The leadership of the House of Representatives, on Monday, held a closed-door meeting with the Service Chiefs over the recent #EndSARS nationwide protest and possible breach of national security. The meeting which was presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon Idris Wase, was in response to the House resolution on the motion on the urgent need to address the possible breach of national security amidst the #EndSARS protest of October 20, 2020. While the Service Chiefs were represented, the heads of security agencies physically present at the meeting included Comptroller-General of Nigeria Correctional Service, (NCS), Ja’afaru Ahmed; Comptroller-General, Nigeria Security…
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The House of Representatives has summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over alleged non-remittance of N3.24tn revenue that accrued from sales of crude oil in 2014. Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Wole Oke, issued the summons based on audit queries issued by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation for the period. The committee had accused the NNPC GMD of refusing to respond to an audit query issued against the corporation over alleged illegal withdrawals from the…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has assured that Nigerians will get used to the deregulation of the pump price petrol just as they have become in the case of kerosene and diesel. Speaking to State House correspondents after his routine briefing of President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday, he said diesel and kerosene are even more important to the ordinary citizens than petrol, which he said is mostly used by the elite. He explained that trucks that move food products from one part of the country to another use diesel while kerosene also used by…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday launched the Rebuilding Lagos Trust Fund. It was established after the violence and destruction that trailed the End SARS protest. Citibank Nigeria Chairman, Yemi Cardoso heads the eight-member Board. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu constituted the team early this month. He also signed an Executive Order to restore lost assets. It will comprise five members from the private sector, two members from the public sector and one member from the international aid community. The Trust Fund will get a detailed cost of restructuring and rebuilding of destroyed assets. The team will also advise the state on the most…
The NYSC Coordinator in Kano State, Aisha Tata, has revealed that two new corps members posted to the state have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus disease. Tata made this known while briefing newsmen after the swearing-in of the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream A corps members on Monday. According to her, 826 corps members who were posted to the state were tested for the virus. She explained that all protocols to prevent the spread of the virus are in place in the camp, adding that those who tested positive have been transferred to an isolation center. “As you have seen,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to Nigerians to keep faith with his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku speaking through his twitter handle on Monday said his party is the best friend Nigeria could have. While taking a shot at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku said all the 6 geopolitical zones deserve a party that believes in Nigeria. “The @OfficialPDPNig has much to offer all parts of Nigeria, and I urge all Nigerians in all zones to keep faith with a party that has kept faith with Nigeria and will be equitable to all. “The…
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said inflation rose by 14.23 per in October 2020. It made the disclosure in its report “titled Consumer Price Index October 2020” The NBS said the “Consumer Price Index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 14.23 percent (year-on-year) in October 2020. This is 0.52 percent points higher than the rate recorded in September 2020 (13.71 percent).” The report said the percentage change in the average composite CPI for the twelve months period ending October 2020 over the average of the CPI for the previous twelve months period was 12.66 percent, showing a 0.22…
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said that the alarm of threat to life raised by candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the October 10 governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, was merely an illusion. Jegede had last week said his life was being threatened over the petition he filed at the tribunal challenging the victory of Akeredolu. Akeredolu said Jegede was known for using tactics to seek attention even during the electioneering campaign. He said the allegation of threat to life was another attempt to stir unpopular discussion around an exercise that has been concluded by the good people of…
Troops of the Operation Accord have killed three bandits during an operation at the Yar Tasha village in Katsina State. Major General John Enenche, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations in a press statement in Abuja on Monday said 3 AK 47 rifles were recovered during the operation while other bandits escaped with various degrees of gunshot wounds. According to Gen Enenche, the army also arrested 10 suspected bandits migrating with rustled livestock at Natsinta and Dawanna villages in Jibia Local Government Area along Katsina-Jibia road. The Suspects were arrested with 88 cows and an unconfirmed number of sheep. The suspects are…
THE National Examinations Council NECO has released the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination results. It put the the national cut off marks at 142. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO,Godswill Obioma,while presenting the results to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, Monday,in Abuja , said a total of 70,580 candidates sat for the examination nationwide, out of which 24,416 candidates passed, scoring a minimum of 66. Three students got the highest scores, Umeonyiagu Chinua Crucifixio, Anambra scored 199, Onwuamanam Udochukwu, Enugu scored 198 while Salaam Mariam Aderemilekun, Lagos scored 197 respectively. 16,713 candidates were said to be absent from…