By Miriam Humbe The Federal Republic of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, (FMITI) has successfully hosted the 8th Session of the Supervisory Committee of the D-8 Preferential Trade Agreement (SC PTA) in Abuja. Dr Adebayo Thomas, the Director Press and Public Relations in the Ministry disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The significant gathering, officially declared open by the Minister, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, marked a crucial milestone in advancing intra-D-8 trade, fostering industrial growth, and deepening regional economic cooperation. Dr. Oduwole delivered the opening declaration on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. She…
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By Miriam Humbe The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Federal Executive Council, FEC, did not grant any contract approval to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, the company that lifted the Mambila Power Project contract. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. According to the witness, “The former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who…
By Miriam Humbe The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on University undergraduates across the country to embrace the roles of change agents and become heroes of the anti-corruption fight. EFCC’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The EFCC boss gave the charge recently in Abuja when students of New Gate University, Minna, Niger state, visited the EFCC Headquarters on an excursion. Speaking through Head, Media & Publicity and Spokesperson of the EFCC, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Dele Oyewale, Olukoyede stated that students should…
Only cowards attack and kill innocent, vulnerable people at night – then run away to hide in the havens of their sponsors, be they foreign or domestic, Fulani or Larakawa. This is the brutal and shameful reality that Benue has known too often, since 2009 — blood soaked earth beneath the bare feet of children, torched homesteads under the sky where peace once reigned, and the anguished cries of mothers who never asked for war but have received its horrors at their doorstep. This is not just an attack on land. It is an assault on the spirit of a…
By Miriam Humbe Corps Members have been urged to serve their fatherland diligently as good ambassadors of the National Youth Service Corps. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement. The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu gave the charge at the Magaji Dan-Yamusa NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi, Nasarawa State. He said the NYSC Act, the Scheme’s Bye-Laws and constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria must be strictly adhered to by all Corps Members in order to have a successful service year. General Nafiu also advised the Corps Members to…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has appealed for more support to enhance Corps Members’ financial education, mentorship, technical skills and grants, which would enable them fulfil their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. NYSC’s Acting Director Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu disclosed this in a statement. The Director General made the appeal in his keynote address at a meeting of the Scheme’s Stakeholders on Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), which took place at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja. The Director General, represented by the Director, Planning, Research and…
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to partnering with traditional institutions to promote environmental sustainability through tree planting and other climate change mitigation and adaptation programmes. The Minister stated this during a courtesy visit by the Emir of Nguru, HRH Mustafa Ibn Kyari, and his delegation to the Ministry in Abuja. Balarabe disclosed that the Ministry, along with agencies under his purview namely; the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Agro Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) and Nigeria Erosion and WaterShed Management Project (NEWMAP), is working assiduously to restore degraded…
***As IGP Reaffirms Commitment To improved Global Policing The Nigeria Police Force has achieved yet another significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to combat cross-border crimes. In a string of successful operations carried out through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, the Force has recovered and returned multiple vehicles that were stolen within Nigeria and trafficked to neighbouring countries. Operatives of the NTERPOL NCB Abuja, working in collaboration with INTERPOL NCB Accra, recovered a Toyota Prado (2020 model) in Accra, Ghana. The vehicle, which belongs to a Federal Government Agency in Nigeria, was stolen during a robbery incident in…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on on Monday. Emefiele was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery, and unlawful possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime to the tune of ₦7,831,002,396 (Seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Thirty-One Million, Two Thousand,…
The continued bloodletting and mindless killings across Benue State are both disheartening and utterly condemnable. This latest reprehensible act — one among too many — is not merely a tragedy for Benue; it is a deep wound to the soul of our nation. These dastardly acts are not restricted to benue state alone. Plateau and Zamfara states also suffer the same fate. These killings are economic deterministic, not religious driven. The innocent lives lost — men, women, and children — will not be forgotten. We mourn them not as strangers, but as brothers and sisters, bound together by a shared…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned the management of Air Peace Limited over a deluge of consumer complaints from across the country relating to the non-refund of ticket fares, even in instances where the airline had cancelled its flight operations. FCCPC’s Director, Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The Air Peace actions potentially contravene Sections 130(1)(a) and (b), and 130(2)(b) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) 2018, which expressly guarantee consumers the right to timely refunds where advance bookings, reservations, or orders are unfulfilled…
***Calls For Keener Focus On Corruption-free Nigeria By Miriam Humbe The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on muslims across the country to emulate the golden virtues of love, care, sacrifices, truth and integrity of Allah in all things, as they celebrate Eid al Adha. The EFCC boss made the call in Abuja on Thursday, June 5, 2025 while felicitating with muslims on Salah celebrations. He also called for keener and deeper commitment to the fight against corruption, stressing that Nigeria stands to gain immensely from a common resolve to tackle the monster.…