President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian farmers to increase their food production as Nigeria has ‘no money’ for food importation. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has restricted food importation as the country strived to produce a lot of the food it consumes. The country also shut its borders with neighbouring countries, largely to prevent the importation and smuggling of items such as rice, poultry and petrol. The borders are still shut but were also closed to human traffic following the coronavirus pandemic, although smuggling and other illegal activities still go on with the connivance of corrupt security officials. Mr…
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The Nigerian Government has fined British aviation company, Flairjet, for illegally conducting commercial flight operations into Nigeria During the lockdown order put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, made the announcement on Sunday via his Twitter handle. He said, “Flairjet was found to violate our Civil Aviation Regulations IS 1.3.3(a) Table 2(IV)7(a) and IS 1.3.3 (a) Table 2(VIII)(4). “The maximum penalty for each is N500,000. We caused them to pay and reported their callous misdemeanour to UK CAA, MFA and the UK High Commission.” https://twitter.com/hadisirika/status/1264580734683164673?s=20
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is requesting, for its interrogation, the release of three officials of the Rivers State Government, who are implicated in the alleged illegal withdrawal of N118billion public funds. Their action is said to be a contravention of the Money Laundering Act. The cash was allegedly withdrawn by the Director of Finance, Government House, Fubara Siminalayei, Tonye Uranta, and Harisonba Princewill over the counter in suspicious manner. One of the officials allegedly withdrew over N70billion in cash, about 129 times over a period of three years. The Rivers State Government is alleged to be shielding…
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has narrated how gunmen chased staff of the commission from office on the orders of Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy. Dabiri-Erewa made this known while highlighting the challenges of NIDCOM since it was established. The former lawmaker said her commission no longer had a space to work from after Pantami ordered gunmen to throw them out from an office the Nigeria Communication Commission gave to them. In a video posted on the website of NIDCOM and tweeted by Dabiri-Erewa on Sunday, she said, “The office we…
The Oyo State chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Sunday felicitated with Muslim faithful in the country especially those in Oyo state for the grace to witness another Eid-el-Fitri celebration while urging Nigerian to adhere strictly to the guiding rules set out by the authorities to contain. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The party in a statement signed by its chairman, Chief Niyi Ajewole and its secretary, Chief Niyi Akande also commiserated with the governor of the state, Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Government and the people of Oyo State over the demise of Kehinde Ayoola,…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Eid-El-Fitr. In his Sallah message, the Senate President noted that the celebration marked the breaking of fast and the end of the Holy month of Ramadan. He also commended the frontline workers in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. Lawan said, “I congratulate the Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the fasting period despite the formidable challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic which stood between us and total observance of key rituals of the period.” “I wish to specially…
The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday disclosed that it will take miracle for COVID-19 pandemic to disappear. But, Adeboye said the pandemic will soon subside. He said this during his ministration, on Dove television monitored by our correspondent. The clergy man maintained that by the grace of God, as many as were children of God indeed would be exempted from calamity associated with COVID-19. In his message titled: “seven ways to deal with a mountain,” Adeboye stressed that the pandemic would not disappear completely but Christians must trust God, the maker…
The National Vice Chairman (South West) of the Peoples Democratic Party and a gubernatorial aspirant in Ondo State, Dr. Eddy Olafeso felicitates with the Muslim ummah in Ondo State, the South West zone and all members of the PDP on the end of the Ramadan fast. Speaking in Akure, the Ondo state capital, Olafeso, congratulated the Muslim faithfuls on the successful end of the fast which is one of the five pillars of Islam. “As you have abstained from sins and earnestly sought the face of Allah as prescribed by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) during Ramadan, may Allah answer our…
The House of Representatives has stripped the Police Service Commission recruitment and training powers and domiciled them with the Nigeria Police Force in a bill amending the Nigeria Police Act, which passed the third reading. Governors have also been relieved their powers to issue order to commissioners of police in their respective states, while the Nigeria Police Council is now to meet twice in a year and during emergencies. The PSC and the NPF had had a legal battle over who should recruit the 10,000 special constables approved by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to strengthen the police…
In continuation of Operation LAFIYA DOLE subsidiary Operation KANTANA JIMLAN, troops of Army Super Camp 6 and 7 conducted a long range fighting patrol on 11 May 2020 and cleared Adzunge and adjoining villages. Also, troops of Special Response Area Pulka with the Civilian Joint Task Force and hunters ambushed the terrorists on 13 May 2020 along Pulka-Boko- Kirawa road. Eight (8) BHT/ISWAP fighters were killed while 10 Motorcycles and assorted food items were captured. On 15 May 2020 troops of 192 Bn ambushed BHT/ISWAP fighters relocating from Sambisa forest to Mandara mountains due to heavy air and artillery bombardments.…