IGP to female officers: Nobody’ll eject you from barracks for living with civilian spouses
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has told female police officers residing in the Police Barracks with their civilian spouses not to panic. The IGP assured that the female officers would not be ejected from the barracks on an account that their husbands are civilians. The IGP gave the assurance on Wednesday while reacting to a signal purportedly...
Makinde donates buses to 3SC, Crown FC, charges players
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo has donated three buses to the Shooting Stars Supporters' Club (3SC) and the Crown Football Club, Ogbomoso, charging the two teams to work harder for better results in their respective leagues. Makinde, who congratulated the 3SC on its promotion to the Nigerian Premier Football League, said his administration would always support the team, while also...
Barbers, Hairdressers’ Union endorses Makinde for second term
The Nigerian Beautician and Hairdressers Association, Oke Ogun Chapter, on Wednesday threw its weight behind Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo to run for another term of four years. The association, which paid a visit to the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said the decision follows the string of successes recorded by the administration across all sectors. Coordinator of the association, Mr. Mayowa Abimbola, while...
Council of Imams, Bishops endorses Okorocha for 2023 presidency
Council of Imams and Bishops in Nigeria, a multi religious group, has endorsed former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha as its preferred candidate for 2023 presidential election. Arch. Bishop Joe Wealth who spoke on behalf of the council made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the council which was made up of Bishops...
Senate queries SEC for spending 90% revenue on salaries, emoluments
The Senate has queried the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for spending N6 billion out of its N9 billion revenue on salaries and other emoluments. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun) gave the query when the commission’s Director-General Yuguda Lamido appeared before the committee for 2022 budget defence on Wednesday in Abuja. Amosun said that it was...
Afreximbank, NNPC sign $1.04bn facility for oil exploration
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a $1.04 billion facility with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to finance the exploration of petroleum. The agreement was concluded on Tuesday in Durban during the second Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF2021), which opened on November 15 and runs until November 21, a statement by the bank said on Wednesday. The transaction comprises a Pre-Export/Shipment...
4 dead, 5 injured in another Lagos building collapse
Four people have died while five others were injured when a one-storey building under construction collapsed on Wednesday at Flourmill Estate, Magbon, near Badagry, Lagos State. A witness, Oluwagbenga Ogundele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the building collapsed on the nine construction workers on site at about 3p.m. Ogundele, who works as security guard near the site, said...
Updated: Obi Cubana, E-Money, Adekunle Gold, others gift Davido N114m
Ahead of his 28th birthday, Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has received over N114 million in cash transfers on Wednesday after asking colleagues for N1 million. The singer, who will turn 28 on November 21, took to his Instagram story to ask colleagues to each send him a million naira. In a video posted on Instagram, which many...
U.S. removes Nigeria from religious violators’ list
Nigeria has been removed from the United States' list of religious violators. This is as the American government blacklisted Russia, China and eight other countries “as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated ‘systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made this known in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Religious Freedom...
October revenue: FAAC shares N671.91bn to FG, states and LGs
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N671.910 billion October federation account revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments Councils. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting for November 2021 held in Lagos State. The N671.910 billion total distributable revenue comprised Distributable Statutory Revenue of N363.849...
