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Saturday, 13 October 2018 05:14

Pipeline fire kills 16 people in Abia - NNPC

Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out on Friday on an oil pipeline in the southeast of Nigeria, a spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation told Reuters. The state oil company said the fire occurred along the Osisioma axis near the Aba depot and emergency services had now been deployed to the scene. It added that production would be affected as they had to stop pumping oil on the line, although “not adversely” as they also transport crude by road. “The incident might have been caused by suspected oil thieves who had hacked into the line to…

Saturday, 13 October 2018 05:12

Aircraft catches fire in Lagos

A turboprop aircraft belonging to Overland Airways was on Friday severely damaged by fire while parked at the airline’s hanger at General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The ATR aircraft, with registration number: 5N-BPE, was being powered by the Ground Power Unit (GPU) when the incident occurred. However, there were no casualties as the fire was quickly contained by fire fighters from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said that the regulatory authority had been notified of the incident and was awaiting the airline’s report.…

Saturday, 13 October 2018 05:11

Religious leaders call for immediate release of Leah Sharibu

Eight months after her abduction, religious leaders in Nigeria have reiterated calls for the release of Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, without further delay. Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Northern Nigeria, Mr Yakubu Pam, and Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters, Mr Mohmamed Khalid, made the appeal at a press conference on the sidelines of the interfaith conference in Abuja on Friday. Miss Sharibu was kidnapped alongside her schoolmates in February but was left behind after the federal government negotiated the release of the abducted schoolgirls a month later. Following the negotiation, all the abducted girls were released, except…

Friday, 12 October 2018 05:04

Senate confirms 22 NPC commissioners, rejects one

Senate has confirmed 23 commissioners for National Population Commission (NPC). The commissioners confirmed on Thursday by the lawmakers are Nwanne Nwabusi (Abia), Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra), Isa Buratai (Borno), Charles Ogwa (Cross River), Richard Odibo (Delta), Darlington Onuabuchi (Ebonyi), Olusegun Aiyejina (Edo), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu), Abubakar Danburam (Gombe), Uba Nnabue (Imo), and Suleiman Lawal (Kano). Others are Jimoh Isah (Kogi), Sa’adu Alanamu (Kwara), Nasir Kwarra (Nasarawa), Aliyu Datti (Niger), Seyi Olusanya (Ogun), Olanadiran Iyantan (Ondo), Mudasiru Hussain (Osun), Cecillia Dapoet (Plateau), Ipalibo Harry (Rivers) and Sale Saany (Taraba). The lawmakers however, withheld the confirmation of Abdulmalik Durnguwa (Kaduna).…

Friday, 12 October 2018 05:01

Sultan inaugurates foundation to promote peace

Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has inaugurated the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence as well as strengthen maternal and child health services in Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration Wednesday, the Sultan said the foundation was a private, non-profit and non-governmental organisation concerned with peace and development. Highlighting activities of the foundation, coordinator, Mr Aminu Inuwa, said the foundation was collaborating with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to eradicate polio and tackle maternal health services in Northern Nigeria. He said: “The foundation offers humanitarian assistance to…

Friday, 12 October 2018 05:00

Oyo celebrates twins festival Saturday

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government will on Saturday October 13, 2018 celebrate the first edition of twins festival in Igboora area of the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, who made the disclosure in a statement, said Igboora town is widely acclaimed to produce the highest number of twins in the world, saying that the state’s maiden twins festival is conceptualised as an assemblage of twins across the state in celebrating the unique attribute of the town. According to him, this programme is laying the foundation for the highest assemblage of twins in…

Thursday, 11 October 2018 04:35

Buhari signs Executive Order to collect taxes on foreign assets of Nigerians

Federal government is stepping up regulations on money laundering and tax evasion by releasing a new Executive Order tagged ‘Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularisation Scheme (VOARS).’ The new Executive Order (008) takes effect from October 8, the day it was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a spokesperson of Mr. Buhari, Mr Garba Shehu, by the new order, Nigerian taxpayers who hold offshore assets and income are expected to, within a period of 12 months, declare voluntarily those assets and pay taxes on them. “When they do this, they should expect to derive certain specified benefits,” Shehu said in a…

