implement the agreements or face industrial action. The ultimatum, however, ended on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The doctors are demanding an immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the…

Tuesday, 16 May 2023 04:17

US says religious freedom violations more severe in Nigeria in 2022

The United States of America has accused Nigeria of severe violations of religious freedom. This was contained in the Annual Report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom published in April 2023 and obtained by our correspondent on Monday. The commission stated that criminal activity and violent armed group incidents impacting religious freedom worsened. The commission cited instances, such as “A Shari’a court sentencing Sheikh Kabara to death for blasphemy. Judicial authorities sentenced humanist leader Mubarak Bala to 24 years in prison for blasphemy and other charges,” among others. According to USA, “in 2022, religious freedom conditions in Nigeria…

Tuesday, 16 May 2023 04:16

20 killed in tribal clashes over chieftaincy issues in Taraba

No fewer than twenty persons have been reported killed following a clash between two ethnic groups over kingship in Taraba State. This development comes on the heels of a coronation held for the traditional ruler of Wurkun Chiefdom. Sources reveal that the ceremony which was put together by Governor Darius Ishaku, turned out to be a decision that was not welcomed by other tribes. Houses, vehicles and farmlands were not spared in the carnage that ensued. Prior to the clashes, Governor Ishaku had said that the essence of creating the chiefdom was to bring government closer to the people, and…

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