NASS committed to establishing state police, says Lawmaker
Stanley Olajide (APC-Oyo) has said that the 10th Assembly is committed to enacting laws for the establishment of state police to tackle insecurity across the country. Olajide who is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. The lawmaker who represents […]
Education, awareness, key to information security in financial sector — IT experts
Information Technology Security experts on Wednesday highlighted education, awareness, capacity building and competence development as key to information security in the financial sector. The experts, sitting as panelists at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), said adequate education and awareness would mitigate the large scale fraud in the financial sector. The News […]
Alleged N1.6b debt: Bank asks court to freeze firm’s assets, funds in 25 banks
Nova Merchant Bank Limited has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to place a lien on the assets of Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Limited with the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) and the funds in its accounts with 25 banks following its alleged failure to liquidate N1,648, 649,286.68 debt. The bank made the […]
No exit without clean-up, CAPPA tells Shell, FG
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Nigerian government to prevent Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) from selling its onshore oil business without first remediating and addressing its historical environmental damages in Nigeria. CAPPA made this known in a statement released on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, in reaction […]
Court orders I-G to pay woman N100m over death of husband in custody
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to pay a woman, Mrs Mary Kajo, N100 million over the arrest, unlawful detention, torture and alleged death of her husband, Mark Kajo. Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, also ordered the police authorities to pay N500, 000 as the cost of filing […]
Tinubu, Akpabio, Abass, others eulogise Bisi Akande at 85
President Bola Tinubu, President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio and Speaker House of Representatives Tajudeen Abass took turns on Wednesday to eulogise Chief Bisi Akande on his 85th birthday celebration. Akande, who was the pioneer chairman of the All Progressives Congress [APC] and former governor of Osun State, was celebrated at a dinner in his […]
Shell opts out of onshore assets in N/Delta, retains interest in deep water operations
Shell PLC, United Kingdom, has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). According to a statement on the energy firm’s website, SPDC will be sold to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies comprising four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and an international energy […]
Bauchi to rehabilitate Tafawa Balewa’s tomb
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State says his administration has concluded plans to rehabilitate the tomb complex of the late Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. He stated this at the annual remembrance day of the late prime minister on Tuesday at the tomb in Bauchi. He called on the younger generation to […]
Re-run elections: INEC opens online portal for media accreditation
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on media organisations interested in deploying journalists to monitor the Feb. 3, re-run and by-elections to apply for accreditation through its. The commission, in a notice signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the dedicated portal for the […]
FUOYE to honour Akpabio, Bamidele, Yayi others at 8th Convocation
The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) said the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Senate Leader, Michael Bamidele would be conferred with Honoris Causa at the 8th Convocation of the institution. Also, to be honoured by the institution are the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Solomon Adeola, and the Chairman, House Committee on Navy, Yusuf Gadgi. […]
