Author: Khadijah Olowode

As part of activities to mark the one year anniversary of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, the NNPC Ltd and its joint venture partners – Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), TotalEnergies, Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) – in collaboration with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), have commissioned the 25.7km Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa State.The project, valued at N24.5billion, traverses mangrove forests with seven bridges and five culverts, and connects 14 communities.Speaking at the commissioning ceremony which held at Nembe on Monday, the Minister of the Niger Delta, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said the…

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has reiterated Federal Government’s resolve to patronize local manufacturers especially in the power sector. The Minister spoke on Monday, 27 May, 2024, when the Chairman of the Ogun State branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Managing Director of Coleman Wires and Cables, Mr George Onafowokan with his management team, visited him in his office. Adelabu also promised that agencies under the Ministry would be encouraged to patronize local manufacturing. He however emphasized the need for certification of products by the major manufacturing companies in order to meet the requisite standards. “…

Data released by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Competitions Unit indicate an average of +2 goals per match after Matchday 33 as a total of 708 goals were recorded in the 330 games so far played by the 20 clubs. The data has Remo Stars Sikiru Alimi as the leading scorer with 14 goals and Rangers International as the team with the best attack with 49 goals. Bendel Insurance are listed as the side with the least conceded goals having let in 25 in 33 games while Gombe United have conceded the most goals at 61. A total of…

Despite recent claims that he had no hand in the confusion surrounding the Emirates, former Kano state governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in a leaked phone conversation, is suspected to be involved in the dissolution of the five Emirates and the subsequent return of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to replace Aminu Ado Bayero. In the leaked phone conversation clip obtained by PRNigeria, a leading fact-check news platform, Kwankwaso receives a call from an associate who discusses the removal of Bayero and his replacement with Sanusi as the Kano Emir. The Kano state House of Assembly had recently repealed the law signed…

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, has given traders and shop owners within the Oshodi Markets up to July 31st 2024 deadline to remove all extensions and attachments built on shops or face sanctions. The General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki gave the ultimatum during an advocacy and sensitization program put together in conjunction with the Oshodi-Isolo Local Council Development Area, LCDA. Oki said the State Government is determined to bring environmental sanity to all nooks and crannies of the Lagos markets by checking the illegal activities of…

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, has been named the ‘Best Banking CEO of the Year in Africa’ at the International Banker 2024 Banking Awards, retaining this title for the second consecutive year. The award, published in the Spring 2024 issue of International Banker Magazine, United Kingdom, coincides with Dr. Onyeagwu’s completion of his five-year tenure as Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer on May 31, 2024. Speaking on receiving the award, Dr. Onyeagwu expressed his gratitude to the publishers of International Banker for the honour. He stated, “It is indeed an honour to…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Lagos State Police Command has announced that two individuals were fatally injured and some others arrested during an attack by motorcycle riders on its Ipaja Division on Monday, 27 May, 2024 Thegazellenews.com earlier reported that panic ensued in a section of Lagos State when more than 100 hoodlums stormed the Ipaja Police Station. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed in a statement that the attack stemmed from the enforcement of the existing ban on motorcycles in the state. He also revealed that over 200 motorcycles were impounded and one locally made firearm retrieved from…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A study carried out by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland has revealed at least 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse. According to the first global estimate of the scale of the problem published on Monday, 27 May, 2024, researchers at the university found out that one in eight of the world’s children have been victims of non-consensual taking, sharing and exposure to sexual images and video in the past 12 months. That amounts to about 302 million young people, said the university’s Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, which carried…

Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, 27 May, 2024, flaunted the “remarkable achievements” of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in the last years, saying the party is proud of his investments in critical sectors of the economy. The party also commended the Governor for his good and peaceful politics, respect and support for traditional and religious institutions, and for helping to stem the tide of political thuggery in the state. “We are proud to say the new mandate given to our party across the lines is being justified, as it is evident in the avalanche of superlative…

