A group under the aegis of the Ondo Reform Vanguard has called on the state government to investigate the ongoing irregularities and fraud occurring on some of the state government’s reserved lands. In a statement issued in Akure on Sunday by the Convener of the group, Hon. Aladesuyi Israel, and the Publicity Secretary, Comr. Okeowo Olabode, they described a company claiming to be working for the Ministry of Agriculture as distributing unauthorised forms to farmers, demanding a certain fee for registration. The group stated that the process is fraudulent and illegal. It would recalled, that the Ondo State government, during…
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The Nigerian Navy in furtherance of Operation Delta Sanity to combat crude oil theft in the Nigerian Delta has destroyed 14 illegal refinery sites, nine boats and recovered several thousands of stolen litres of crude and related products. A statement by the Navy said: “In August alone, the Navy made several critical breakthroughs in its surveillance and interdiction efforts. “On August 9, a major illegal refinery site, along with five metal drums and several pipes, was destroyed at Dumbe camp and Atuo general area in Bayelsa State. “The offensive continued with the demolition of another illegal refinery site in Ataba…
The Senate deputy chief whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has urged the federal government to investigate the late fertiliser distribution to states by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Mr Nwebonyi (APC—Ebonyi North) made the call on Saturday in his home town, Mbeke, Ishieke, Ebonyi Local Government Area, while distributing over 2,200 bags of fertilisers to farmers across the senatorial district. The lawmaker said the investigation should be immediate as the late distribution had negated the objective of making the input available to farmers in the 2024 farming season. “The Senate will prevail on President Bola Tinubu to investigate those…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businessman who allegedly excreted 68 wraps of cocaine at the local wings of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the Onitsha, Anambra State-based-businessman, Ibeanusi Nosike, excreted the cocaine after 12 days of excretion observation. Mr Babafemi said 36-year-old Mr Nosike was arrested in the early hours of Thursday, August 8, at the old domestic terminal of the Lagos airport. He said this was while Mr Nosike attempted to board the first flight out of Lagos to…
Some customers of various banks have decried the financial institutions’ continuous arbitrary debit of their money. In separate interviews on Sunday in Abuja, the bank customers said the move negated the financial inclusion initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Claudia Albert, a customer with Sterling Bank, said the bank had debited about N6,000 from her account this month. Ms Albert said the development was frustrating, worrisome and discouraging, urging the bank and other banks to refund the debited funds and desist from the act as it could discourage customers from patronising them. ”My bank debited N5,207.50 from my…
The Lagos State government has arrested 20 individuals caught engaging in open defecation. The state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the crackdown in a statement on X.com on Sunday. “Open Defecation, During patrol and monitoring of Ojodu – Berger yesterday night and early hours of today, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps #LAGESCOfficial arrested 20 individuals for committing environmental infractions,” he wrote. The state government’s zero-tolerance stance on open defecation is part of its broader efforts to maintain a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable environment for residents. (PUNCH)
The Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has charged Nigerian youths to acquire vocational skills as a means to equip themselves against the unemployment challenges. The minister gave the charge at a colloquium organised by BTO Youth Development Convention, in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Sunday. The colloquium was themed, ‘We can evolve: building a prosperous nation, a joint task, the Tunji-Ojo’s model.’ Represented by his Special Adviser on Strategy and Innovation, Prof Mukhtar Abdulkadir, the minister said earning a certificate was not enough but equipping themselves with in-demand skills, especially in Information and Communication Technology would give them an…
The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, has been elected into the Executive Council of the Association For Educational Assessment in Africa, a statement issued on Sunday by the Council’s Head of Public Relations, Azeez Sani, said. “Prof. Wushishi was elected as the West Africa Representative in the Executive Council at the just concluded 40th Conference of the Association held at the Century City Conference Centre and Hotels, Cape Town, South Africa. “The NECO helmsman will serve in the eight-member Executive Council with members drawn from other Examination bodies across Africa.” The Association of…
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria has urged the Ministry of Tourism and its affiliated agencies to prioritise unity and inclusivity to safeguard the sector’s future. National President of FTAN, Nkereuwem Onung, made the call in a statement on Saturday. Mr Onung said that the call was necessitated by recent actions within Nigeria’s tourism sector, which raised significant concerns about potential disruptions to industry cohesion and growth. He said that FTAN, a long-standing pillar of industry representation and advocacy, had observed troubling developments involving the imposition of external entities, such as the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, on the private sector. According…
The Niger State Government has called on the Nigerian Army to deploy its troops to communities in the state presently under the siege of bandits. The call followed a series of attacks on several local governments in the state where the residents were either killed or abducted. In some cases, shops were razed after looting. The state’s acting governor, Yakubu Garba, made the call on Saturday during a chat with newsmen during the Fida’u prayer for 13 farmers killed by bandits in the Shiroro LG. The farmers were on their farms in Anguwan village when the bandits attacked and shot nine of…