The Senate has received the Money Laundering Bill and Terrorism Prevention Bill transmitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for expeditious consideration and passage. The bills were accompanied with a letter read at the start of plenary on Thursday by the Senate President, Ahamad Lawan. President Buhari, in a letter dated 12th April, 2022, said the request…
The 81 Division Nigerian Army Military Police Personnel have arrested over 12 suspected impostors fully dressed in military camouflage uniforms portraying the Nigerian Army in bad light during OPERATION CHECKMATE within Lagos and Ogun States. A statement by the division’s spokesperson, Major Olaniyi Osoba, on Wednesday, said the suspects were paraded for the offence. Osoba…
The Nigeria Customs FCT Area Command said it has collected revenue to the tune of N999,535,066.76 from January-March, 2022. This shows a significant increase of N213 Million as against 786 Million naira collected in the corresponding months of the year 2021 representing 21.4% increase in revenue collection. The Area Controller of the FCT Command, Comptroller…
Members of the House of Representatives have again voiced their unhappiness over frequent killings by bandits and terrorist groups in the country, calling on the Federal Government to secure the services of mercenaries to supplement the efforts of security agencies in containing the situation. The lawmakers also renewed their call on President Muhammadu Buhari to…
Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, charted a new course for real estate investment in Nigeria. The financial institution was appointed to manage a real estate investment trust scheme, UPDC REIT, as confirmed by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May 2021. The UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust (UPDC…
The Federal Government has rejected the 2021 annual World Press Freedom Index that characterized Nigeria as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism, saying Nigerian press remains among the most vibrant and freest in the world. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the rejection Tuesday in Abuja when he…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18, 2022, which are Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays, to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, on Tuesday. Aregbesola, while speaking,…
Nigeria’s Vice-President and 2023 Presidential Aspirant, Yemi Osinbajo, is no longer a member of the Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was confirmed on Monday by his spokesman, Laolu Akande. Akande said Osinbajo who declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on APC platform moved his membership to Ogun…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the weekend assented to the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Bill, officially creating an agency to drive investments and development in the micro economic sub-sector in the state. With 36 sections and five parts, the establishment of the bureau seeks to support MSMEs and improve the…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has assured Nigerians of his readiness to always put officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force on their toes to ensure public safety across the country. The IGP made the assertion on Sunday while assessing the deployment of personnel along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway and Abua-Jere-Kaduna road in…