COVID-19: FG vows to prosecute workers with fake vaccination certificate
The Federal Government has vowed to prosecute any civil servant with forged COVID-19 vaccination certificate. All civil servants on grade level 12 downward already vaccinated against COVID-19 have been directed to resume in their duty posts from Wednesday December 1st. Those without proof of vaccination have been mandated to provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test done within the last 72 hours. Executive...
Encroachers beg for mercy as FHA demolishes houses in FESTAC
Residents and property owners on 9th Avenue, FESTAC Town, besieged the office of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) in Lagos on Monday to beg for mercy following the commencement of demolition of illegal structures. The residents numbering about 50 gathered in front of the FHA office on 202 Road, FESTAC Town. The FHA had issued several stop-work orders and demolition notices...
Police rescue soldier, 15 travellers abducted by insurgents
A team of policemen patrolling Maiduguri-Damaturu road has prevented the abduction of a soldier and 15 travellers by insurgents. The soldier, a Lance Corporal, is attached to 4 Battalion, Marte. Borno Police Command spokesman, ASP Sani Kamilu, said the incident occurred around Yanakiri and Kondori villages when insurgents in about 20 gun trucks ambushed the motorists. “They were intercepted and being abducted to...
166 civil servants get N115m car loan in Ekiti
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has approved the disbursement of N115 million as car loan to 166 workers in the state’s service. Mr. Akin Oyebode, the State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, disclosed this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti. According to him, the sums ranging from N80,000 to N1.5 million will be disbursed to the beneficiaries of the loan...
FirstBank explores opportunities in non-oil export
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has announced plans to explore opportunities in the non-oil export solutions to enhance the country’s economic diversification drive. The bank’s Group Head, Marketing/Corporate Communications, Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney, said the bank had concluded plans to hold its non-oil export webinar series to deliberate on opportunities that would enhance the country’s economic diversification drive from oil as...
CVR: INEC records 4.4m fresh registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded 4,420,391 fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as of Monday, November 29. INEC disclosed this in a Weekly update on CVR for 2nd Quarter Week Eight in Abuja. It said that as of Monday, November 29 at 7a.m. 1,971,617 persons comprised 996,902 males and 974,715 females had completed online and...
NSCDC arrests father, grandfather for allegedly raping 13-year-old daughter
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested two persons – a father and a grandfather – for allegedly raping their 13-year-old daughter/granddaughter. The command’s spokesperson, Mr. Adigun Daniel, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Osogbo, said that the suspects were arrested on Friday, upon the confession of the girl. “The corps received a tip-off from...
2023: Direct primaries’ll end shortcut to power – Abe
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has advocated the need for Nigerians to support the passage of the Electoral Act by members of the National Assembly. The former lawmaker insisted that the anticipated signing of the Electoral Act by President Muhammadu Buhari will end all shortcuts to power and indeed return power to the people. Abe made the call during a visit on...
Lionel Messi wins Ballon d’Or for seventh time
Paris St-Germain Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for a record seventh time. The award is for the World’s best footballer of the year. The Argentina forward, 34, helped his country win the Copa America, his first international honour, and has scored 40 goals in 2021; 28 for Barcelona, four for Paris St-Germain and eight for Argentina. Bayern Munich and Poland...
Omicron Variant: Billion dollars projects on hold as AfDB postpones 2021 Forum
The African Development Bank (AfDB) group has postponed indefinitely, the 2021 Africa Investment Forum (AIB) scheduled for December 1 to 3, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire until further notice. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB, in a statement issued on Monday in Abidjan, said that the postponement was in relation to travel restrictions arising from the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron...
