The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has inaugurated the National Technical Committee for the adoption and certification of education management standards.This was made known to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Committee. The Director General of SON, Farouk Salim, who was represented by the Director of training …
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Nigeria recovers N3.2bn foreign loot in 14 months
The federal government recovered over N3.2bn (£6,324,627.66) of stolen monies from various jurisdictions globally from March 2021 to May 2022.This is as it generated a total of N1.82bn from the sale of bid forms and actual sale of forfeited properties in the first 18 months of the Buhari-led regime.The Attorney-General …
Read More »FG opens discussion with resident doctors to end strike
The Federal Government has commenced discussions with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors over the demands of the doctors.The Publicity Secretary of NARD, Dr. Yusuf Alfa, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent.The resident doctors had on July 30, 2022, issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to …
Read More »‘FG secured 1,000 terror convictions in 18 months’
The Buhari-led Government secured over 1000 convictions on terrorism related cases within its first 18 months.This is as it secured convictions for 312 other criminal cases within that period.The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this to journalists at the 46th Session of the State …
Read More »Afreximbank launch Africa Trade and Investment Marketplace
Today the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the SADC Business Council (SADC BC) launched the SADC – Africa Trade and Investment Marketplace which aims to promote regional trade, unlock investment opportunities, deepen economic cooperation, and drive sustainable business growth between the SADC region and the rest of Africa. The SADC …
Read More »Under Tinubu, Lagos contributed more to Nigeria’s GDP
Former governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has said that Lagos State, under the administration of former governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, contributed more than 30 percent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Products. Hailing Tinubu in the area of human capacity, Nnamani said those whom the former Lagos governor mentored had …
Read More »Seven Victims Of Kaduna Train Attack Regain Freedom From Terrorists
At least seven passengers abducted during the Kaduna-Abuja train attack have been released on Wednesday. The development came eight days after five victims were freed by the terrorists, taking the total number of released person to at least 42. Among the released victims is a family member of six including …
Read More »Kogi NDLEA seizes 456.8kg of drugs, arrests four
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kogi State, has arrested four suspects while 456.8 kilogrammes of illicit drugs were seized in four days. The state Commander of NDLEA, Abdulkadir Abdullahi-Fakai, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lokoja. He said, “The 456.8kg illicit drugs, including exol-5, codeine, and cannabis sativa, were seized …
Read More »Elon Musk sells $7bn worth of Tesla shares
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to legal filings published on Tuesday, amid a high-stakes legal battle with Twitter over a $44 billion buyout deal. The Tesla boss sold some 7.9 million shares between August 5 and 9, according to filings published on the …
Read More »Fayemi approves dissolution of boards, drops advisers, others
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approved the dissolution of boards and commissions in the state with effect from August 31. This, however, does not include statutory commissions spelt out in Section 197 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended. Fayemi also approved the …
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