Mr Osa Igiehon, Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Energies Ltd., has commended the company’s financing partners, advisers and stakeholders for their roles in securing a landmark US$750 million facility. Igiehon gave the commendation in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos following international recognition for the financing transaction. He said the support received from partners…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four notorious female drug dealers in Edo, Imo, Kano, and Gombe states. The Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving a break down, Babafemi said that in Edo, an intense sweep of notorious…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignments of various opioids and illicit substance concealed in building materials in Taraba. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that a major blow was dealt to opioid trafficking…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Rep. James Faleke (APC-Lagos) has urged civil servants to prioritise integrity and due process for speedy development of the country. Faleke gave the charge in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a book launch to mark the 60th birthday and retirement of the Clerk of…
Following banditry attack on Dangulbi village, Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State killing 20 people, there has been mass Exodus in the community for fear of repeated attacks. The gunmen stroke on Sunday, leaving scores of residents displaced as gunmen reportedly stormed the community in large numbers, shooting indiscriminately, looting shops and forcing villagers…
A total of 61 out of the 81 opposition members of the House of Representatives have nominated Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as the Minority Leader designate, following the vacancy created by the defection of former Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers, drawn from various opposition parties, including…
A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after entering a disused well converted into a refuse pit in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, to retrieve a mobile phone. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, Saminu Yusif. Yusif…
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) says the Federal Government’s affirmative procurement has increased participation of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in public sector contracting. The Director-General of the Bureau, Dr Adedokun Adebowale, stated this at the 6th National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON), held at the…
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to restoring Nnewi’s position as the state’s foremost industrial and commercial centre through strategic urban renewal and development projects. Soludo made the pledge during an inspection tour of key public infrastructure and development sites in Nnewi on Wednesday. The governor said the visit was aimed…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants convicted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment , held that the Department of State Services (DSS), the prosecution in the…
