Woman Leader Calls for Inclusion of More Women in Governance
Paschal Emeka, Abuja Few days after the swearing in of the new Area Council Chairmen and Ward Councilors, in Abuja, the Woman Leader, FCT Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs), Amb (Mrs) Rachael Adewumi has called on the new Chairmen to involve more women in governance at […]
FORMER TOP PRESIDENTIAL AIDE, AND DANGOTE CEMENT MD, ENGR JOSEPH MAKOJU DIES IN ABUJA
A former Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Power, Engineer Joseph Oyeyani Makoju, is dead. He is 73 and died at a private hospital in Abuja on Monday. Among many strategic offices he held were Managing Director of defunct National Electric Power Authority, NEPA, Managing Director Dangote Cement etc. […]
Re: ‘Meet the “Bullionaire” Senator Patrick Ayo Akinyelure Who Owns Eighteen Bureau De Change, Other Companies with Which He Cuts Deals'”
Sen. Ayo Akinyelure The attention of Distinguished Senator Ayo Akinyelure, who represents Ondo Central and also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, has been drawn to the above malicious publication, which is full of errors and hurriedly put together by a faceless online, Leading Reporters, with […]
MD/CEO, TCN VISIT VANDALISM SITE IN AKWA IBOM STATE
TCN Management led by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Engr. Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz today, undertook an on-the-spot assessment of the vandalized Tower No. 104, along Odukpani/Ikot Ekpene 330kV transmission line in Oku Iboku Community, Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. This is contained […]
Group Decries Brazen Disregard of Mining Laws by Quarry Companies
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Urban-Rural Environmental Defenders (U-RED) has decried the flagrant disregard of Mineral and Mining Act 2007 and Mineral and Mining Regulations 2011 by quarry and mining companies which he said has exposed host communities to social, economic, health and environmental risks, especially in the residential areas. He […]
COURT DISCHARGES AND ACQUITS FORMER NNPC BOSS, ANDREW YAKUBU OF MONEY LAUNDERING
By Onyeka Ike (Abuja) Engr Andrew Yakubu A federal high court in Abuja has discharged nd acquitted Engr Andrew Yakubu, a former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) facing trial over alleged money laundering It could be recalled that on February 3, 2017, operatives of […]
OAGF TO PARTNER NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE ON STAFF TRAINING
By Ochai Monday Accountant General of the federation Ahmed Idris fcna and the Commandant National Defence College Rear Admiral MM Bashir, during a Courtesy visit to Treasury House, Abuja The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation is to sponsor Treasury staff for training in relevant courses at the […]
Hanifa: Court adjourns till February 9
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano has adjourned sitting till February 9 in the criminal trial of Abdulmalik Tanko and two other accomplices over the alleged murder of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar, a pupil of Nobel Kids Academy and North West Preparatory school. Tanko, Hashimu Isyaku, 37, and Fatima Musa, […]
Group Tasks Government, Others on Road Crash Prevention Measures
Paschal Emeka, Abuja A non-Governmental Organization, Accident Prevention and Rescue Initiative (APRI) has decried the rising rate of road crashes in the country and the inability of governments and at all levels to pioritise road crash prevention measures especially in the area of strengthening the capacity of road traffic […]
AGF IDRIS SWORN-IN AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TREASURY MANAGEMENT
By Monday Ochai (Abuja) Inauguration and investiture of AGF Ahmed Idris fcna FITM as the President Chartered Institute of Treasury management at international conference center, Abuja The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris FCNA, FITM has been sworn-in as the first President (post chartered) and Chairman of Council, Chartered […]