Ekweremadu: Court orders NIMC to supply organ donor’s biodata to AGF
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to supply the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) with the certified true copy (CTC) of biodata information of David Ukpo for onward transmission to the United Kingdom. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following an omnibus application made by Muazu Mohammed, counsel for NIMC, to...
Boris Johnson faces tough action as more British ministers resign
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was clinging to power on Wednesday, with support seeping away from him as some ministers resigned from his cabinet. Johnson's finance and health secretaries quit on Tuesday following the latest scandal to hit the government, triggering the departure of around 15 lower-ranking politicians and the withdrawal of support of once loyal lawmakers. With the tide of...
Buhari reshuffles cabinet, tasks new ministers on productivity
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, assigned portfolios to seven newly appointed ministers, charging them to serve the country diligently, and maintain unalloyed loyalty to the country and office of the President. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari also announced the reassignment of portfolios in his cabinet, saying the new redeployment was aimed...
FG: Over 600 inmates escaped from Kuje prison
The Federal Government has said that about 600 inmates escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja following an attack on the prison by suspected terrorists on Tuesday night. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Mr Shuaibu Belgore, made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen during a visit to the facility on Wednesday morning. Belgore said over...
CBN advises banks, financial institutions on open banking
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised banks and other financial institutions to embrace opportunities represented in open banking to drive financial inclusion in the country. Deputy Governor, Financial Systems Stability Directorate, Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, gave the advice at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Advocacy Dialogue Series six in Lagos on Tuesday. Open banking is the practice...
Air Peace expands flight operations to China, India, Israel
Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has revealed plans to extend flight operations to Guangzhou, China and Mumbai, India, with scheduled flight operations this month. The spokesperson for Air Peace, Mr. Stanley Olisa, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Olisa said that Israel flight operations was also underway. He said these new destinations were further testimony to the airline’s determination to...
Tinubu: Oil thieves steal 20% of Nigeria’s crude production daily
Nigeria is losing about 20 per cent of its crude oil production to oil thieves and pipeline vandals daily. Group Chief Executive Officer, Oando Plc, Mr. Adewale Tinubu, made the disclosure while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nigerian Oil and Gas (NOG) conference and exhibition on Tuesday in Abuja. Tinubu said Nigeria’s oil production had declined recently at...
Peter Obi: I want youth as running mate
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has revealed his choice of running mate for the 2023 general election. Obi, while speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday morning, said he would like to choose a younger person as his running mate. The former governor of Anambra State said he prefers to have younger people who have...
Few things to know about late OPEC Secretary-General Barkindo
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, was in the early hours of Wednesday confirmed dead. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, disclosed the demise of Barkindo via a tweet on his verified Twitter handle. Kyari, who described the death of Barkindo as “a great loss”, disclosed...
2023: Wike declines one-on-one meeting with Atiku
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declined to hold a one-on-one meeting with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over the crisis rocking the party ahead of the 2023 general election. A credible source disclosed that Wike said Atiku should engage his “Strategy Team” for peace talks on the terms proposed to the party, particularly...