Lagos State should have been left out of the legal action instituted by the Federal Government against Governors at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Governments, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Monday, 27 May, 2024. To Sanwo-Olu, it was a legal anomaly for the Federal Government to join Lagos in the Supreme Court matter, decades after the Local Governments in the State had been enjoying full autonomy. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke in support of the suit, however said the Attorney General of the Federation should have identified those that were not in compliance with the law…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) who are on mission in different countries abroad have cried out over the non-payment of their allowances since December last year, Daily Trust reports. The officers lamented their ordeal while speaking anonymously with the news medium. One of the affected officers said the allowances of October and November 2023 were paid in March this year. Outlining the allowances to include housing, health, utility among others, the officer said the situation has caused serious hardships, adding that some of them were already having challenges paying their rents. The officer pointed out…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday, 27 May, 2024 called on governors of the 36 states to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s quest to grant full financial autonomy to the local government areas. Abbas made the call during a national discourse on ‘Nigeria’s Security challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Level’ organised by the House of Representatives with support from the UK International Development and PERL. The Speaker said there was a need for the governors to put the interest of Nigeria first by supporting full autonomy for the local…

Lagos State has taken a major step towards turning tonnes of solid waste generated in the metropolis to usable energy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, 27 May, 2024, formalised a partnership with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium, for the construction of a high efficiency Waste-to-Energy plant on Epe landfill, which will utilise advanced technology to generate clean energy from municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste. The innovative waste management solution is expected to take some 40,000 homes off the national electricity grid, as the technology would enhance energy security and diversification, generating between 60 and 75 megawatts of…

A former Super Eagles player, Henry Nwosu has endorsed the nomination of the Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye for the annual Pitch Awards Sportsmanship category for the year 2023. In a touching testimony, Nwosu who has coached a number of professional league sides including Union Bank of Lagos and Gateway of Abeokuta, described the former National Assembly member as embodying the traits that are needed for leadership in the country. “When I was the Coach of the U-17 team back in 2008, Elegbeleye saw me in Abuja and showed interest in how I was…

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu has expressed concern over the alarming and continuous rise in cases of violations of the rights of children across the country. In a statement to commemorate the 2024 Children’s Day, Ojukwu said the disturbing trend which is captured in the Commission’s monthly dashboard (on report of human right violations across the country) underscore an urgent need for a renewed commitment from all facets of the society to protect and guarantee the fundamental rights of our children. The Executive Secretary said Children represent the most vulnerable population and…

By Gbenga Akingbule. The speed and consistency with which the Borno State government is transforming the education sub – sector by providing free and compulsory education across the state is a clear indication that the state is fast becoming one of the educational advantage states in Nigeria, stakeholders have said . The construction of mega schools and provision of instructional materials as well the school feeding program in different parts of the state has in no small measure help to reduce the number of out of school children. Worried the by the uneviable position as having the highest number of…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) – National Centre for the Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism Centre, Nigeria, have commenced the country resilience and human security assessment programme in Nigeria. Other partners in the project include the Fund for Peace, the European Union, the German Government, amongst others. Speaking during a technical workshop in Abuja, the Director-General, OSPRE, Chris Ngwodo, disclosed that the meeting was an inception dialogue, the inaugural workshop for the commencement of the country resilience and human security assessment for Nigeria. Ngwodo also revealed…

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has charged staff of the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology on the critical role of behavioural change in combatting corruption in the workplace. The ICPC Chairman, who was represented at the event by an Assistant Director with the ICPC, Dr. Anike Adeshina, gave the charge at the Annual Staff Sensitization Workshop organized by the Ministry on the imperatives of behavioural change approach in the workplace. He further stated that the Commission was mindful of the gains inherent in the continuous…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has partnered the Youth Opportunity Forum 2024 to drive the National Ethics and Integrity Policy (NEIP) with the objective of reshaping the mindset of Nigerian youth through the promotion of the Policy’s core values, that are Human Dignity, Voice and Participation, Patriotism, Personal Responsibility, Integrity, National Unity and Professionalism. The Civil Society Organisation, Inspire for Impact Initiative, which organised the Youth Summit recently at the Convocation Arena of Bayero University Kano with the aim of deepening youth’s mass mobilisation for transformative change, attracted the participation from 19 Northern States and…

The entire management and staff of the ICPC are deeply saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Ibrahim Lamorde, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Deputy Inspector General of Police (rtd). The late DIG Lamorde was a beacon of dedication and inspiration to many in the fight against corruption. During his lifetime, he made significant contributions to our nation, tirelessly working to uphold justice and ensure accountability. His doggedness and commitment to transparency and the rule of law inspired and will continue to inspire the younger generation and many practitioners in the anti-corruption sector. …