Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite has assured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s commitment to fulfilling its promise of making life better by creating over three million jobs for its citizens. Dr. Anite made the statement in her office during a meeting with delegates of the Oil and Gas Industry and some investors in the Oil and Gas industry in Abuja. She said that the country was not as bad as people were seeing it out there, despite the challenges that the country was facing because of certain metrics that were seen, for example, high exchange rate.…
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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olabisi Okuwobi as the new National Coordinator for the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV). The IGP also approved the appointment of Coordinators for the six Geopolitical zones across the country for effectiveness which will surely enhance non-kinetic approach to addressing common security challenges in the country. A statement signed on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Force Headquarters Abuja, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the decision, which formed part of a broader organizational restructuring, aimed to bolster…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (Commission) has warned any business participating in activities contributing to price gouging in the food chain sector to desist forthwith or face the full force of the law. A statement signed on Friday by the Acting Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the FCCPC, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi said the Commission will not tolerate actions compromising the integrity of the food chain sector, and legal consequences will be swift and severe. FCCPC said that it became aware of media reports indicating that the Honourable Federal High Court had ordered the Federal Government to…
Prof Cyril Ndifon ….As Court Grants Defendants N300m Bail An investigator with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the star witness in the ongoing trial of Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, have both testified in court against the University Don and his lawyer, Barrister Sunny Anyanwu. ICPC’s Spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, revealed this in a statement signed on Friday. This is even as the Court granted N250 million and N50 million bail respectively to the first and second defendants in the case. ICPC had arraigned Ndifon and…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74 (RRS 74), on Friday 09/02/2024 at about 12:55 am, intercepted one Muhammad Isah of Kafanchan, Kaduna in a Toyota Hiace bus with Reg No APP 489 XE, conveying twelve; four male and eight female; underaged children to a destination later discovered to be in Ogun state. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), SP Josephine Adeh revealed this in a statement signed on Saturday on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. Preliminary investigation revealed that the children whose ages are between 5 years to…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau – Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT), acting on intelligence, successfully attacked, neutralized and eliminated many notorious kidnappers including the kidnapping kingpin identified as Musa Wada (Sabo) Magaji, in an operation conducted around Mpape, Abuja. A statement signed on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), in the Force Headquarters Abuja said that this happened in the early hours of February 9, 2024, around 2.40am. The team also destroyed the camps of the dreaded kidnappers who have been thorns in the flesh of Abuja residents in recent times. The armed…
By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered regular and continuous reorientation courses, arms drills and Baton and Rifle Exercises (BARE) for all Police personnel across the country. Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed this in a statement signed on Friday. The IGP reaffirmed his commitment to reposition the NPF through modern global practices through training and retraining of police officers and men, at the Passing out Parade of personnel of the Special Protection Unit (SPU) on a two week retraining program held at SPU Training School, Dei-Dei Abuja. This included a…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. (MTN) and Globacom Limited (Globacom) has been amicably resolved. NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka said this in a statement signed on Thursday. Following the resolution, the disconnection approval granted to MTN for the disconnection of Globacom has now been withdrawn. In its initial Public Notice, the Commission with the aim of mitigating any potential disruptions to subscribers undertook further regulatory intervention, by mediating between the parties and facilitating the reconciliation process. The Commission therefore reiterated that strict adherence to the terms and…
Former Inspector-General of Police and present Chairman, Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, today 6th February, 2024, led a team of retired Senior Police Officers under the aegis of the Police Veterans’ Foundation, a new foundation which will be launched on the 5th of March, 2024 in Abuja, paid a courtesy visit to the office of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. Force Public Relations Officer FPRO ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The team comprised the President, Association of Retired Police Officers (ARPON), DIG Mohammed Aminu Yesufu (Rtd.) who was in…
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu has charged Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to see themselves as standard bearers, while undertaking their responsibilities with sincerity and passion. A statement signed by Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson for the ICPC said Dr Aliyu made this call on Tuesday in his presentation on Civil Society’s Monitoring Mechanism for Nigeria’s implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) which took place in Abuja. The ICPC boss said that the event, which was organised by the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CeFTIW), offered…
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has solicited for team work and synergy among the Staff to realise the mandate of the National Council on Climate Change as, “The NCCC is a growing venture, so you must grow to get to the target”. In a statement, Ahmed Lawan Danbazau, NCCC’s Head, Press and Public Relations Unit said the Minister said this during his familiarization visit to the National Council on Climate Change Office, in Abuja. He said: “I’m sure you must have some issues and a lot of hurdles to cross, but with determination, dedication and commitment of the…
Ministry of Industry,Trade and Investment, Corporate Affairs Commission and Moniepoint have concluded plans to create two million jobs for Nigerians through Information Technology platform in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration The plan to move the existing 2 million customers in monie point data base to a CAC platform for the purposes of corporate business was sealed between the Minister of Industry Dr. Doris Anite-Uzoka, representative of CAC’s Registrar General, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, Managing Director of Moniepoint Babatunde Olufemi, and the ICT vendor Chief Executive Officer of Norebase Limited Tola Onayemi, at the Bank of Industry…