A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Ahmed Jaha, has called on the Federal Government to recruit military mercenaries to address the security issues in the country. Jaha suggested that the government recall the mercenaries used during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The lawmaker, who represents the Chibok/Domboa/Gwoza Federal constituency, made this…
Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, alongside his daughter, Fatima have arrived at the Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja where they will be arraigned for an alleged N2.7bn fraud in connection with the botched Nigerian Air project. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed six counts on the former minister,…
The 2024 best-graduating student of the University of Lagos, David Akanmu, has been selected as a 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the announcement, Akanmu is one of five Africans, the only one from an African-based tertiary institution, selected to join the 2024…
The Ministry of Defence, on Wednesday, handed over 20 newly acquired Armored Personnel Carriers to the Defence Headquarters to enhance the professional capabilities of troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary of the MoD in Abuja on Thursday. The APCs were handed over to…
The former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, is presently being arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Sirika, who was docked alongside his in-law and daughter, Fatima, pled not guilty to all the charges preferred against them after it was read to them. The defendants…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, bail. The court also granted his daughter, Fatimah Hadi Sirika and in-law, Jalal Hamma bail. Sirika, his daughter, son-in-law and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd, were charged to court over alleged N2.7bn fraud in connection with the…
The House of Representatives Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to withdraw the circular directing all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country, The Nation reports. The motion on the urgent need to halt and modify the implementation of the cybersecurity levy was moved…
Abducted editor, Segun Olatunji, has resigned from his position at FirstNews following an apology made by the management of the media house to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Olatunji, who spent two weeks in detention after he was abducted by military men from his Lagos home on March 15, 2024, said…
The Federal Government has waived the signature bonus requirement in the bidding process for newly auctioned oil blocks. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, and Oil, Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, said this exemption is to attract fresh investments and ramp up oil output. He disclosed this on the sidelines of the ongoing 2024 Offshore Technology…
Bolaji Ariyo, Mami Chula Beach’s Chief Executive Officer and one of the affected property owners in the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road construction says millions stand to benefit from the project. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, had last week disclosed that the Federal Government would pay N2.75bn in compensation to property owners affected by the demolition necessary for the construction…
Journalists and concerned citizens have stormed the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, in a protest, demanding the immediate release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. Ojukwu was clandestinely abducted by the police in Lagos on May 1 and transferred to Abuja about three days later. The ongoing protest at the…
The House of Representatives has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima to summon an emergency meeting of the board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company for the urgent resuscitation of the Gbarain Power Plant to enhance the efficiency of the national grid. The Vice President is the Chairman of the NDPHC board. The house…
