Новости за 13.10.2024

The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has urged Directors of Local Government and Treasurers to uphold the tenets of local government autonomy and professional ethics in the discharge of their responsibilities. Ododo stated this at an interactive session on Sunday at the forum of Directors of Local Government and Treasurers at the Government House in

The National Board for Technical Education is currently enmeshed in crisis following the illegal suspension of a former Director, Human Resources, Lawal Hafiz, by the Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris Bugaje. Consequently, the former director of the NBTE, saddled with overseeing technical education, has petitioned the head of the organisation. In the petition of the Minister

The Ogun State Government has issued a strong warning to the National Union of Road Transport Workers, threatening to restrict their activities if peace and order are not maintained within the union. This warning follows recent internal conflicts within the union, particularly in Ijebu Ode, which have raised concerns about public safety. The government’s stance

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has cautioned traditional rulers in the state against exercising their powers outside their traditional jurisdiction, especially in disputed lands. Aiyedatiwa also warned that all traditional rulers should refrain from appointing or installing minor chiefs outside their domain. The governor gave this warning at the presentation of staff of

The United Arab Emirates said it is willing to collaborate with the Nigerian government to support the development of its growing tech startup ecosystem. The Chief Executive of the Dubai Future Foundation, Khalfan Belhoul, disclosed this on Sunday at the ongoing GITEX Global, the world’s largest startup and investor show, in Dubai. Belhoul, who leads

A former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has stated that he is not aspiring to be National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. He also distanced himself from a media report linking him to have emerged as the PDP national chairman and the announcement of the suspension of party leaders. Fayose made this known via

The Niger Delta Development Commission has commenced emergency repairs of the failed sections of the East-West Road between Warri in Delta State and Benin in Edo State. The commission said the repairs would be more on the dilapidated sections along Ibadulume, Amukpe round-about, Mosoga, and Ologbo. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, inspected the

The Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has denied a media report on the proposal to reduce the Federal Government’s share from the Federation Account Allocation Committee. While reacting to a report published by an online news platform (not The PUNCH), the tax specialist via his handle on X.com Sunday,

The management of Air Peace has stated that its Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, remains innocent in the series of charges levelled against him by the United States Department of Justice. The airline noted that while the case involving its CEO and the airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, is still in court,

A controversial‏ social media celebrity, VeryDarkMan, has launched a Non-Governmental Organization. In a post alongside a video via his Instagram page, @verydarkblackman, on Saturday, VeryDarkMan said the NGO will focus on community development and equipping public schools. The social media activist rallied for support and promised transparency and accountability. He wrote, “@davido you don ask

Some Nigerians are complaining about the high cost of living occasioned by the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. An economic expert, Dahiru Garba, said that the fuel price hike from N897 per litre to N1,030 per litre will push more

In preparation for the 2025 budget, the Kwara government has rounded off its engagement with citizens across the three senatorial districts of the state. The engagement, which had in attendance representatives from Kwara South, Kwara North, and Kwara Central, was initiated to obtain inputs from the people of each senatorial district before documentation of the

The lawmaker representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Aderemi Oseni, has appealed to Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time to fix Nigeria as challenges facing the country are surmountable. He made the appeal on Sunday while unveiling an N250 million empowerment initiative for the Blacksmith, Welders, Iron Benders, and Metal

The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has commenced the screening exercise to select candidates for the IBILE Youth Academy. The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Abubakre Ogunlende, announced this on the X platform using the Lagos State Government handle on Sunday. He explained that selected candidates, chosen from the

The European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria and the International Press Centre have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to build citizens’ trust in the electoral process through transparency as well as timely and accurate communication. The EUSDGN and IPC spoke at Ikogosi Ekiti, Ekiti State on Saturday at a two-day workshop on

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday called on the United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of “harm’s way,” claiming Hezbollah used them as “human shields.” His appeal to Guterres came a day after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon refused to withdraw from the border area despite

Renowned educationist and the Asiwaju of Osogboland, Ajadi Badmus, has died at the age of 83. PUNCH Online reports that Badmus died in the early hours of Sunday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. In a tribute signed by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, on Sunday, the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke, described Badmus’ exit as “an

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State has elected Yusuf Kibiya as the new chairman of the party in the state. Kibiya is a former Commissioner for Agriculture under former state governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, between 1999 and 2003. The party’s Election Committee chairman, Halilu Mazagani, disclosed this while announcing the election results on Sunday.

The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has ordered the arrest of an officer and his team for extorting money from commercial bus drivers. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Sunday. A 15-second video showed a policeman collecting money from commercial bus

Former First Lady of Kaduna State, Hadiza El-Rufai, has openly corrected a former Senator and human rights activist, Shehu Sani, over his recent statement. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly, had written in an X post about President Bola Tinubu travelling out of the country and the connection to the hike in

Enugu State Government has clarified the controversial mortuary tax imposed on corpses in the state, stating that it was not intended as a revenue-generating measure but rather to discourage excessive storage of deceased bodies in mortuaries. The Executive Chairman of Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, said this on Saturday while reacting to

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have arrested a Thailand returnee, Oguejiofor Simonpeter, for importing 13.30kg of heroin worth over N3.192bn. Oguejiofor was arrested on October 7, 2024, while attempting to smuggle out of the airport the drug concealed in six backpacks and then packed into

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for a return to traditional family values as solution to the country’s social and economic challenges. Speaking at the Muslim Family Summit in Abuja, Shettima reportedly emphasised the urgent need to reinforce traditional family structures as a grassroots approach to addressing Nigeria’s pressing issues. The Senior Special Assistant to

The Poultry Association of Nigeria has warned that if urgent steps are not taken to support poultry farmers, prices of eggs may increase from the current N5,500 to N10,000 per crate. The association attributed the rising cost of the protein to the high cost of transportation as a result of fuel subsidy removal as well

A Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, to consider the creation of a Yoruba nation. Olayomi Koiki, the spokesman for Sunday Igboho, made this known in a post on Sunday via his X page. He stated that