Plateau Speaker impeached at 6a.m. by 8 of 24 members
In a dramatic move, eight of the 24 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly have impeached Speaker Abok Ayuba. The unusual sitting on Thursday morning, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Saleh Yipmong, elected Yakubu Sanda (APC-Pengana) as the new speaker. The eight members gained access to the House as early as 6a.m. to execute their plan. They operated under...
NAFDAC begins surveillance of drug hawkers in Kaduna State
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says preparations have been concluded to start massive surveillance on drug hawkers in Kaduna State. Kaduna State Coordinator of the agency, Mr. Nasiru Mato, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna. Mato said that drug hawking was of major concern to...
Bauchi Assembly wants govt to establish more dialysis centres
The Bauchi State House of Assembly has urged the state government to establish more dialysis centres that will attend to patients at subsidised rates. Mr. Yusuf Bako, member representing Pali constituency in Alkaleri Local Government Area, made the call at a plenary on Tuesday in Bauchi. He called on the state government to establish two additional dialysis centres in the Northern and...
NCDs fast outpacing communicable 7777 diseases – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, said that Non-communicable Diseases are fast outpacing communicable 7777 diseases in Nigeria. Alemu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2021 International Cancer week commemoration, with the theme “Cancer care for all: through strategic advocacy and investment”. “Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are fast outpacing communicable 7777 diseases. “Current data estimates that...
Fayemi flags off IPP project to address shortage of power supply in Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday flagged off the construction of 5MW Independent Power Project (IPP) to address shortage of energy supply to government institutions and the private sector in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Fayemi also flagged off other projects including the construction of 19 kilometre Ado-Iworoko-Ifaki dual carriage road, bus terminal and remodelling of Ado Central Business...
Bank to NGX: Hassan-Odukale is FBN Holdings’ largest single shareholder
The Chairman of FBN Holdings (FBNH), Mr. Tunde Hassan-Odukale, has been confirmed as the largest single shareholder of the company. The confirmation was stated in a letter published on the website of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX) on Wednesday. The letter signed by FBNH’s Company Secretary, Mr. Seye Kosoko, said Hassan-Odukale was the single-largest shareholder and not Mr. Femi Otedola. This new...
Police officers detained for extorting N60,000 from traveller using POS
The Police Command in Imo State has confirmed the arrest of some of its personnel for allegedly extorting N60,000 from a traveller, Mr. Victor Agunwah. Although the command did not disclose the identity of the officers involved, it said in a statement issued in Owerri on Wednesday that the erring officers would face orderly room trial. Agunwah had lodged a complaint...
Court freezes Benue govt’s bank accounts over N333m loan
Following its inability to pay back N333 million loan borrowed in 2008, a Federal High Court in Abuja has made an interim order, freezing all bank accounts of Benue State Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order following an ex-parte motion brought by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), also directed that the bank accounts of HPPS Multilink...
eNaira: CBN raises the alarm over fraudsters’ 50bn offer, fake twitter handle
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the alarm over the activities of fraudsters following the launch of the digital currency, eNaira. The apex bank, in a statement issued on Wednesday by Osita Nwanisobi, Director of Corporate Communications, stated that the impostors have opened fake social media accounts with the intent of defrauding Nigerians. Already, CBN stated that the fraudsters...
NNPC to fund Lagos-Badagry Expressway, 20 other road projects with N621.2bn
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) the approval to deploy some of its tax liabilities to Lagos-Badagry Expressway and 20 other road projects across the six-geo-political zones. Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at...