Thursday, 11 October 2018 04:34

Senate committee approves Buhari’s N242bn for 2019 elections

Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for virement of N242 billion under 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct 2019 general elections. Chairman of the committee, Mr Danjuma Goje, who stated this at the committee’s meeting on Wednesday, said the decision would be laid before the full house for consideration at plenary on Thursday. Goje said the decision to approve the president’s request was informed by the urgent need for funds by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin preparations for the polls. Earlier at plenary, Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki, had read out the president’s request, which…

Thursday, 11 October 2018 04:30

Senate confirms Buhari’s nominees into CBN, AMCON

Senate has confirmed Mr Folashodun Shonubi as Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Mr Muiz Banire as chairman governing board of Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). The confirmation, yesterday, followed the adoption of two separate reports of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions headed by Mr Rafiu Ibrahim (PDP, Kwara). Senate said the two confirmations were in line with Section 8 (1) (2) of CBN Act and Section 10 (1) of AMCON Act, 2010.‎ ‎President Muhammadu Buhari had ‎in July nominated both Shonubi and Banire for confirmation. Banire’s confirmation came despite opposition from…

Thursday, 11 October 2018 04:28

Hurricane Michael: Record-breaking 'hell' storm mauls US

The most powerful hurricane ever to hit north-west Florida has flooded beach towns, submerging homes and snapping trees like twigs. Hurricane Michael - a category three storm with 125mph (200km/h) winds - made landfall on Wednesday afternoon in the state's Panhandle region. One person was killed by a falling tree, Florida officials say.Michael is so powerful that it remained a hurricane as it moved overland to bear down on Alabama and Georgia. Its rapid intensification caught many by surprise. Unusually warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico turbo-charged the storm from a tropical depression on Sunday. It was a category…

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Wednesday, 10 October 2018 04:44

Buhari writes Saraki, declines assent to 15 bills

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to Senate President Bukola Saraki to express his decision to decline assent to 15 bills. Following the president’s letter, Senate on Tuesday resolved to set up a Technical Committee to review the bills rejected by Mr Buhari. Senate Leader, Mr Ahmed Lawan (APC, Yobe) moved that the committee be established after Saraki read out letters from Buhari, withholding assent to the 15 bills passed by National Assembly. His decision to withhold assent to these bills was communicated to the Senate via several letters. Although Buhari communicated his decision to the parliament while the National Assembly…

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 04:43

Buhari seeks NASS approval for another $2.78bn loan

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested a National Assembly resolution to raise $2.78 billion from the International Capital Market for part-funding of 2018 budget. Mr Buhari’s request came in a letter dated July 23, and read by President of Senate, Mr Bukola Saraki, at plenary on Tuesday. The president said the amount, approved in the 2018 Appropriation Act, would be used to finance deficits and key infrastructure projects in 2018 budget. The loan, according to him, will be raised from Eurobonds and other securities in the international capital market. In the same letter, Buhari also sought legislative nod for an external…

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 04:41

Nigeria’s economy performing poorly – IMF

Growth prospects in Africa are being held down by poor economic development in Nigeria, South Africa and Angola, the International Monetary Fund has said. The Breton Woods institution, which said this at the Annual General Meetings of IMF/World Bank currently going in Bali, Indonesia, also revised downwards growth prospects for Nigeria in 2018 from 2.1 per cent to 1.9 per cent. Speaking to journalists in Bali, Deputy Director, Research, IMF, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, said the largest economies on the continent were holding down economic development in Africa as a result of poor growth rate. He stated, “Nigeria’s growth, 1.9 per…

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 04:39

Nigeria again ranked highest on inequality index

For the second time, Nigeria has been ranked the country with the highest inequality among its citizens by OXFAM. OXFAM, a global civil society body that fights against injustice, and its partners indicate that Nigeria’s social spending (on health, education and social protection) is shamefully low, which is reflected in very poor social outcomes for its citizens. “One in 10 children in Nigeria does not reach their fifth birthday, and more than 10 million children do not go to school. Sixty percent of these are girls,” the report said. The index, released yesterday at the Annual International Monetary Fund and…

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